History WHAT HAVE I FOUND? PRISONER TRANSPORT??

Ohh that’s just great, now ya got me wanting one of those. Thanks alot. Lol

 

I think the back windows look like prisoner transport too. Whole thing to me looks like a jail mobile that had the back cut off. Very cool.

 

The pictured complete 4wd panel is a Chevy 1.5 ton, not a Dodge. Registration #s on WW2 vehicles did not include vehicle model numbers, such as WC, that was Dodge's code for vehicles. And, it did not stand for weapons carrier.

 

It may have been fortified to keep people out and not in. Lippy

 

Except the slide bolt on the small door is on the outside.

 

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My apology, Looking at the first photo of the military truck, and now @Harv photo in post # 38, its WWII chevy. Still a military truck, and paddy wagon is a good guess. I think the WWII chevy's were all on the 1 1/2 ton chassis like Harv showed

 

Now that I stopped dreaming about the bullet holes i see the "Shore Patrol" on the other side.

 

Paddy wagon for sure, especially with the hinge points on the left and hasp/staple on the right for the secondary inner mesh door.
That's so you can open the rear doors and not have anybody crouching down low ready to escape/attack, instead you can see everybody inside before you unlock.

Not high security, so the idea of beach patrol to pick up the unruly does jive.

 

No telling how many uses/reuses this poor thing has had, but it would be a whole lot more aerodynamic if you turned it around (or find a cab and chassis)!

 

Two things make...( plus following pics ) .. Make sense .
The amount of surface rust.
Not certain but doesn't Shore Patrol do what MPs do? round up Bad Boys.
AH Shoot just noticed there is a page 2........ DOH!
I take a lot of pills

 

Like something that could have been in Cool Hand Luke !

 

What we have heeeeee-ahh.......is failure tooooooo commun-cate!
6sally6

 

White truck methinks, but could be wrong:

 

... and one of Henry's:

 

Nice Harv If I keep the Trailer I am going to tow it behind my 37 Delivery Ice Crema Truck

 

I was thinking about buying that! It was very reasonably priced! Cool to see it on the HAMB!