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Need to ID this military light truck
horsetank
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Posted: Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 02:09 PM UTC
Hi, can any of you Identify this light military truck from the WWII era I think its made by Dodge
I want to know the designation and if there is a kit out there



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Posted: Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 02:21 PM UTC
That is a Dodge M37 3/4 ton truck. It was made in the early to mid '50s and used into the Vietnam war.

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Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 12:20 AM UTC
I can't trace a 1/35 kit of the M37. The only 1/35 Dodge models I know of are the various WC series trucks made by Italeri and Skybow with different body styles, so I don't know if you could convert any of them?
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Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 01:29 AM UTC
You are correct, there is no model of the M37. You would need to convert a WWII Dodge WC 52 into it. To do this, you would have to scratch the rear wall on the cab and the rear bed. I have seen it done before and it can look nice.

Good luck.
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Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 01:48 PM UTC
Thanks
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