1948 Dodge B-Series
1948 Dodge B-Series in Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada, Movie, 1982
Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2015-09-03 09:53 |
GMC / Chevy COE ? |
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◊ 2015-09-03 10:55 |
1948-1950 Dodge "Job-Rated" truck. In 1948 the models that had the C.O.E. were known as FM, FMA, HM, HMA, JM, JMA and KMA where 'M' indicates C.O.E. and letter 'A' indicates Dual-Purpose models, equipped with 2-speed rear axle. In 1949 the 2-Ton C.O.E. models were HHM and HHMA, I don't know which other models that were available. I haven't found any brochure for the 1950. There was also a GM and GMA-series but I don't know for which years. http://www.dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/vin/model.htm 1948 Dodge "Job-Rated" Trucks brochure 1949 Dodge "Job-Rated" Transportation 2 Ton models brochure There was also Fargo and De Soto versions sold for export: De Soto Fargo |
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◊ 2015-09-03 15:27 |
Same car: /vehicle_842262-Dodge-1948.html |
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◊ 2015-09-03 17:03 |
According to "Dodge Trucks" (pg 125)...Dodge built 2 cab-over models in 1948, a 1.5 ton and a 2 ton model..Generically they were called B-Series...The letter "M" in the specific model name stood for COE...So Dodge B-Series (??) COE.. (The one shown in the book has a stake body and is designated B-1 FMA-107, with a GVW of 14750 lbs and a max body/payload allowance of 10000 lbs...The vehicle above seems to have similar dimensions excepting that it has a van body... |
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◊ 2015-09-03 18:41 |
More precisely a 1948-53 Dodge / DeSoto / Fargo truck with the 1948-50 front face. Most probably a local made model (the movie was released in Brazil), as noted in Lexicar Brasil: A better view of the hood side emblem could help: a globe at its end would indicate a Fargo or DeSoto truck. For now the 5 blurry squares / letters in the bar under the hood emblem indicates a Dodge B-Series or a Fargo F-Series: except in the internal codes, neither Dodge nor Fargo did treat differentially the COEs in their literature. So I'm not sure it's worth mentioning it, even in the complement. (Pending a better view of the hood side emblem -if any-, I set it with the Dodge name as default: Fargo models were just "copies" of the dodge trucks) _____ For Dodge models the 1st letter (after the series: B-1-, B-2-...) indicates the ton-rating. So for 1948-50 COE models: • F, G & H → 1½-ton, • HH → 2-ton, • J → 1½-, 2- or 2½-ton (but I don't know how to differentiate them), • K → 2- or 2½-ton. No letter above (R, T, V or Y) for the COE models. DeSoto equivalent models made in US factories were: F & G → 1½-ton, J → 2-ton. 1948-50 Fargo COE models made in US factories were: G → 1½-ton, H → 2-ton, J → 2½-ton. (there were apparently K models for some markets too) Fargo and DeSoto models built in Canada used numbers: • 3 → 1½-ton (Fargo only), • 4 → 2-ton, • 5 → 2½-ton (Fargo only). But no indication is given about COE models or not for these Canadian-built models. -- Last edit: 2015-09-03 19:01:19 |
