Photo DaimlerChrysler. The Commercial Sedan Sedan Delivery was the only exception as it was modified 2door Dodge sedan. The halfton models continued to be powered by the horsepower cubic inch Lhead six cylinder engine which it shared with all light duty trucks. Dodge ton trucks were available on both 120 and 136inch wheelbase chassis designed for mounting seven or ninefoot bodies. The 3speed synchrosilent transmission was easy to shift with floor mounted lever. The ForePoint halfton pickup is shown on the left.
The Dodge Commercial Express had almost the same appearance as the halfton trucks not as lighter models of larger truck. The pickup was built on two wheelbase lengths of 120 and 136inches with cargo boxes 7 and 9 feet long respectively. Standard drivetrain consisted of the cubicinch six and 3speed transmission. The four men shown are inspecting the new 136inch wheelbase pickup with sidemounted spare tire and wheel. The ForePoint halfton pickup featured new sixfoot long all steel cargo box.
Photo DaimlerChryslerAll Dodge trucks were given this modern high safety instrument panel. The new panel was quite attractive and boasted of being high safety for all its controls were set flush, no knobs or controls projected from the dashboards to cause injury in case of crash. Maximum gross vehicle weight rating for the 34ton series was pounds, pounds for the 12 tonners with single or dual rears. Another major change in the construction of lightduty trucks was the adoption of trucktype frame featuring parallel side rails with double drops and five heavy cross members.
The list price of this pickup was 500 delivered at the factory.
The same models continued into the ForePoint series. ForePoint resulted in greater stability and allowed for minimum overall length. All models were equipped with the same cubic inch six cylinder engine, 4speed transmission, and 10inch clutch. The factory applied the special paint on this truck per the customers specifications. Chrysler was never one to sit still. Notice how the radiator grille of the truck has been moved ahead of the front fenders.
The halfton trucks had 116inch wheelbase which replaced the 14 and 119inch wheelbase of the series. His company fielded an interesting, modern, and advanced line of trucks in The new panel was quite attractive and boasted of being high safety for all its controls were set flush, no knobs or controls projected from the dashboards to cause injury in case of crash.. The list price of this pickup was 500 delivered at the factory. All models were equipped with the same cubic inch six cylinder engine, 4speed transmission, and 10inch clutch.