1941 Dodge W-Series

1941 Dodge W-Series in The Bishop's Wife, Movie, 1947

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
pilou ◊ 2010-12-14 13:20	1941-42 Dodge WH 2 ton
DAF555 ◊ 2010-12-14 21:42	WH is from 1946-47, 1941 would be WE or 1942 WD. Headlights seems to be in a lower position than normal.
nzcarnerd ◊ 2011-01-12 09:28	From what I have been reading in a Dodge history book the W refers to the series - prewar it changed most years but the W went from 1941 to 1947 - and the second letter denotes the weight - C for 1/2 ton , D for 3/4 ton, E for 1 ton, F for 1 1/2 ton, H for 2 ton and K for 3 ton. I don't think we can tell what size this one is. I agree about the odd placing of the lights. I wonder if this truck is not an earlier T series from 1939. 1940 was V series and looked the same - the only real change to the W series in 1941 was to put the lights further out.
eLMeR ◊ 2016-03-30 08:49	This truck is from the 1939-47 'Job-Rated' truck line and has for sure the 1941+ chrome cross on the grille and cowl side headlamps, which make it a W-Series. Due to the wheel rims, a medium-duty 1½-ton or 2-ton model: a post-war heavy-duty truck (2½-ton or 3-ton) would have a different front face. _____ E (for 1-ton an 1½-ton models) has only been used for the 1939 T-Series models. In the 1940-47 V- & W-Series truck lines, 1-ton trucks were only D-Models (V/WD-20/21), like their ¾-ton siblings (V/WD-15). -- Last edit: 2016-05-20 05:21:04