The Dodge M1918 light repair truck (G10) was an open cab pickup used to carry tools for emergency repair of vehicles. It was used by the U.S. Army during and after World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

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Specifications

The truck consists of a small steel body, built by Insley Manufacturing Co.

Insley Manufacturing Co.

The Insley Manufacturing Company produced heavy construction equipment, and was based in Indianapolis Indiana.-History:The company was founded in 1907 by William Henry Insley . The company holds many patents for cable-operated digging equipment such as Dragline excavators and power shovels...

 mounted on a Dodge

Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....

 car chasis. It carries chests containing carpenter's and mechanic's tools, supplies, and lubricants for emergency repair. It was issued to heavy motorized regiments, machine-gun battalions, mobile ordnance repair shops, Ammunition train

Ammunition train

The ammunition train was an element of armies in 19th and 20th century warfare. They were responsible for transporting the artillery and infantry ammunition of each division from the ammunition refilling point to the area of engagement. The train itself may have been a literal train, but in most...

s, etc. this was the first example of what the modern army calls a contact truck.

Surviving Examples

• there is one at the Fort MacArthur
  Fort MacArthur
  Fort MacArthur is a former United States Army installation in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California . The fort is named in honor of Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur...
  
   museum.
• a second one at The Pennsylvania Military Museum
  Pennsylvania Military Museum
  The Pennsylvania Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of the Pennsylvania, USA. It is operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and opened in 1968. The museum is located in the village of Boalsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the central part of the...
  
  
• and at least one in a private collection

See also

• G-numbers (G10)
• List of Dodge automobiles
• Motor Transport Corps (United States Army) (World War One)
  Motor Transport Corps (United States Army) (World War One)
  The Motor Transport Corps was formed out of the Quartermaster Corps on 15 August 1918, by General Order No. 75. Men needed to staff this new corps were recruited from the skilled tradesmen working for automotive manufacturers in the U.S....
  
  
• Dodge WC series
  Dodge WC series
  The Dodge WC series was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge during World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. They were replaced after the war by the Dodge M-series...
  
  
• Liberty truck
  Liberty truck
  -History:The liberty truck was designed by the Motor Transport section of the Quartermaster Corps in cooperation with the members of the Society of Automotive Engineers....
  
  

External links

• http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/Museum/museum.html
• http://www.archive.org/details/americasmunitio01deptgoog
• http://books.google.com/books?id=UrtBAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage
• http://books.google.com/books?id=WtllDBgW5wQC&pg=PA110&dq=m1918+light+repair+truck
• http://www.ftmac.org/DodgeBrothers.htm
• http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_dodge_early.php3
• http://books.google.com/books?id=JM5BAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA65&dq=the+steering+wheel++motor+transport+corps&ei=ZXhfSu2XJIz-lQTd7sDHBg page 61 para. 261