1952 Dodge Power Wagon

Pickup Truck Wagon

T 245 FlatHead Straight-6 cyl 230cid

Manual

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Gasoline

NO RESERVE 5 DAY ONLY AUCTION ONLY FORMAT 1952 DODGE M37 MILITARY USED POWERWAGON 3/4 TON 4X4 FULL SIZE PICK-UP TRUCK....WAS ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE KOREAN WAR, AND SAT IN MILITARY SURPLUS HANGER IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE BEING SOLD TO PUBLIC AT SURPLUS PUBLIC AUCTION....BESIDES MILITARY, 1 OWNER LAST 30+ YEARS AND ALWAYS MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF...USED FOR PARADES AND EVENTS AND NEVER TAKEN OFF ROAD OR DRIVEN IN DESERT...ALWAYS PAVED ROADS AND STREETS...ALWAYS ADULT OWNED AND NEVER MISTREATED....ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN IS IN ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION AND STILL HAS ORIGINAL PARTS....THE ENGINE STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS GREAT, HAS ORIGINAL FOOT PEDAL STARTING MECHANISM THAT OPERATES FINE, I AM OFFERING A VIDEO OF HOW IT STARTS AND DRIVES SO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS CAN SEE IT IS A RUNNING AND DRIVING VEHICLE... MODEL: T 245 DODGETYPE: "L" HEAD 6 CYLINDER ENGINEPOWER: 78 bhp at 3200 rpmDISPLACEMENT: 230 cubic inchs 3.8 literBORE: 3 1/4 IN, STROKE: 4 5/8 IN.OIL CAPACITY: 6 QUARTSRADIATOR CAPACITY: 25 U.S.QUARTS HAS "BORG & BECK" SINGLE PLATE DRY DISK CLUTCH, "WAGNER" HYDRAULIC DRUM BRAKES, ALL QUALITY USED MILITARY GRADE PARTS USED..."NEW PROCESS" 4-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH SYNCRO SHIFT IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS AND TRANSFER CASE...THIS MILITARY BEAST POWERWAGON STARTS RIGHT UP EVERYTIME AND RUNS GREAT, HAS 37,000 ORIGINAL MILES AND DRIVES LIKE IT DOES...ENGINE REBUILT PROFESSIONALLY AROUND THE 5 YEARS AGO AND HAS TRAVELED LESS THEN 10k MILES SINCE...BRAKES AND CLUTCH BOTH WORK FINE...4X4 WORKS GREAT....REALLY COMMANDS ATTENTION ON ROAD WHEN DRIVING...WILL EAT"HUMMERS" FOR LUNCH...MECHANICALLY VERY SOUND AND STRONG...HAS A SMALL OIL LEAK, MAYBE A FEW DROPS A DAY AFTER DRIVING, NOT SURE WHERE ITS COMING FROM...REST OF DRIVETRAIN IS SOLID... BODY IS VERY STRAIGHT AND ORIGINAL, ONLY 1 REPAINT SINCE MILITARY, AND WAS PAINTED AROUND THE ORIGINAL MILITARY MARKINGS AND NUMBERS, YES ALL PAINTED MARKINGS ARE ORIGINAL...I HAVE ADDED THE STARS ON SIDES AND BACK...ALL ORIGINAL PANELS AND SHEET METAL...HAS 1 SMALL TINY AREA OF RUST UNDER BOTH HEADLIGHTS, AND THATS IT...REST OF BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUST FREE AND SUPER SOLID...HAS ORIGINAL STYLE WOODEN JUMP SEATS IN BACK OF BED WHERE MILITARY PERSONNEL WOULD SIT...REALLY COOL...HAS FABRIC CONVERTIBLE TOP TO MATCH INTERIOR...ALSO INCLUDED IN AUCTION IS COVER FOR BED WHEN TRANSPORTING CARGO...ALL LIGHTS WORK AND THIS M37 POWER WAGON IS ROAD READY AND CAN BE DRIVEN IMMEDIATELY AND ENJOYED...NOT TOO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS SURVIVED IN SUCH ORIGINAL AND GREAT SHAPE, PLEASE UNDERSYTAND THAT THIS IS A 60+ YEAR OLD TRUCK WERE TALKING ABOUT AND FACTOR IN IT WAS USED IN A WAR, WOW, IM GONNA SAY THIS TRUCK IS A TRUE SURVIVOR, AND THAT MEANING OF THE WORD CONCERNING VEHICLES FITS PERFECT HERE...IF KOREA COULDN'T KILL IT, I DOUBT OUR SUBURBAN PAVED ROADS WILL... INTERIOR WAS REDONE AS WELL AND IT LOOKS GOOD...ALL INTERIOR WAS KEPT IN ORIGINAL FASHION AND NEVER CUSTOMIZED OR CUT UP ANY WHERE ON THIS TRUCK, IT IS A 3/4 TON RATING, SO IT WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM TO REGISTER IN ANY STATE...CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF AZ...ALL ORIGINAL PEDALS, LEVERS AND KNOBS..60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT...SUPER NICE MATCH SET OF MICHILLIN MILITARY GRADE TIRES THAT ARE NEAR NEW, REALLY NICE AND VERY COSTLY.... LOOK, OVERALL YOUR BIDDING ON A REAL PIECE OF AMERICAN MILITARY VEHICLE HISTORY HERE, THAT IS RUNNING AND DRIVING AND IN GREAT SHAPE...VIRTUALLY ZERO RUST AND SUPER STRAIGHT, SINCE IN PUBLIC HANDS ITS ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND PROFESSIONALLY MAINTAINED...ADULT OWNED AND NEVER ABUSED...THESE M37's ARE BECOMING HARDER TO FIND IN TYPE OF ORIGINAL SHAPE...SO PLEASE BID ACCORDINGLY...VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ AND I RECOMMEND THAT YOU COME DOWN IN PERSON TO SEE AND TEST DRIVE...PLEASE HAVE ALL FUNDS READY TO PURCHASE AT END OF AUCTION... $500 PAYPAL DEPOSIT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CLOSING OF AUCTION AND THE BALANCE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THAT....PLEASE BE READY TO COMPLETE TRANSACTION IN 3 DAYS TOTAL...818-726-6400