The Terrapin WAS DUKW shaped (more or less,) and had four axles equally
spaced. GMC did a larger amphibian , the XM 157 Drake (original, eh?) 42
feet by 10 by 10 roughly, which had a very noticeable axle split as two
front / two rear, made '56 experimental only and unlikely it ever got
outside the continental US, if fact I think it resides at transportation
museum (Fort Eustace , Virginia ?) I have an article on it somewhere.
They also did smaller 8 wheelers based on everything from the M151 up, so
I'd need sizes, hull material, engine quantities (Drake had 2) before I'd
venture further. Don't tell me it's hidden in a barn and the owner is
of Scottish descent and only want three grand for it............
Cushman's now - you can carry one of them and stick it in the boot of your
car.....
Dodge Power Wagons, well there was only one real Power Wagon, the '46 on
(or was it '47) WDX, basically a WC Dodge with a hard cab, longer
wheelbase and revised pickup body. variants were B1, B2, wooden bodies,
dump bodies, open cabs and the like. The name carried on when they
changed to a slant six, but was dropped when the slant six couldn't be
changed to meet the new emission regs, though they are introducing a new
Power Wagon now.
In between they had ordinary Dodge trucks with four wheel drive, some with
full length bodies (Town Wagons) some with swivel frames, as many
variations as you can name. For more info see Joe Cimoch's excellent
Power Wagon Page of the MVPA listing, but when folks mention Power Wagons
they usually mean WDXs
Gordon (Ex LARC -5 owner thankfully))
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