The Dodge WC series was a prolific range of light 4WD and medium 6WD military utility trucks, produced by Dodge / Fargo during World War II. Together with the 1/4-ton jeeps produced by Willys and Ford, the Dodge 1/2-tons and 3/4-tons made up nearly all of the light 4WD trucks supplied to the U.S. Army in WW II - with Dodge contributing some 337,500 4WD units - over half as many of these as the jeep. Contrary to the versatility of the highly standardized jeep, which was mostly achieved through field modification, the Dodge WC-series came in many purpose-built variants from the factory. The WC series evolved out of, and was part of a more extended family of trucks, with great mechanical parts commonality, that included open- and closed-cab cargo and weapons carriers, command cars, reconnaissance vehicles, telephone installation trucks, panel vans, carryalls, ambulances and mobile workshops.

From 1940 to 1942, almost 82,400 G-505 1/2-ton 4x4 Dodge trucks were built - initially called the VC series, but the great majority (from 1941) in the WC series, and in more variants. However in 1942, the truck grew into the G-502 3/4-ton 4x4 Truck (Dodge) and the G-507 1 1/2-ton 6x6 personnel and cargo truck (Dodge) - retaining the Dodge WC model code. Although the 3/4-tons featured significant design improvements, they retained some 80% interchangeable components and service parts with the 1/2-ton models.

This particular 1:43 scale WC 56 served with the 7th Army as it advanced across Sicily in 1943. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 4 inches
Width: 2-1/2 inches

Historical Account: "Seven Steps to Hell" - The Seventh Army was the first American formation of Field Army size to see combat in World War II. The Army was formed when the U.S. I Armored Corps was redesignated on July 10th, 1943, to provide headquarters for American forces in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. During the campaign, it was commanded by (Then) Lieutenant General George S. Patton. Patton officially took command of the Seventh Army aboard USS Monrovia (APA-31), Admiral H. Kent Hewitt's flagship, thus became the Army's motto, "Born at sea, baptized in blood." Later was added "...crowned with glory." It landed on the left flank of the Allied forces. Its role in the plan for conquering Sicily was envisaged as being a protecting force for the left wing of the British Eighth Army under Gen. Bernard Montgomery. In the end, it played a far more important role. Most of Sicily was liberated by American forces, and Patton's Army rendezvoused with that of Montgomery in capturing the crucial city of Messina, Italy, the nearest point on Sicily to the mainland of Italy.