In reply to Antihero :
Your area is a hotbed of odd and unusual unicorns. I bought my D2Crew out of Portland as a high desert Idaho truck, and one of the Dodge Dreams that slipped through my grasp was in Spokane.
In reply to Antihero :
Your area is a hotbed of odd and unusual unicorns. I bought my D2Crew out of Portland as a high desert Idaho truck, and one of the Dodge Dreams that slipped through my grasp was in Spokane.
Now I am up to date on anything I need to know to fix this thing
Just need to find one of those hats, and I'll be all set.
Cooter said:In reply to Antihero :
Your area is a hotbed of odd and unusual unicorns. I bought my D2Crew out of Portland as a high desert Idaho truck, and one of the Dodge Dreams that slipped through my grasp was in Spokane.
It really is, like i said in another thread...theres 4 Daihatsu Rocky's driving around even. When was the last time you saw even one?
As i remember the Dodge was an old hardware store truck or something, theres an old lumber yard around that used to have a couple of old panel trucks around, one was a short Ford and i believe the Dodge was sold/listed by them too
https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/bozeman-divco-classic-milk-truck/6810508023.html
Not a dodge but more weird old van stuff here
Flat six with Solar Spark ignition? What could possibly go wrong?
Cooter said:Now I am up to date on anything I need to know to fix this thing
Just need to find one of those hats, and I'll be all set.
A little old school trivia here.
Those training films were not a complete movie as seen above on YouTube. They were comprised of a 16 mm film strip, 78 rpm record album (notice the scratchy audio) and a wall poster for dealership mechanic training. The film strip was manually advanced by the trainer on cue from the 'beep' on the album. The wall posters contained detailed graphic and text info of the training subject. These training kits were mailed to the dealers back in the day (late 40's- early 50's).
I have 158 sets of training film strips, albums and posters of Dodge cars and some trucks as well as original brochures from the late 40's through early 50's.
I had over 100 8X10 glossy B&W dealer promo pics of Dodge Route Vans of that era. Sold them on Ebay back around '05-06. I did scan copies for another guy who lost the auction tho, they may still be on the dark side of my computer.
There was a surprisingly good following of the Dodge Route Vans (as seen by Ebay interest). I'd search around online for any route van fanbois.
Good luck!
1948 must have had some excellent drugs.
"Why you squawkin' wrench-bender, you!"
The rear end and suspension combo on this is incredibly bizarre. I would love to be able to salvage it, but who knows? Thought about posting it in the IRS thread, but I'm still trying not to kick that hornet's nest.
In reply to fasted58 :
You can actually hear "Tech" telling the listener to fli the record. We still had old school filmstrips in grade school.
Holy carp it is DiDion with leaf springs. Not independent, but even better, sort of....I never realized any American vehicle used it. No real reason for it on a truck either. Yes please keep it!
In reply to TurnerX19 :
The main reason was for a low step in height with a flat floor.
In reply to Cooter :
OK i can see that by a very few inches. I did not view the film strip past where I recognized the DiDion, and only with the sound off. Not really bizarre, it was common on front engine grand prix cars.
Actually, it is quite a bit, as the axles are SUA, and the stub shafts are able to angle up, as well as down. Just look at what has to be done to do an axle flip on a pickup truck. Most every other step van has a huge step up to reach floor height.
Compare this to a typical step van (it's a big reason they are called that)
The sound is the best part, with "Tech" and "Art" throwing shade at each other.
"Why, you squawkin' wrench-bender, you!"
"Art, I'll bet you'd use a beatin' wrench on a wrist watch!"
When did they start and stop production of these? I think I may have seen one 60 years ago. Also did they have problems with the bearing carriers for the hubs? The failure of the DiDion tube where it met the hub carrier plagued some, in particular Lotus 11 LeMans. Alfa Romeo type 115 (Alfetta, Milano) were the last production examples, and they seem bullet proof.
Now that you posted this....i really want one of these to be the Interstellar Sledgehammer band van......
This could get spendy
In reply to TurnerX19 :
They started in '48. Nt sure when they stopped, '51, maybe? They are uncommon enough that I really don't know of many first hand experiences with them, especially when they were still in service. The USPS had a few of these BItD, but production numbers were low, and that rear end setup had to be expensive.
In reply to Antihero :
I originally wanted one for my Mid Century Modern furniture business, but that has tapered off a bit, along with my health...
Looking for an update....
Is this going to happen?
It's touch-and-go at this point. The job I just started at the Ford Plant just went to 7 day 11 hour shifts from 6PM to 5:30AM. It takes a good 2 hours to get down to Lafayette, and another to get back. And that Route Van is in pretty deep...
Still haven't heard if the seller has the title in his possession yet, either. I was supposed to pick it up on the weekend.
In reply to Cooter :
Lafayette, IN? I have peeps there, the kind who would likely be willing to help out with a venture like this if you need anything from someone local. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if they know about this van.
In reply to Pete Gossett :
Yup, Lafayette, Indiana. Right across from the AOK Campground. Seller said he expected the title today around 2PM. If it shows up, my plan is to Banzai it down there from work first thing in the morning, with my friend meeting me either at the Ford plant, or somewhere along the way with his trailer. I will likely need all the help I can get, especially getting it out of the ground. I would have no more than a couple hours to get it out and on the trailer before I have to race back up to get to my next shift on time.
Seller STILL doesn't have the title in hand. The city tagged it to be towed 2 days ago, so it has to be gone in 13 days.
This may work out to my advantage, however. I found someone who will pick it up and tow it back for me for $250, but he wasn't available until Tuesday. I told the seller that I needed the title before I picked it up, so now I can push it back until Tuesday, and not have to deal with the pressure of going down there, unearthing it, and hauling it home in under 10 hours.
In reply to Cooter :
Oh that sounds like a deal!
In reply to Pete Gossett :
It did.
But it wasn't.
No matter, got it sorted anyway.
Interesting story about that. But the frame is solid .
If you would have put some air in that left front tire, things would have gone easier for you.
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