Friday, June 27, 2014

Dodge Trucks at the Pacific Northwest Truck Museum

IMG_2604 1925 Dodge Tow Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1925 Dodge Tow Truck on August 3, 2008

This 1925 Dodge Tow Truck from Darrel & Sons Towing of Jordan, Oregon was donated by Don Foltz.

IMG_2606 1925 Dodge Tow Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1925 Dodge Tow Truck on August 3, 2008

IMG_2492 1930 Dodge U1-A .5-Ton Screenside Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1930 Dodge Model U1-A 1/2-Ton Screenside on August 3, 2008

This 1930 Dodge Model U1-A 1/2-Ton Screenside Truck is powered by a 175 cubic inch 4-cylinder engine producing 45 horsepower at 2,800 rpm. With a 3-speed transmission it could reach a top speed of 40 mph and cost $795 when new.

IMG_5046 1930 Dodge Model U1-A .5-Ton Screenside Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1930 Dodge Model U1-A 1/2-Ton Screenside on July 31, 2010

IMG_2600 1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck on August 3, 2008

This 1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck with a 25-horsepower 6-cylinder flathead engine was assembled in Los Angeles, California.

IMG_8700 1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 1, 2009
1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck on August 1, 2009

The original buyer was the Rudy Paygr Farm in Malin, Oregon. It hauled hay, onions, potatoes, grain from fields to storage.

IMG_5115 1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck on July 31, 2010

The front fenders were cropped so the tires didn't rub when turning over potato mounds and a wooden drive shaft guard keeps potato vines out of the universal joints. The gas tank filler cap is between the driver's feet in cab.

IMG_5117 1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1936 Dodge Flatbed Truck on July 31, 2010

This truck was restored by Earl Hardy of West Salem, Oregon.

IMG_5068 1947 Dodge WF-34 Flatbed Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1947 Dodge WF-34 Flatbed Truck on July 31, 2010

This 1947 Dodge WF-34 was purchased new from the C.A. Urness Motor Company in The Dalles, Oregon, and was originally used on a wheat ranch in Grass Valley, Oregon. Its bed was transferred from an older truck. It was used by its original owner through 1992. It currently wears the logo of the Tillamook County Creamery Association and was on loan to the Pacific Northwest Truck Museum from Ray Splinter of Portland, Oregon.

IMG_5077 1947 Dodge WF-34 Flatbed Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1947 Dodge WF-34 Flatbed Truck on July 31, 2010

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