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1942 Dodge WC 51 Modified for movie

1942 Dodge WC 51 in Ji jie hao (Assembly), Movie, 2007

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin:

1942 Dodge WC 51 Modified for movie

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Comments about this vehicle

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badlymad ◊ 2009-11-05 07:02
4x4peru ◊ 2009-11-05 15:32	Patterned after a Dodge WC 51 but not one. Wheelbase is too long, Hood is too tall, wheels & hubs are incorrect. Some other "copy" but don't know orgin.
2491tj ◊ 2009-11-05 23:11	movie prop based on a postwar Japanese Toyota FQ 10 ..basically it was a Japanese copy of the wartime Dodge WC weapons carrier..the Toyota copy as well as being a military vehicle was also available commercially, hence great numbers were produced..it has been "movie propped" from the normal vehicle by having vents added to bonnet sides, the steering wheel moved from right to LHD, and the spare tyre moved from the right side (as it was on the Japanese original) to the left side to look more Dodge WC...it still retains most of the Toyota features including the windscreen,rear body, footstep,front scuttle,wings,lights, grille etc are all Toyota......the wheels and tyres are not a feature of the military version, so its probably the commercial version which was used.
4x4peru ◊ 2009-11-06 01:40	2491tj thanks for the info! You always provide accurate, detailed, and informative information. Nice to learn something new.
2491tj ◊ 2009-11-06 17:30	4x4peru wrote 2491tj thanks for the info! You always provide accurate, detailed, and informative information. Nice to learn something new. no problem..at the same time Nissan also built a similar copy...the Toyota has rounded front wings like the wartime Dodge, but the Nissan version has flat wings..similar to a wartime Studebaker 2 1/2 ton truck.
river in the cloud ◊ 2015-05-22 09:43	It is a Dodge WC51, with some non-original parts. It is from the inventory of Beijing-based August 1st Film Studio: It is not a Toyota FQ 10. No record shows anyone from China ever imported any Japanese vehicle and then converted it to a WWII US military vehicle look-like. -- Last edit: 2015-05-22 10:12:00
antp ◊ 2015-05-22 11:14	Also seen here:
4x4peru ◊ 2015-05-22 16:08	Nice to see the group photo with the modified components vs original. Appears to have replacement (wider) axles, fenders, hood sides, windshield, running boards, and rear cargo bed while keeping the upper hood, grille and bumper. So many of these surplus vehicles survived and were modified w/ readily available parts extending the useful life well beyond the original design. -- Last edit: 2015-05-22 16:10:45
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2015-05-22 16:14	@4x4peru: Could it be WC51 bits and peices transplanted onto a different chassis? -- Last edit: 2015-05-22 16:15:20
4x4peru ◊ 2015-05-23 19:50	Could easily be WC bits adapted to a different chassis. So many details are inconsistent w/ a WC51 (the grill, bumper & upper hood are correct) but as mentioned these vehicles are often modified extensively for extended service. The basic vehicles have also been copied by other mfg over the years.

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