General Patton’s Dodge WC-57 Command Car - Offered Without Reserve

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General Patton’s Dodge WC-57 Command Car is going to be offered without reserve at our upcoming Americana Festival on June 11-14, 2020 located in Auburn, Indiana at Kruse Plaza.
For the benefit of the J. Kruse Education Center (501c-3), providing career path development for students and veterans on the campus of Kruse Plaza in Auburn, Indiana.
The J. Kruse Education Center has created an on-ramp that gives veterans a successful return to the workforce. Your participation in the Americana Festival supports this effort and provides veterans a launch pad for their future.
Key Features:
- Purpose built military vehicle, produced 1942 to 1945
- Command Car with off-road capability with 4×4 drivetrain
- Armed with Browning .30 caliber machine gun
- Could be equipped with a radio set
- Forerunner of the famed post-war Dodge Power Wagon
- Powered by Dodge’s durable 230cid, inline six cylinder engine
- This particular command car was a part of the 3rd Army headquarters motor pool
- Specially modified for General George Patton with armor plating and high volume horns and siren.
- Includes “three-star general’ and ‘3rd Army HQ’ pennants
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@historicmilitaria1944 2 года назад

repro built in the 1970s for the Victory Museum,Arlon,Belgium.

@davidarmstrong7966 4 года назад

What documentation do you have to prove this was Patton's? Without that, it's just a story.

@tonioreyes 4 года назад

I think (i could be wrong) there are some differences or chages made to this car that could mean this is not the original or it was restored badly. Look at the way the stand for the gun is mounted to the car. also the holder for the jerrycan is different.

@dalegarvey4783 4 года назад

Bumper marking HQ-6 would normally be for the commander, I think that the video showed the machine gun mounted in the rear and manned by someone in back seat

@user-cp9tp4lk5x 4 года назад

Kindly requested, which is the chosen soundtrack?

@MICHGO1 4 года назад

KILL THE MUSIC.

@highwolf8022 2 года назад

1 Billion dollars.

@chicagolineproductions2001 4 года назад

What did it self for?

@FJB8646 4 года назад

The event has been canceled. Unless it's going to be online only.

@WorldwideAuctioneers 4 года назад

As of now, the Americana Festival & Auction is scheduled to run as planned from June 11th - 14th at our Auburn, Indiana headquarters. The safety and well-being of our clients, team and wider community is paramount and we are monitoring the situation on a daily basis, working with local, state, and federal officials. Plans have always been for our aviation, militaria and memorabilia auctions to be conducted online in parallel to our live event, and we remain hopeful of staging a spectacular, live and in-person, four-day event.

@33rdsignalconstructionbatt22 4 года назад

Is the armored plating present in the floor and sides of the command car? WC-57 Registration Number 20295359 is very well documented and there are extensive photos at the times of the alterations for Patton. Right off the bat, i can say the siren(style and location) and air horns do not match the original, the rear of the truck does not match the original, None of the markings match in font and overspray patterns, holes that were present in the original are not present on this one. Flags do not match the original, seat covering does not match the original, I see no indications of the floor armor plates and weld beads seen in the original. Is the additional armor reinforcements present under the steps? Also do you have the name and unit of the mechanic that worked on Pattons vehicle? Have morning reports and unit rosters been pulled to verify this veterans story? Buyer be extremely cautious and do you research as i believe they are trying to sell the story to make a reproduction of a historic vehicle worth more. Buy it for what it is, a partially restored WC57. Additionally, what is the Date of Manufacture of the truck? The modifications to 20295359 was done in March of 1944