COMMANDER - Dodge Command Car WC58 Radio Reconnaissance 1942 - 2023 ... 81 Years |
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| Known history: |
| One of 2.344 buildt WC58 Radio Reconnaissance. |
| QMC Contract No. 114222, U.S.A. hood numbers: 20182609 thru 20184952. |
| 1942: |
| Date of delivery: 25. July 1942 |
| FIN 81546650 |
| Body No. 4229 / 933 |
| No. 933 of 2.344 built. |
| Partial hood number 20183x3x readable on the hood. |
| Dodge Division of Chrysler Corporation, Mound Park Michigan |
| 1942 - 1945: unknown |
| Most probably not sent overseas. |
| Bought a few decades ago in Colorado, and it had always remained stateside |
| up to the acquisition of the previous owner. |
| 1990s: Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. |
| 2000s: Franklin, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| 2006: until December 2006 in Ohio, U.S.A. Previous owner beginning restoration. |
| May 2007: Container Terminal, Bremerhaven, Germany. |
| March 2008: Road registered as a historic vehicle in Germany. |
| March 2008 until August 2023: Done more than 40.000 km all over Europe. |
| 2023: |
| Date of the accident: 2. August 2023 |
| A terrible accident happened on our way to Wommelgem. |
| Both of us are severely injured. |
| Commander George and the Ben Hur trailer have been destroyed. |
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| Bodytag Number: 4229/933 |
| The picture shows the body tag located under the hood on open cabs, with: |
| 42 = 1942 for the year the model was introduced by the manufacturer (and not the year of manufacturing). |
| 29 = Dodge body model number for Radio Reconnaissance Command |
| 933 = Body number, number in production line |
| The other picture shows the VIN, always found on the drivers side. |
| Die Numer auf der kleine Plakette unter der Motorhaube steht für: |
| 42 = 1942, erstes Modeljahr der 3/4 ton Dodges, nicht zwangsläufig das Baujahr! |
| 29 = Dodge Nummer für die Ausführung Radio Reconnaissance Command |
| 933 = fortlaufende Produktionsnummer |
| hier Nr. 933 von insgesamt 2.344 produzierten Radio Command Fahrzeugen. |
| Some impressions from 17 years between 2006 and 2023: |
| May 2023: Patton Drivers 2023 |
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| August 2022: Supply Point 2022 |
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| June 2022: Preparation for an eventful 2022 |
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| June 2022: Unusual view on exhibition |
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| October 2021: Due to Covid19 just around the corner ... Münsterland |
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| August 2019: HWW in Fort II Wommelgem |
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| August 2018: HWW in Fort II Wommelgem |
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| 2019: Münster Classics Oldtimer-Rallye Münster, Westfalen |
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| April 2019: Patton Drivers, Ulbeek |
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| Mai 2018: Patton Drivers, Ulbeek |
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| August 2016: HWW in Fort II Wommelgem |
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| August 2015: HWW in Fort II Wommelgem |
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| Nordkirchen and Lüdinghausen |
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| August 2013: HWW in Fort II Wommelgem, after having a good shower |
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| Juni 2013: Now with Special Patina and 1943 Ben Hur Trailer, Wood Body |
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| October 2012: Enjoying the last days of summer |
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| Dependable Dodge Trucks: Travelled to Normandie France, Belgium, Tuscany Italy and the Netherlands. |
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| Pictures taken directly after exhibition on Techno Classica fair 2009: |
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| 2009: First Tour to Normandy |
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| 2009: Around the corner |
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| 2008: Santa Fe Event, Roermond |
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| June 2007: Sleeping beauty |
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| Restored to the details |
| Command Car photo reference in Technik Details ... weitere Command Car Details unter "Technik Details" |
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| March 2008: Road registered as a historic vehicle in Germany |
| First as COE CO42H |
| Now as LH US42H (same owner) |
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| Time warp, 2006 in Ohio, USA: |
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| 2008 in Münster, Germany, after some work: |
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