Re: RHD town panel
Posted by:
JimmieD
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Posts: 1,090
Date: March 08, 2013 09:33AM
Extra rare truck there! I've been driving a '67 Town Wagon since '77 so I've had my eyes peeled for them for them for 36 years and that's the only RHD I've ever seen or heard of. They were all designed and set up for the mirror image RHD as were all Power Giants. Strange to find RHD in America unless it was used for rural postal delivery.
Could use more pics. Not in that bad of shape but would need hood badges & letters to be original. Pretty rare to see the original front bumper. Wonder if it has the rear, and the small round backup lites with clear lenses? I have patterns for the door panels if you get it, originally 20 ga steel sheet. Also have pattern for layout of hood badges & lettering if someone filled the holes. Chrome headlight surrounds may not be stock original, most were body color. Many had those two sided turn signals, yellow front/red rear that were mounted at a little hole just outside of headlight surrounds.
Cab and cargo area roof headliner was cardboard with thin metal joining strips. [Did my rear in aluminum headliner courtesy of Hughes Aircraft and cab roof in 18 gauge galvanized steel] Sides had a 18ga inner metal liner. Floor is originally wood, Town Wagons had oval shaped metal piece inset for quick-removable extra seats in rear. Panels didn't have that hardware.
As a Dodge, very solid trucks and layout is a Power Giant for drivetrain. 8 3/4" taper axle rear, usually 3.91 ratio but maybe 3.23 with a slush box. Much lighter than they look, about 5,600 lbs so the /6 would move it okay for general use. Option was the 318 Poly. Windshields and brake drums still available brand new. With coil-over shocks and swaybar they ride and handle very nice, especially on hiways. Power steering or brakes aren't needed. Great trucks, but it!