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Hi Steve and welcome. You can't be in a better place to find out what you need to know than here. Happy New Year. All the Best Steve.

Hi Mark and welcome. Do tell more of the MV you are following. All the Best Steve.

Hi Howard, you won't know me but have heard a lot of good things about you from a very good friend of mine. Looking at the wonderful job you've done here he's not far wrong. Hopefully I shall get to meet up with you some time. All the best and have a great New Year. Steve.

I've not been collecting vehicles long but in my short experience I have found that WW2 British stuff is difficult to find spares for and also expensive. Since having my 1944 dodge WC51 I found it quite easy to source spares for it at very reasonable prices. I have found that collecting anything military is getting more expensive as the years go by. Just my opinion but I'm still a novice with regards to WW2 vehicles.

Hi and welcome. You don't have to be mad but it helps.:trustme:

Have a good one Tony, the cans look great on the dodge.

Happy Christmas to all and have a fantastic New Year. Hope a lot of you are going to the shows that are on next year and would be great to actually meet up and put some names to faces from the forum. Cheers Steve.

Sorry Tony are you after a set as well. Been using my dodge in all weathers and I must say driving it in the pouring rain is not the best of fun although when in a convoy it is an emotional drive through the villages with the public cheering and waving. Just makes you think what the young G.I.s must have felt when liberating the towns and villagers overseas.

Respect, we should never forget. We Will remember them, every one of them.

Cheers Gerard, really appreciate that. I must say that looking at your dodge from the photo it doesn't look like it needs to much in the way of restoration. I notice your up in Lincolnshire, I will be going to a few shows there next year i.e. Dunchurch, The Yorkshire Experience Show and the Victory Show so will have to meet up if your at any of those. My dodge will be going to all.

Hi WOMBLE, if ever you decide you want to sell your doors to your dodge can I have first refusal. Cheers Steve.

Hi womble and welcome to the forum. I also have a WC51 I notice you have a set of doors on yours, did they come with the dodge. I need some for mine, is there any makers mark on them. Cheers Steve.

You and Vince have done a grand job on her. All of the lads that have seen her have all said what a beaut she is. Hope you and the family are well and have you found your 'Jimmy' yet.

Mine was restored by Mike Gillman, this is the gent I purchased her from. She has a Norwegian dater plate on the glove box. The cargo floor in the back is still the original wooden floor with metal runners and the side storage boxes are original as well. Mine also has the 'walk through' body by the spare wheel. Agreed, it must be very difficult to actually know for certain when a WW2 vehicle was built unless it has true provenance due to the amount of rebuilds that must have happed to some of these trucks.

Thanks for that info Tony, much appreciated. I did hear somewhere that the museum that issues the build cards was closing, is this correct. I am in total agreement with you as regards to the ownership of these vehicles, we are indeed very lucky to be able to still drive these on our roads considering their lifespan was excepted to be at the very least a couple of years with what they went through. I know there are quite a few out there which are coming to the market but there must have been an awful lot of these built. Definitely a lot of fun to drive and made even better when in convoy with a load of other US trucks. We care for these truly awesome vehicles and pass them on to hopefully someone else who will look after them with the same passion as we do.

Well according to the logbook it has the chassis number down as 81766051. Anyone know what this number may relate to with regards to the date of manufacture. I think I am going to have to try and remove some of the paint and see if I can retrieve the number, hopefully it will still be readable. Thanks Steve.

Hi Tony, this is my first US truck so still learning. Can you tell me how you can tell that my dodge may be an early one please as the logbook has it down as 1944. cheers Steve.

Why thank you, she is a gem. I can't find the chassis No. it is more than likely there under all the paint. My good friend Mark Howes who has a 'Jimmy' GMC 353 is currently restoring a Dodge ambulance and we found her number, although faint, on the front near side outer chassis where the wheel arch would be. I assume this is where mine would be.

I'm in too minds to replace mine as its been cut down for some reason which escapes me. Will have to get a pic of it to show and may be get an explanation as to why it has been done.

Hi all, thought I would share my new baby with you. She starts and drives on the button. I am on the look out for spares for her, not that she needs them at the mo but who knows in the future.

Hi Chris, have a look on the 'Milweb' site. There are some rims with tyres for a GMC and Kerry Cheese has a gun ring for sale on there as well. Steve.

Hi Dave and welcome to the forum. I live in Newmarket, you anywhere close. Steve.

Hi all, has anyone or know where I may be able to source a couple of Dodge WC rims from is reasonable condition. Also a windscreen for the same vehicle. Cheers Steve.

Definitely one for the diary. This was a awesome show can't wait for next year.

Ah, I stand corrected, thanks Richard. Hopefully I shall be going with my mate Mark and his Jimmy with me in my Dodge WC51.