AC70056 DODGE WC 51, WC 54, WC 63

The Dodge WC-51 is an American military truck from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the family of these vehicles appeared in 1940, and serial production was carried out in 1940-1945. Approximately 124,000 Dodge WC-51 cars were produced in its course. The drive was provided by a single engine Dodge T-214 with 92 hp. The car was 4.24 meters long and 2.11 meters wide. The maximum payload was 800 kilograms. The Dodge WC-51 was one of the vehicles belonging to the Dodge WC family of off-road vehicles and trucks. Together with the famous Jeep produced by the Ford and Willys factories, they were the basic light, trucks and off-road vehicles of the American army during World War II. Dodge WC-51 was, however, characterized by worse off-road maneuverability than the Jeep and a larger silhouette, which negatively influenced its popularity among soldiers. Dodge WC-51 was built in a pick-up body, with an open driver's cab, which could optionally be fitted with a machine gun position (e.g. Browning M2 or M1919 rifles). The Dodge WC-51 was used extensively by the US military in 1941-1945, for example during the campaigns in Italy (1943-1945) and Normandy (1944).The Dodge WC-54 is an American military all-terrain truck from the Second World War. The first prototype examples of the family of these vehicles appeared in 1940, and the serial production of the WC-54 model was carried out in 1942-1944. About 26,000 Dodge WC-54 cars were produced in its course. The drive was provided by a single engine Dodge T-214 with 92 hp. The car was 4.95 meters long and 1.98 meters wide. The maximum load capacity was approx. 820 kg. The Dodge WC-54 was developed to replace the WC-9, WC-18 and WC-27 vehicles as a new US Army ambulance vehicle. Compared to its predecessors, it used the same, but lengthened, chassis with a longer wheelbase and a slightly changed suspension system. The vehicle also received a metal cabin capable of transporting seven patients and one doctor. The WC-54 car was used extensively by the American armed forces in 1942-1945, for example during the campaigns in Italy (1943-1945) or in Normandy (1944). At the very end of the war, it began to be replaced by the WC-64 KD truck. However, many vehicles of this type remained in the US Army and were reused during the Korean War (1950-1953), and remained in the line in some European armies until the 1960s.The Dodge WC-63 (another designation: G-507) is an American, off-road, military, truck from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the Dodge WC family of vehicles appeared in 1940, and the series production of the WC-63 was carried out in 1943-1944. About 20,100 cars of this type were produced in its course. The drive was provided by a single engine Dodge T-214 with 92 hp. The length of the vehicle was 5.72 meters and a width of 2.1 meters. The maximum load capacity was up to 1,500 kilograms. The Dodge WC-63 was one of the vehicles belonging to the Dodge WC family of off-road vehicles and trucks. It was developed on the basis of the WC-51 truck, and the main change was to lengthen the chassis frame and add one more axle to the rear of the vehicle with two wheels. The WC-63, like the WC-62 model, had the ability to drive all six wheels (6x6), and could take up to twelve soldiers or up to 1.5 tons of cargo. The car had good off-road characteristics. It was very similar to the WC-62 model, but it had a drive train enabling the use of the Braden MU2 winch. It also had the option of mounting a machine gun in the driver's cabin. The Dodge WC-63 was used extensively by the US military during World War II, for example during the campaigns in Italy (1943-1945) and in Normandy (1944).