| 1946 Dodge WDX | |
| Serial Number | 83900012 |
| Stated Year | 1946 |
| Model | WDX |
| Body Tag Number | 22 |
| Frame Number | 83900012 |
| Bed Type | Express 1st Series |
| Engine | 230 Flathead Six |
| Engine Number | 1061 |
| Net Horse Power | 74 HP @2800rpm |
| Gross Horse Power | |
| Transmission | Up-To Type Non-Synchromesh |
| Electrical | 6-Volt |
| Gross Vehicle Weight | 8,700 |
| Winch | |
| Winch Number | Missing |
| Wheel Rim Date | 1945 |
| Original Color | Sea Wolf Green (1946-50) |
| Location | MI United States |
| Owner | |
| Date Entered | Jan 28, 2018 |
| Date Modified | Jun 03, 2019 |
| Record | 1037 |
| Single wiper cab, winch, rear shocks, radiator overflow tank, 9.00x16-8 tires on 1945 date coded 1/2 ton rims, draw bar, belt pulley drive serial #4, black door handles, WC12 steering wheel factory painted black, brass rear PTO cover, full cab roof bow, extra trim on bed ahead of spare tire. Brown interior. Was shipped to Lansing, MI and used by the Michigan State College (later MSU) Agricultural Engineering Department. I have three pics of the truck in use in March, 1947. Truck was later sold to an employee who had it until re-discovered in a barn in early 2017. Presumed to be a two owner truck. |
| No longer has original engine. No number on rebuilt block currently installed. Belt pulley drive is complete other than engine governor. Winch is missing but PTO and driveshaft are in place. Engine does run after replacement of points and starter. Frame center section has some delamination. Second owner welded plow brackets to frame. Minor rust perforation on cab corners and hole in RH front lower door. Large dent in roof. Running board brackets rotted. Featured in December 2018 print issue of Four Wheeler: http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1808-backward-glances-survivor-the-earliest-known-remaining-dodge-power-wagon/ |