John Francis Dodge was born in 1864 in Michigan and his brother Horace Elgin in 1868.\u00a0 Early on they both showed a great interest in mechanics.\u00a0 They first worked in Canada where they were able to rent an area within the company that hired them and started by manufacturing bicycles.\u00a0 In a time of booming auto industry they soon reoriented their activity, meeting success with their customers.\u00a0 They returned to the USA in 1901 where they met Henry Ford.\u00a0 Their cooperation, the Dodge brothers having bought shares of the Ford company, was the real start of their great industrial adventure.
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\nThe Dodge WC series was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge during World War II. The series included 4\u00d74 and 6\u00d76, with or without winch, weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars.
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\nWC was a Dodge model code: W for 1941 and C for half-ton rating. The\u00a0C<\/strong>\u00a0code was retained for the \u00be\u00a0ton and 1\u00bd\u00a0ton 6\u00d76 Dodge.\u00a0 It was preceeded by the VC models.\u00a0 By a play of words, WC was also to mean Weapons Carrier.
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\nThe 1\u00bd\u00a0ton 6\u00d76 Dodge WC62 is an all terrain truck for the transport of cargo and personnel.\u00a0 It was the code name for the model without winch, the WC63 had a Braden one.
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\nThe WC62 was designed to transport 17 equipped soldiers over any terrain.<\/p>
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\n Engine : Dodge T214, 6 cylinders in line, 230 cu in (3.8 liters), 92 horsepower ; side-valve engine.
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\n23,092 built (both WC62 and WC63 variants with Braden winch).
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\nLength: 17\u00a0ft 11 in \/ 5.47 m
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\nHeight (with canvas cover): 7\u00a0ft 3 in \/ 2.21 m
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\nHeight (with top down): 5\u00a0ft 2 in \/ 1.57 m
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\nWeight: 6,925\u00a0lb \/ 3,141\u00a0kg
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\nWidth: 6\u00a0ft 11 in \/ 2.11 m
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\nPayload: 3,300\u00a0lb \/ 1,500\u00a0kg<\/p>
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\n Compared to the Dodge 4\u00d74 WC51, the Dodge 6\u00d76 is characterized by its transfer case with two speeds. Its rear axles have the same architecture as the GMC CCKW : one drive shaft for each axle, 3 tie rods by axle, oscillating inverted leaf springs.<\/p>
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