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WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« on: March 26, 2014, 07:29:33 AM »
Time for another odd ball.

The maker is pretty obvious but this truck had a specific name, a specific destination and a specific specification difference from normal variants.  I need all three answers for the point.
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2014, 11:54:09 AM »
Toyota?
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2014, 12:02:16 PM »
Sorry, Bertrand, not a Toyota.
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2014, 06:05:18 AM »
Experts turn.
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2014, 05:31:21 AM »
Time to move up.
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2014, 07:06:35 AM »
Was the picture taken in Shanghai in1949?
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2014, 07:26:31 AM »
The photo was taken in China around that time.  I did not write down the city.
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2014, 10:09:42 AM »
A T234 4X2 Dodge built for the Chinese army known as the Burma Road Truck
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2014, 10:13:41 AM »
Additional Burma Truck information:

The trucks were built for the Chinese Army by Dodge.  The contract was for 15000 trucks and production started in Oct 44 ran into early 46.    They were built extra heavy duty and were right hand drive. GVW rating of 20000lb. Had a Clark 5 speed transmission, 9.00/20 tires, ten-stud Budd disc wheels, 331 ci 128 hp L-head six cyclinder engine, 13in clutch, 170in wheelbase and a maximun payload capacity of 11,200 lbs.
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2014, 10:26:10 AM »
Everything we could have wanted to know!
Thanks for a very complete answer, Cuda, point given.

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Re: WFM407
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2014, 10:28:26 AM »
Thank you for the puzzle.  Solving it added to my knowledge of 1940s military action in China.

I was going to ask "Obvious question, is it a Dodge?", but that led me to "China Dodge 4x2", which led to Burma Road Truck.
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Re: WFM407: Solved Burma Dodge
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2014, 10:36:22 AM »
Not only just the military action in China, but a footnote to automotive history. China drove on the left (RHD) until the US occupation in 1945-1946, something I was not aware of even having been born there in 1940.

As China was very poor at the time, few vehicles were imported directly by Chinese customers and most of the vehicles to be seen in photos of the day were owned by foreigners, either businessmen, clergy or the various military forces who were advising the multitude of Chinese armies or were guarding the compounds of the infamous Concessions.  The foreigners also had to drive on the left up until ca. 1946 even if driving LHD vehicles.

A well earned point.

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