4 Door Concept

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Re: 4 Door Concept

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So is it a M-37 with a Command Car body spliced on to it or is it a Command Car with a M-37 front clip?
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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RMS,
Yeah, exactly like that.
Can any of you guys tell me more about it?
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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I say shortened m37 chassis, cowl, rear fenders and front clip with a wider tubed wc cc body
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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RMS wrote:like this?
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I LOVE IT!!!!
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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Me too.
I've got a couple of extra parts 37's. I'm tempted to do this with one of them.
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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found a m37 command car over on the G503 from the MVPA Dixie Division Image
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i prefer the look of the 37 fender
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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I get it now.... Still don't like it though. Love the command car and think that if Dodge had designed a "command car for the M37 line a vehicles it would have looked more like 4 door than the wwII body.
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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k8icu wrote:I get it now.... Still don't like it though. Love the command car and think that if Dodge had designed a "command car for the M37 line a vehicles it would have looked more like 4 door than the wwII body.
While I can appreciate the initiative and craftsmanship that went into making these M37 command cars, I think k8icu makes a good point. One of the improvements in the G741 series over the WWII WC 3/4 ton trucks was the addition of doors with glass roll-up windows and weathersealing. I doubt that a command car version on the G741 platform would not have included these changes, too.
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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While I like the WWII command cars, my preference would be to land the XM711 wrecker-hard to find, in any condition.
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Re: 4 Door Concept

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RMS wrote:found a m37 command car over on the G503 from the MVPA Dixie Division Image
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i prefer the look of the 37 fender
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something is seriously wrong with the orange command car... poor thing. like someone sectioned the body and put it on some weenie 1/2 ton chassis
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