Quick little story. Many years ago when I was a young man, I served in Vietnam and my job was driving trucks. Once I was sent to a repair depot to pick up an M37 ambulance and bring it back to our base camp. I don't remember why it was in the repair depot, but I do know that it would be going back, and I know why. I was stopped at a checkpoint at a bridge, and thought it would be cool to try and do a burnout. Wound that little bugger up and dropped the clutch. It went Bang, and did not move. So I casually put it in 4wd and drove it back to the base in front wheel drive and - said nothing... Damn irresponsible kids.
Nobody with 2 brain cells would drive an M37, on the job, and consider a burnout. They're adequately powered but nothing about one brings burnout to mind.
As a Navy veteran of Vietnam I appreciate your words and testiment to all that fought for and to keep our independence. 🙏 Including the Iron and steel! 🙂
I really love these vehicles. They are the REAL ancestor of all the SUVs, the capable ones and the Power Wagon, king of them all! Love WW2, stuff, the coil, is the same as the one Harley used on their WLA motorcycles.... Remember the 4th and VOTE to make sure we get to keep it.
Jamie, you are continuing to endear yourself to those of us who are 'old school' [in our Mopar, American and Family values]. Thanks for sharing your eclectic tastes in Dodge lore. Thanks to you, and this vid,, I am gonna go sit in my WC. And think about the men, including my Granddad, who used these in Europe. Mine actually was sold/leased to Switzerland after WWII, and then found it's way home at some point when Switzerland swapped out a bunch of newer military equipment with the US. It still has the tags the Swiss put on it that read in metric for the specs like tire pressure and such. Anyhoo,, glad to see you got the 4:88's put in the Demon. God Bless the U.S.A.!!
Great video !! These trucks are legendary. I remember just east of Akron, Ohio around 1974 seeing at least 10-20 ambulance versions of these at Sam Winer Motors for sale. They were 1950-1953 versions. The asking price? $3,499. It took a few years to sell them all. Sam Winer had all kinds of military /gov't surplus stuff back then. Even had a tank sitting out front!
Up here in Maine, we used to burn blueberry ground to prune the bushes and kill weeds and pests. Our team was burning a field years ago and one of the drivers got stuck with his burner and John Deere 60hp FWD tractor. The local blueberry freezer crew was burning one field over, and drove their WC55 over, and pulled our stuck 6 ton 4-wheel drive tractor and attached burner out the mud. Totally impressed...
Jaimie, you are a NUT!!! I am laughing my ass off at your comments concerning your brother Tom! You are hilarious! And all your videos are very good! Keep up the great work! FYI, I am also a great fan of the manual transmission! Nothing beats the personal approach to your vehicle's performance! I have a newer Toyota Tacoma 4X4 with a stick, and a 2002 Camaro SS/SLP with the 6 speed manual. Way, too much fun!
I would put that beast up against Uncle Tonys' incredible drag automatic. Those power wagons weren't known for coming in second. Straight cut gears may be that whine from the transmission. My buddy Steve in Seattle had the field car version. He would pull into the parking lot at the local beer meeting and it would always draw a crowd!
I know I've said it before (and will probably say it again)--your Daddy would be so proud of you! And I am, too. That was very nicely done, from start to finish.
Nothing say 4th of July more than , Scoring a WW2 Era , WC55 Dodge M37 🇺🇲 💙 Definitely appreciate your , Indepth Historical debrief , Jamie Look at the size of that Torpedo generator !!!! Hahahahaha The look on your face 😂 During that close up.... LMAO !!!! That was a bold move Immediately road testing it Ok , you guys are having way too much fun , storming the grassy fields , of Washington state 😂 I just finished watching Tom struggle getting his NBA size 15 feet in & out of the cab . Poor Tom's personal ergonomics aren't agreeing with that M37 😬 💀
An early arced WC grille guard, separated into 3 pieces with the headlight guards moved to the bottom and the center section hinged, serves as my fireplace grille. The old man drove and repaired WCs and 6x6s during his service at White Sands Missile Range in '46/7 as part of Operation Paperclip.
It’s a very involved driving experience… I learned the ropes in my ‘48 Power Wagon, which was always grumpy. Work the choke, tweak the hand throttle, pump the brakes, feather the gas, play with the clutch pedal, plan stops far in advance, rev match gears… there’s a lot to it, and I find the challenge very fun.
Great choice of rigs for the holiday! Next thing ya know you guys are going to figure out how to pull some Montucky sh*t and convert all those mock weapons to mounted paintball guns. That would be legendary! I swear you are trolling us viewers with this: 10:45 after showing the PTO stuff and uninstalled winch hardware. I will pass the word on the for sale to a few folks. My pops is still kicking and doing all the funerals with the Marine Corps League so chances are good one of these guys will "know a guy who knows a guy" looking for something like this.
I’ve owned multiple MV’s & I love the Dodges above all else. M-37 (The replacement for the WC) is the best 4x4 ever to see military service. Chrysler took all the lessons learned from WWII and applied them when designing the M37. If you ever get a chance to drive one on your channel, you’ll be amazed at how much better it rides & drives compared to the WC or civilian Power Wagons!
I got one running and drove it way back! Given that I also had a civilian Power Wagon at the time, my impression of the M37 was indeed that it was *much* better.
DANG IT! You're gun's bigger than mine!!! Just to beat all of the other gunutz on here: M1 Thompson Submachine Gun .45 ACP caliber/ M1 Garand 30-06 (Patton daid it was the greatest battle implement ever devised). Don't know SQAUT about the 37mm cannon. The .50 caliber is an M2 Browning Heavy Machine gun. As you stated, just so EVERYONE can relax, the two personal arms are fakes. I'm assuming the .50 and 37mm are de-mil'd (inoperable)
I’m not entirely convinced that much of the .50 or the M6 37MM are even original firing equipment. They look pretty scabbed together. Someone may have built somewhat faithful appearing replicas from scratch, or almost scratch. I don’t know any detailed history on the build so have no one to ask.
Nice... I was able to save a Ford "Burma Jeep" from being scrapped south of Portland last year... it still had the hydraulic PTO winch up front, and was still wearing some of its Navy grey still. The or8ginal flathead 6 was gone, replaced with a 60s online 6. But still, a good candidate for a resto!!
I had one of these for years. You couldn't kill it. 45 MPH was it's "happy speed". Mine had 5.87 gears as most of them did. There was a rare option for 4.89 gears. I think they are available now. With that data plate and the 55 MPH speed, the original gears might have been changed. Sure miss mine, my back doesn't though.
Nice ! It's amazing how much use Chrysler got out of that 23" engine they introduced in 1928 for the new Desoto brand. Probably the best engine development investment Chrysler made other than the slant six. I've got a 1941 WC22 1/2 ton (still has its winch) and I cringed watching you shift HaHa!! I grew up with non synchro stuff, and I guess it's just second nature, to me they shift great. That noise is the rear end, for sure, not the trans or transfer case. Probably was run low on oil and burned the gears. Check to see if it has oil in it !! Most of these 3/4 tons had the same 9 5/8" 5.83 ratio as the civvy Power Wagons and M37, but some of the really early ones had the 8 3/4" like the 1/2 tons, but 5.83 as opposed to the 1/2 ton 4.89.... Thanks for sharing !!
I’m familiar, but my Power Wagon with the same transmission (and the other three similar year trucks I’ve driven, come to think of it) didn’t howl anything like that.
It wouldn’t surprise me if they were Dana built, but I don’t actually know the technical particulars. I just know that same basic setup continued on the civilian Power Wagon and M37 for decades.
OMG that poor transmission! That whine in 4th gear is not a sound you want to hear. The sound of gears crashing during shifts by peeps who who apparently don't know how to double clutch is jarring! Great show Jamie...happy Independence Day!
I know how to double clutch. Super good at it. But I prefer to pretend the clutch doesn’t exist with these. Admittedly, I was a little harsh this time. But it’s way more fun
Do a BFV next! It may not be a Mopar but it does have a Cummins V8 and is a lot cooler because instead of a gun behind you there's a gun in front of you.
Quick little story. Many years ago when I was a young man, I served in Vietnam and my job was driving trucks. Once I was sent to a repair depot to pick up an M37 ambulance and bring it back to our base camp. I don't remember why it was in the repair depot, but I do know that it would be going back, and I know why. I was stopped at a checkpoint at a bridge, and thought it would be cool to try and do a burnout. Wound that little bugger up and dropped the clutch. It went Bang, and did not move. So I casually put it in 4wd and drove it back to the base in front wheel drive and - said nothing... Damn irresponsible kids.
😮 That’s incredible. Haha.
Thank you for your service 😊
You sir are a stud! Thank you for your service 🫡🇺🇸❤️
Nobody with 2 brain cells would drive an M37, on the job, and consider a burnout. They're adequately powered but nothing about one brings burnout to mind.
Welcome home sir
Built & operated by the greatest generation. God bless the U.S.A.
I'm two generations removed but YOU'RE RIGHT!!!
As a Navy veteran of Vietnam I appreciate your words and testiment to all that fought for and to keep our independence. 🙏 Including the Iron and steel! 🙂
I really love these vehicles. They are the REAL ancestor of all the SUVs, the capable ones and the Power Wagon, king of them all!
Love WW2, stuff, the coil, is the same as the one Harley used on their WLA motorcycles.... Remember the 4th and VOTE to make sure we get to keep it.
Gasp! The official Rocket restoration corndog canon!!! Awesome!! Also happy 4th of July!
Haaaahaha… the corn dog cannon.
Jamie, you are continuing to endear yourself to those of us who are 'old school' [in our Mopar, American and Family values]. Thanks for sharing your eclectic tastes in Dodge lore.
Thanks to you, and this vid,, I am gonna go sit in my WC. And think about the men, including my Granddad, who used these in Europe. Mine actually was sold/leased to Switzerland after WWII, and then found it's way home at some point when Switzerland swapped out a bunch of newer military equipment with the US.
It still has the tags the Swiss put on it that read in metric for the specs like tire pressure and such.
Anyhoo,, glad to see you got the 4:88's put in the Demon.
God Bless the U.S.A.!!
Great video !! These trucks are legendary. I remember just east of Akron, Ohio around 1974 seeing at least 10-20 ambulance versions of these at Sam Winer Motors for sale. They were 1950-1953 versions. The asking price? $3,499. It took a few years to sell them all. Sam Winer had all kinds of military /gov't surplus stuff back then. Even had a tank sitting out front!
Bravo form the UK. Happy 4th July.
Thanks mate!
Untethered camera shots are glorious. Sprinkle in a dose of crunchy transmission, and you've got internet gold. Gold, I tell you!
You guys have entirely too much fun. What a cool truck. Happu Independence Day!
Falling camera NEVER gets old. Please never stop it from doing that! 😂😂😂😂
I wasn’t planning on it 🤣
What a GREAT salute to our history! Appreciate you and your well chosen words at the end in this tribute to the equipment that was used in WWII.
Now I know the origins of the multimillion stacked up leaf spring camper special springs :-)
That’s right. Haha.
At 14:23 that is the closest I have ever seen anything appear to stop moving...but actually kept moving. Very impressive driving skills
Awesome piece of history. One additional option that would make driving that WWII rig more endurable would be it's own onboard medic.
Happy 4th Jaime, and thank you for this video on that awsome old military vehicle love that truck
Happy 4th to everyone over the pond in the US
Up here in Maine, we used to burn blueberry ground to prune the bushes and kill weeds and pests. Our team was burning a field years ago and one of the drivers got stuck with his burner and John Deere 60hp FWD tractor. The local blueberry freezer crew was burning one field over, and drove their WC55 over, and pulled our stuck 6 ton 4-wheel drive tractor and attached burner out the mud. Totally impressed...
Happy fourth everyone and with that beauty, there would be no more tailgating
I love these old war Dodge rigs
Just saw Tom's video & now gonna watch this one.
Wow what an amazing piece of American history!🇺🇲 Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you Jamie.
Happy Freedom Day!
Oddball lives!
Jaimie, you are a NUT!!! I am laughing my ass off at your comments concerning your brother Tom! You are hilarious! And all your videos are very good! Keep up the great work! FYI, I am also a great fan of the manual transmission! Nothing beats the personal approach to your vehicle's performance! I have a newer Toyota Tacoma 4X4 with a stick, and a 2002 Camaro SS/SLP with the 6 speed manual. Way, too much fun!
Perfect video to release on the 4th of July
Nailed it!
DDG mascot has reincarnated as a Dodge WC55, were coming full circle!
So much olive drab! It's like they just dipped the whole damn thing in a vat of paint.
HAIL ALL. HAPPY FREEDOM DAY! That is an awesome rig.
I would put that beast up against Uncle Tonys' incredible drag automatic. Those power wagons weren't known for coming in second.
Straight cut gears may be that whine from the transmission.
My buddy Steve in Seattle had the field car version. He would pull into the parking lot at the local beer meeting and it would always draw a crowd!
I would definitely expect some whine, but this is extreme… it’s really, really loud in fourth.
Another reason this is the greatest generation ever. Could you imagine having to drive that thing in war time. That looks brutal
That’s what I was thinking about this whole day. Nearly unimaginable.
Even though you probably work on some difficult projects. You still get to work on all the COOL STUFF. Happy 4th of July.
Yes. A old man Chrysler dodge. Good job Bro. Happy 4th all you mopar people!
Happy Fourth of July. Friction shocks. Somewhat common in that era. You probably already knew that. Love the channel.
Indeed. Thanks!
When you came up over the gun shield wearing the helmet, I had a flashback of Oddball from Kelly's Heros 😊
Always with the negative waves Moriarty!
Hadn’t heard of that one until today. I totally see it 🤣
Hee, we need to mix in the Rat Patrol theme for you guys chasing each other around the field. :)
I know I've said it before (and will probably say it again)--your Daddy would be so proud of you! And I am, too. That was very nicely done, from start to finish.
Happy Fourth of July from Detroit, the Arsenal of Democracy!
Thanks for sharing this truck, Happy Independents Day.
A 5.1 Detroit diesel engine in it would bring this thing to its max potential !Nice video.
That truck is awesome! My grandpa probably rode In one in WW2. Happy 4th of July to you and your family Jamie!
No Bad vibes here, Man!
22:35 1976 Dodge Coronet. Love these ones! I have a 1975 Plymouth Fury : D
Fine job Jamie, Regards from Ody Slim
The shift knob looked like it came off a forklift for the fork tilt function. Such a cool truck!
That’s definitely what it is!
Nothing say 4th of July more than , Scoring a WW2 Era ,
WC55 Dodge M37 🇺🇲 💙
Definitely appreciate your ,
Indepth Historical debrief , Jamie
Look at the size of that
Torpedo generator !!!!
Hahahahaha
The look on your face 😂
During that close up.... LMAO !!!!
That was a bold move
Immediately road testing it
Ok , you guys are having way too much fun , storming the grassy fields , of Washington state 😂
I just finished watching Tom struggle getting his
NBA size 15 feet in & out of the cab . Poor Tom's personal ergonomics aren't agreeing with that M37 😬 💀
Lucky me, I have normal sized feet, so it’s not so bad. Haha. You know what they say… fortune favors the bold!
Very awesome and nice shape too. Hope it finds a loving home.
That thing is awesome. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇲❤️
That truck is its own warning label to tailgaters. And yeah, I made a similar comment on Tom's video too. Have a great 4th!
Impressive that you know all this 411 about this cool ass truck. Im learning 😎
Great video of a great piece of history .
Happy Independence Day, everyone! 🇺🇸
If I remember correctly didn't one of those old dodge and Plymouth have grease fittings on the water pump, yah that's how old I am. great video
This does! And I would grease it, but unfortunately the bearing is already very toast with a bunch of play. We ordered a new pump.
Just a super example of military history. Happy 4th!
Super cool old truck!
Happy 4th of July, Jamie! You'll get ol' Uncle Tony with that time slip from yesterday's video!
An early arced WC grille guard, separated into 3 pieces with the headlight guards moved to the bottom and the center section hinged, serves as my fireplace grille. The old man drove and repaired WCs and 6x6s during his service at White Sands Missile Range in '46/7 as part of Operation Paperclip.
Happy 4th dude! 🇺🇲
Great video and yes thanks to all who have served past and present! Happy 4th to everyone.
I have that same basic pedal/starter set-up in my Willy's pickup.
Sometimes you need 3 feet, maybe 4, to operate it.
It’s a very involved driving experience… I learned the ropes in my ‘48 Power Wagon, which was always grumpy. Work the choke, tweak the hand throttle, pump the brakes, feather the gas, play with the clutch pedal, plan stops far in advance, rev match gears… there’s a lot to it, and I find the challenge very fun.
Great video Jamie! Happy Independence Day to you, your family, and all our fellow Americans, let freedom ring 🦅🇺🇸❤️
Nice set of wheels you got there!
Oh, that knob is off a forklift btw lol.
Oh that checks out, it’s got a fork tilt diagram. Haha.
Happy 4th of July. Perfect video for today and a fantastic truck
Great choice of rigs for the holiday! Next thing ya know you guys are going to figure out how to pull some Montucky sh*t and convert all those mock weapons to mounted paintball guns. That would be legendary!
I swear you are trolling us viewers with this: 10:45 after showing the PTO stuff and uninstalled winch hardware.
I will pass the word on the for sale to a few folks. My pops is still kicking and doing all the funerals with the Marine Corps League so chances are good one of these guys will "know a guy who knows a guy" looking for something like this.
I’ve owned multiple MV’s & I love the Dodges above all else. M-37 (The replacement for the WC) is the best 4x4 ever to see military service.
Chrysler took all the lessons learned from WWII and applied them when designing the M37.
If you ever get a chance to drive one on your channel, you’ll be amazed at how much better it rides & drives compared to the WC or civilian Power Wagons!
I got one running and drove it way back! Given that I also had a civilian Power Wagon at the time, my impression of the M37 was indeed that it was *much* better.
I agree with everything you said in the ending!
DANG IT!
You're gun's bigger than mine!!!
Just to beat all of the other gunutz on here: M1 Thompson Submachine Gun .45 ACP caliber/ M1 Garand 30-06 (Patton daid it was the greatest battle implement ever devised).
Don't know SQAUT about the 37mm cannon.
The .50 caliber is an M2 Browning Heavy Machine gun.
As you stated, just so EVERYONE can relax, the two personal arms are fakes.
I'm assuming the .50 and 37mm are de-mil'd (inoperable)
I’m not entirely convinced that much of the .50 or the M6 37MM are even original firing equipment. They look pretty scabbed together. Someone may have built somewhat faithful appearing replicas from scratch, or almost scratch. I don’t know any detailed history on the build so have no one to ask.
Hi Jamie greetings from the Misty hills of Tennessee I hope you and your family is doing well 😁👍
So cool. Thanks for posting this up. God Bless America!
Nice... I was able to save a Ford "Burma Jeep" from being scrapped south of Portland last year... it still had the hydraulic PTO winch up front, and was still wearing some of its Navy grey still. The or8ginal flathead 6 was gone, replaced with a 60s online 6. But still, a good candidate for a resto!!
Thank you to all the men and women who gave and keep are Independents
Happy 4th!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You are tearing that transmission up. Double clutch....😃
No 😁
Happy 4th DDG Family.
Cool truck
I had a leak out of the rear wheel cylinders on my 1963 Fury for decades. I always just put fluid in and pumped. It worked every time.
Most military trucks actually have built in ether bottles. So Tom is definitely not wrong for using it to start the truck.
These don’t, I’ve never seen that on a gas truck. If he’d found the choke it would have started fine. Haha.
Well said 🇺🇸
Duuuuuude..that thing is SIC....
I had one of these for years. You couldn't kill it. 45 MPH was it's "happy speed". Mine had 5.87 gears as most of them did. There was a rare option for 4.89 gears. I think they are available now. With that data plate and the 55 MPH speed, the original gears might have been changed. Sure miss mine, my back doesn't though.
Nice ! It's amazing how much use Chrysler got out of that 23" engine they introduced in 1928 for the new Desoto brand. Probably the best engine development investment Chrysler made other than the slant six. I've got a 1941 WC22 1/2 ton (still has its winch) and I cringed watching you shift HaHa!! I grew up with non synchro stuff, and I guess it's just second nature, to me they shift great. That noise is the rear end, for sure, not the trans or transfer case. Probably was run low on oil and burned the gears. Check to see if it has oil in it !! Most of these 3/4 tons had the same 9 5/8" 5.83 ratio as the civvy Power Wagons and M37, but some of the really early ones had the 8 3/4" like the 1/2 tons, but 5.83 as opposed to the 1/2 ton 4.89....
Thanks for sharing !!
Happy 4th to you.
That sound reminds me of straight cut gears in the transfer case. Noisy! Lol
Pretty awesome! Quite the piece of history!
this was one fun video ! also , happy 4th
Transmission has straight cut gears. Happy Independence Day Jamie and everyone else watching.
I’m familiar, but my Power Wagon with the same transmission (and the other three similar year trucks I’ve driven, come to think of it) didn’t howl anything like that.
Happy 4th Jamie
I'll bet you didn't have to worry about tailgaters while you were driving that beast on the road!
That’s right 🤣
Didn't these have Dana rear and front axles 🤔👍🏻 happy Fourth of July brother 🤘🏻🏁
It wouldn’t surprise me if they were Dana built, but I don’t actually know the technical particulars. I just know that same basic setup continued on the civilian Power Wagon and M37 for decades.
Happy 4th.
Noticed it’s from New York long drive to where you are it’s where I am though ( up state)
Great video happy 4th to u
.50 cal = 1/2" long range cordless drill. Truck has the multi-hole pattern model fitted.
Haaahaha. Nice
OMG that poor transmission! That whine in 4th gear is not a sound you want to hear. The sound of gears crashing during shifts by peeps who who apparently don't know how to double clutch is jarring! Great show Jamie...happy Independence Day!
I know how to double clutch. Super good at it. But I prefer to pretend the clutch doesn’t exist with these. Admittedly, I was a little harsh this time. But it’s way more fun
Ouch - glad it's not my transmission...
It’s not soooo bad…
@@DeadDodgeGarageBut it does look like you're shifting the Demon when racing. 😂
Apropos for Independence Day ❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
my boy bought a carry all that had been a radio truck. 1942. it was 12v from the factory. looks like the one you have on the video
Happy 4th of July.
Happy 4th of July, everybody.
Do a BFV next! It may not be a Mopar but it does have a Cummins V8 and is a lot cooler because instead of a gun behind you there's a gun in front of you.
16:08 lmao!