Bigmountain Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I am in the process of acquiring a 1936 or '37 1/2 ton Dodge canopy express, and wonder whether there is any information on the numbers of these produced.Any tips would be welcome. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DodgeKCL Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 First of all you'll have to determine if it's a '36 (Model LC) or a '37 (Model MC). And a 'canopy' and an 'express' (pickup) are listed as 2 different vehicles not as one. In either case I have found Dodge commercial vehicles out of the 30s to be really rare today. I think because of their reliability they were driven to death and scrapped. You would be best to make sure that it is a good 80 to 90% there or you will have a good long search for parts. Apparently none are being parted out, it seems they are all being restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmountain Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 Thanks for the information. This one is a canopy rather than a pickup. Is the LC versus MC designation on the title?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DodgeKCL Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 I'm looking at the photos in the catalogue but I can't make out what year the truck is. Your photo is very small and the truck has had most of it's distinquising chrome removed. If you're lucky there should still be a plate on the firewall saying MODEL=MC or LC or whatever. It's black and silver and says DODGE TRUCKS, DETROIT MICH. It then says GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT- 4000 LBS. or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmountain Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 Got it! It's an MC (4000 lbs) serial number 8183861. As an MC, it must be a 1937, right? Also, can anyone tell me when during the production year it was built? One last thing, was any distinction made among the body styles in the serial numbers? I understand that the firewall tag is the body ID, and I don't have that yet. One thing I would like to know is how many of the canopy-style open pickups were produced that year. I assume that they're rare, but I wonder how rare.Thanks, Bigmountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwellens Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 The MC was produced from Nov 1936 -Sept 1937. The serial numbers went from 8156701-8186617. I do not have serial numbers by month. Your serial number of 8183861 had to be late in 1937; probably in August 1937 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmountain Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Thanks! This is, by far, the best old-cars forum I have ever encountered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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