M37 restoration

• Posted by Matt Gieselman on June 1, 2008
• 2 comments

I bought a 1952 Dodge M37 in April 2008 as my first restoration project.  I decided on the M37 because it's appearance, luckily there are lots of NOS (New Old Stock) parts available. 

The M37 was produced from 1952 - 1969 and saw service in both Korea and Vietnam, there are 6 variants of the M37:

• M37 and M37B1 Cargo Truck
• M42 Command Truck
• M43 Ambulance
• M56 & M53 Chassis Truck
• V41 Maintenance Truck (M201)

My M37 has the PTO driven winch which adds 300 lbs to the overall weight of the truck.