{"product_id":"dodge-wc55-m6-fargo","title":"Dodge WC55 M6 Fargo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDodge WC55 \"M6 Fargo\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3\/4-ton 4x4 Truck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDodge WC series\u003c\/strong\u003e, sometimes nicknamed “\u003cstrong\u003eBeeps\u003c\/strong\u003e”, was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge during World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. They were replaced after the war by the Dodge M-series of vehicles.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a Dodge model code: W for 1941 and C for half-ton rating. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecode was retained for the ¾ ton and 1½ ton 6×6 Dodges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dodge WC series were essentially built in two generations. From 1940 to early 1942, almost 82,400 of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e½-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eton 4×4 Dodge trucks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere built — initially called the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, but the great majority (from 1941) in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, and in more variants. Contrary to what the nomenclature would suggest, the 1941 WC models were a direct evolution of the 1940 VC models, retaining the US Army’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG-505\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOrdnance Corps Supply Catalog number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dodge\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG-502\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e¾ ton 4×4 trucks were first introduced in late 1941. Standard vehicles in the ¾ ton 4×4 class were the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWC-51\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWC-52\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWeapons Carrier, Telephone Installation Trucks,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWC-53\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCarryall, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWC-54\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAmbulance. In the cargo trucks, the WC51 was identical to the WC52 but did not have the front bumper-mounted winch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1942, the payload was uprated, and the trucks grew into the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG-502\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e¾\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-ton 4×4 Truck (Dodge)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG-507\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e½\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‑ton 6x6 personnel and cargo truck (Dodge)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— confusingly retaining the Dodge WC model code. Although the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e⁄\u003csub\u003e4\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e‑tons featured significant design improvements, they did retain some 80% interchangeable components and service parts with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e⁄\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e‑ton models — a vital Army requirement, for field maintenance and operability of the trucks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDodge was the US Army’s main supplier of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e⁄\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e‑ton trucks, and its sole supplier of both ¾‑ton trucks and 1\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e⁄\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e‑ton 6x6 trucks in World War II. 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