Dodge WC-54 is an American military all-terrain truck of the Second World War. The first prototypes of this family of cars appeared in 1940, and the mass production of the WC-54 model was carried out in 1942-1944. During its existence, about 26,000 Dodge WC-54 cars were produced. The drive was provided by a single Dodge T-214 engine with a capacity of 92 hp. The car was 4.95 meters long and 1.98 meters wide. The maximum load capacity was approximately 820 kg.
The Dodge WC-54 was designed to replace the WC-9, WC-18 and WC-27 cars as a new ambulance for the US Army. Compared to its predecessors, it used the same, but elongated chassis with a longer wheelbase and a slightly modified suspension system. The vehicle also received a metal cabin, capable of transporting seven patients and one doctor. The WC-54 was widely used by the American armed forces in 1942-1945, for example, during the campaigns in Italy (1943-1945) or in Normandy (1944). At the very end of the war, it began to be replaced by the WC-64 KD truck. However, many vehicles of this type remained in the US Army and were reused during the Korean War (1950-1953), and also remained in service with some European armies until the 1960s.
