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*** DODGE WC 52 - 1944 *** --- FOR SALE --- --- Collector's vehicle: Dodge wc 52 from 1944, US Navy colour, (chassis number: 81701309) --- --- Troops and equipment transport --- --- It has been fully restored by its former owner (photos) from 2015 to 2019, then by local professionals from 2019 to 2025 + THE ENGINE (in progress) --- --- A transport company or other means are recommended to transport it --- --- Put into service before 1960: Exempt from roadworthiness test --- --- Mileage: 6, 600 km (odometer reading) --- --- Vehicle specifications --- Dimensions: length: 4. 24 m, width: 2. 10 m, height: 2. 08 m, wheelbase: 2. 49 m Weight: unladen 2, 380 kg, laden 3, 380 kg. Payload: 680 kg Engine: 6-cylinder Dodge T214 developing 93 bhp DIN (18 tax hp), cubic capacity: 3. 8 litres Transmission: 4 forward gears and 1 reverse Tyres: 9. 00 X 16. (50% wear) --- Vehicle capacity --- Fuel : 114 l (consumption around 28 l / range around 380 km), Engine oil : 5 l, Coolant : 16 l, --- Equipment --- Electricity : 12 volt power supply Braden winch : operational --- Brakes : hydraulic --- Speed : 85 km/ h --- Vehicle maintenance --- * Between June 2015 and August 2019: Dismantling, white sanding, repainting, reassembly of new floor, seat fabric revised Pause of a SOLEX Raip 40 carburettor (was to bring a slight reduction in fuel consumption!Since August 2019: 07/ 09/ 19: Battery 30/ 09/ 19: Door straps + tool holder Spring 2020: Complete brake system restoration: Master cylinder, 4 shoes, 4 wheel cylinders, various seals and fittings, Dot5 silicone brake fluid and jar, all brake tubes, 26/ 09/ 20: Complete ignition: Spark plugs, platinum screws, capacitor, igniter rotor, igniter finger, spark plug wires, ignition coil, 12/ 10/ 20: Engine oil change (20w50 oil) + oil filter, long and short hoses Engine 20/ 1120: Pressure gauge + petrol transmitter, ignition switch 12/ 12/ 20: Replacement of various seals on axles, transfer box, nose gear, axle shaft + oil 13/ 04/ 21: Right-hand rear-view mirror (arm + glass) + support + inside rear-view mirror 02/ 06/ 21: Change of dynamo (support, tension arm, fan belt) August 2021: Fuel pump + water temperature gauge 08/ 09/ 21 : Winch covers + Shovel 06/ 12/ 21 : Complete overhaul of wiring harness + tipper lighting strip + rear number plate lighting 07/ 09/ 22 : Water pump + hose + coolant 24/ 11/ 22 : Rear strap (tipper) 24/ 03/ 23 : Rear body cover 10/ 10/ 23 : Winter kit (canvas doors) : Equipment not found Removal of spare wheel + support (but available) August 2024 : Body handle, Invasion flag, wooden shelf under glove box, leather on floor levers --- Price : 24, 990 euros (Engine rebuilt by Professional in progress) --- --- Let us specify, in advance, and so as not to waste the time of either the seller or the buyer, that my DODGE WC 52, is not (obviously) the main vehicle of the household, that it is not intended for sale to make a contribution in order to buy another property, that I am therefore not in a hurry to sell it, that I do not want to get rid of it at any price, and consequently, that it will not be sold. --- --- Finally, it is pointless to post derogatory comments by uninterested parties. --- --- 1st contact by email --- --- Visible in Haute Vienne (30 km North/ East of LIMOGES (87) --- --- Cordially ---
