1941 wc-41

[41_greg]

Hello, Does any recognize what type of bed is on this WC-41? What was the truck used for? The bed looks stock because of the fenders.
Thank You
Greg

 

[drgreg]

Looks like an old wrecker bed. My guess is it's not original, but i'm not an WC expert.

 

[armytruck63]

From Wikipedia:
WC41
Fitted with dual rear tires. Mostly employed as an emergency repair truck whose purpose was to provide mobile facilities for emergency ordnance repair. Other types of bodies were produced, such as an oil service vehicle. 902 of these chassis were built.

 

[41_greg]

Tow Truck

That's what I thought at first, remember that the WC's are 1/2ton I don't think Dodge made a WC tow truck. If you look at the pic's the fenders are stock and the tire mount is also there, some one would have taken a lot of time to change the bed and use the stock fenders. The first, quoted wikipedia that they were emergency ordnance repair trucks and oil service trucks whats an oil service truck look like?
Ive found pic's of the emergency ordnance repair truck but no other WC 41's.
Thanks

 

[Oldfart]

I thought some WC's were 3/4 ton and one was 5/4 ton. The one pictured is indeed a half ton with the rounded nose grill. I think the flat grill units were 3/4 ton except for the 6x6 version. In all my 70 years of looking and drooling over military vehicles, I have never seen a bed like that on a WC. It has to be rare.

 

[41_greg]

Yea I thought it was a special bed. I'm hoping that some one could ID it. There were several closed cabs made and then bed were added. I wondering what the other beds looked like, especially one used by the Army Air Force. If any one knows I'd be grate full for the information.
Thank You
Greg

 

[drgreg]

Have you looked here:
TRUCK, 1/2 TON, 4X4, DODGE WC (G505)

 

[drgreg]

This should be the WC-41...

 

[drgreg]

2nd picture...

 

[drgreg]

A real picture...

 

[41_greg]

Thanks I've seen these pic's. The last picture WC 41 the owner made the utility bed. The other two pictures are different trucks one has short running boards and the other has the long running board. I'd like to have the dimensions of the two boxes I think the short running board trucks wb is 124" and the long running board truck wb is 116".