1920s dodge truck Australian please help Identify as best we can thanks

Hi there i have been asked to help in the timber restoration of what i have been told to be a 1920's possibly 1922 dodge truck here in Australia I was wondering if anyone can help identify it. This is the only photo i have and the truck and it will arrive in a couple of weeks so at this stage I have no numbers off it just yet. It has a canvas roof and I need to build a timber roof as some of them were done back in the day. Would anyone know what kind of timber was used on these or if plans are available as I am not sure what is left of the truck I will use as a template to rebuild the new roof of this truck pictured. Any help or advice would be muchly appreciated thank you in advance Dj

Don't know if it is of any help, bur here is a picture of a 21 Dodge with a wooden roof. Good luck on your project.

This forum thread has a lot of info;

http://forums.aaca.org/f143/australian-dodges-history-268816.html

Thanks Fleek looks awesome it does help is this your truck? I am viewing the truck tomorrow afternoon sydney time and will look at other truck he has to see if its the same thanks for your input i really appreciate it Danny

It may not even be a truck, but a converted roadster or touring. That was the fate of many cars, as they outlived their usefulness as a passenger car

No not mine, wish it was. It would be an interesting vehicle. Keep us informed on what you find. Fleek

It may not even be a truck, but a converted roadster or touring. That was the fate of many cars, as they outlived their usefulness as a passenger car

I have to agree with 58Mustang, here. I doubt there was a factory Dodge ute available in Australia in the early 20's, and your vehicle probably originated as a tourer. TJ Richards were coach builders in Adelaide, many years ago, they made most of the bodies fitted to 20's Dodge's. I can't find a reference to a fixed cab ute made by TJ Richards in the early 20's.

There is nothing wrong with restoring a converted tourer, as there have been quite a few done in the past. I've attached a couple of photos of restored early 20's Dodges, fitted with a cabin. They were taken from the book 'The Good Old Aussie Ute', by Larry O'Toole. These would be home-built conversions, rather than factory or dealer supplied bodies.

If you need to date the chassis, I think there is a number stamped on a chassis member, somewhere. But, I'm sure someone can help you out better than me with that.

Thank you all for your replies I really appreciate your time. I have since discovered it was more than likely a early 1920's dodge brothers buckboard that was chopped down to suit and old timers needs on the farm. We are restoring it for a business that has a heap of old cat bulldozers from the same era and they want to make this like an early service truck. I have attached some photos of the cab and service tray i have made but we are not yet finished so there is still more work to be done. A very interesting and fun project so far hope you enjoy the photos thanks Danny

Bigfella, look at the area behind the front door. It appears to have the latch from the rear door still attached. This truck was cut down from a touring car, very common to do. Contact the DB club of Australasia, they can help much better then us all the DB's of that area were local built.