LOT 108
From the Collection of Glenn C. Gould Jr. 1940 Dodge VC-1 ½ Ton 4X4 Command Reconnaissance Car Chassis no. VC1-8640364
Estimate: US$40,000 - US$50,000
Lot 108
From the Collection of Glenn C. Gould Jr.
1940 Dodge VC-1 ½ Ton 4X4 Command Reconnaissance Car
From the Collection of Glenn C. Gould Jr.
1940 Dodge VC-1 ½ Ton 4X4 Command Reconnaissance Car
Chassis no. VC1-8640364
1940 Dodge VC-1 ½ Ton 4X4 Command Reconnaissance Car
Chassis no. VC1-8640364
201.3ci Six-Cylinder Side-Valve Inline Engine
79hp at 3,000rpm
4-Speed Manual Transmission
Semi-Elliptic Leaf Spring Suspension
4-Wheel Drum Brakes
*Appealing light military vehicle
*Offered from long term Museum display
*One of the rarer VC models devoted to reconnaissance
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
Dodge's last peacetime range consisted of the Series D22 and D23, both of which line-ups used the same 230.2ci (3,774cc) six-cylinder side-valve engine. However, since the onset of war in 1939, they had been working on developing a series of half ton and one and a half ton trucks and were able to evolve their commercial vehicles to support the wartime effort.
Aesthetically from the firewall forward, they sported the same sheet metal of the civilian TC and TF commercials in 1940, only with a huge iron gate/guard mounted ahead of the front grill. The power plant and wheelbase also remained the same, only they were now powered to all four wheels. Badged internally as model T202, some 4,640 VC models were built with six possible configurations, such as the VC1 presented here. Enjoying a deserved reputation for ruggedness and reliability, the 'Dependable' Dodges were much in demand as military staff cars during WW2.
The '1' in the VC series signified the Command Reconnaissance vehicles, of which it is understood a total of 2,155 units were built. Unlike many of the other VC models, the '1' had 'toast-rack' side access bodies which were tailor built for purpose by Budd.
This Dodge VC1 represents a very sympathetically restored example of the model, finished in dark drab green paintwork with fawn trim and top. Its matte paint finish and overall presentation have the perfect flavor of the wartime effort. Little is known factually of this vehicle's service or history, and while it's often said 'if only they could speak' so that vehicles could tell us their tales, perhaps the detail might be too much to stomach! We do understand that the truck arrived in this collection some decades ago and was thought to previously have been in Wisconsin.
Be it for Museum exhibit, paddock support, or a trip to the beach, the VC would definitely start a conversation wherever it goes.
79hp at 3,000rpm
4-Speed Manual Transmission
Semi-Elliptic Leaf Spring Suspension
4-Wheel Drum Brakes
*Appealing light military vehicle
*Offered from long term Museum display
*One of the rarer VC models devoted to reconnaissance
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
Dodge's last peacetime range consisted of the Series D22 and D23, both of which line-ups used the same 230.2ci (3,774cc) six-cylinder side-valve engine. However, since the onset of war in 1939, they had been working on developing a series of half ton and one and a half ton trucks and were able to evolve their commercial vehicles to support the wartime effort.
Aesthetically from the firewall forward, they sported the same sheet metal of the civilian TC and TF commercials in 1940, only with a huge iron gate/guard mounted ahead of the front grill. The power plant and wheelbase also remained the same, only they were now powered to all four wheels. Badged internally as model T202, some 4,640 VC models were built with six possible configurations, such as the VC1 presented here. Enjoying a deserved reputation for ruggedness and reliability, the 'Dependable' Dodges were much in demand as military staff cars during WW2.
The '1' in the VC series signified the Command Reconnaissance vehicles, of which it is understood a total of 2,155 units were built. Unlike many of the other VC models, the '1' had 'toast-rack' side access bodies which were tailor built for purpose by Budd.
This Dodge VC1 represents a very sympathetically restored example of the model, finished in dark drab green paintwork with fawn trim and top. Its matte paint finish and overall presentation have the perfect flavor of the wartime effort. Little is known factually of this vehicle's service or history, and while it's often said 'if only they could speak' so that vehicles could tell us their tales, perhaps the detail might be too much to stomach! We do understand that the truck arrived in this collection some decades ago and was thought to previously have been in Wisconsin.
Be it for Museum exhibit, paddock support, or a trip to the beach, the VC would definitely start a conversation wherever it goes.
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