Posted by Eric B. [99.100.188.112] on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 11:51:38 :
In Reply to: 1/2 Ton Dodge Classification Question posted by Greg Coffin [67.176.56.44] on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 11:04:32 :
In the 1941 model year a 1/2 ton 2wd truck was a WC.
The 1940 model year 1/2 ton 2wd truck was a VC.
The 1940 military 4wd 1/2 ton trucks were designated VC-1 through VC-6.
The late 1940 calendar year through early 1942 1/2 ton military 4wd trucks were designated WC-1 through WC-43.
The 3/4 ton and 1 1/4 ton military trucks ended up using the same designation of WC as the 1/2 tons. I'm not sure why? Most likely just to be consistent. That's where the WC-51 to WC-64 and WC-62 to WC-63 come from.
It is basically a carryover naming convention that has been given different reasons over the years without any proof to back up the idea. Like WC = Weapons Carrier.
If anyone has proof of any other explanation for the WC designation and proof to back it up I'd be interested to hear it.
Eric
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