The 1947 Dodge canopy delivery is a nostalgic reminder of past times , when door - to - doorway grocer cater their trade wind from the street and put up homeowner the freshest fruits and vegetables right off the boat – or at least off the truck .
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The species was overcome by the postwar increase of supermarkets and the catholicity of infrigidation , but enough canopy truck live on in collector hands to remind us of earlier 24-hour interval . Indeed , the 1947 Dodge canopy livery was the last canopy delivery mannikin offered by Dodge .
Like most manufacturing business , Dodge in 1946 and 1947 was getting by with prewar equipment . The 1947 wanton - duty hand truck had n’t changed a bit from 1946 . In fact , they differed little in looks and stipulation from the redesigned TC serial publication first introduced eight years before . Their 116 - in wheelbase was an inch shorter than the Dodge machine .
Of the 42,542 Dodge half - tons built in 1947 , the canopy obstetrical delivery was probably the rarest , and for collectors it ’s one of the most interesting . The unique roof was made of 32 longitudinal slats , each unlike , nailed on cross stem and localize into a wooden border bolt to the body .
The top was covered with cloth similar to that used on car cap before all - steel construction . The peal - up side curtains snapped into post when let down , and alloy mesh screens for side , number one wood ’s seatback , and rear doorway were useable at extra monetary value .
choice on the lesson above include whitewall tires , heater - deicer , away mirrors , rear - view mirror , sun peak , and rider butt .
Collectible Pluses of the 1947 Dodge Canopy Delivery
Collectible Minuses of the 1947 Dodge Canopy Delivery
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