1943 Dodge Power Wagon Is Badass America at Its Finest, Hopes to Sell for a Fortune

That becomes immediately obvious every time an auction is held in the country, and vehicles such as this here Dodge Power Wagon pop up, looking all badass and hoping to earn their owners hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Power Wagon name is well known to anyone who's into cars, trucks, and SUVs. The moniker was born back in the years following the Second World War and slapped on trucks that were derived from WC series, the workhorses of the world's battlefields. Sure, it presently stands for a breed of Ram pickup truck, but that's way too new to be of interest to collectors.

The end of this week brings about a Mecum auction over in Glendale, Arizona. It is there where a solid collection of Power Wagons from long ago, saved and refreshed to keep them interesting, is going under the hammer. Part of it, this example, described as a 1943 truck.

We have no info on how it spent its life, or what its exact specifications were when it left the assembly lines. We do know that at some point during its past it crossed paths with the guys from over at Legacy Power Wagons, and it was transformed into this incredible beauty.

The truck is relatively new, as only 1,995 miles (3,211 km) of wear and tear have passed over it since it was assembled. As such, it could be considered a brand-new build, one that mixes the blunt muscle of 1940s military trucks with the awesomeness of well-baked conversions, and a touch of modernity on top of that.

As far as we can tell, the Power Wagon still uses the original chassis and most of the bodywork, reworked, of course, to fit the description of a custom job. The engine, however, is no longer the original Dodge one, but a Cummins turbo diesel that displaces 3.9 liters.

The suspension system of the truck has been updated to include Bilstein shocks, and air locking differentials have been included for good measure. There are big 4-wheel discs to help bring it to a halt, and a positively huge, 50-gallon (189-liter) fuel tank to keep it going for as long as possible.

The mint-tone green color of the bodywork hides a reworked interior that boasts power seats, an Alpine stereo, and modern gauges installed in the dashboard. Access to the cabin is made with help from electric steps and electric doors.

Propped on beadlock wheels on eight-lug mounts and shod in 40-inch Continental tires, the truck made the trip to Arizona with big plans in mind. Like some other Power Wagons we’ve discussed this past week, this one too hopes it will make quite the impression during the auction, and sell for anywhere between $200,000 and $225,000.