1935 Dodge KCL 1st Series Humpback Delivery Truck
The history of Dodge trucks, which lives on today in modern incarnations, dates to nearly 100 years ago. One of the classics of the Dodge brand is the 1935 Dodge Humpback delivery truck, sometimes also called the Humpback Panel Truck. It was designed for use by businesses making deliveries. Today, collectors and Mopar enthusiasts get very excited about the rare 1935 Dodge humpback delivery truck and the other similar models from the 1930s. They are rare and enthusiasts love to get their hands on them for restorations and custom builds.
Now this is one odd and interesting looking truck! It's a Dodge panel truck with a "humpback" roof, which makes standing in the back of it much more comfortable. If you ran a delivery service back in 1935, this was the kind of rig you might have wanted in your fleet! It has more than enough space to haul everything from milk to appliances. For consignment, a 1935 version of the Dodge KCL Humpback Delivery truck. This truck is the beneficiary of a full frame off restoration, right down to every nut and bolt and it is truly a stunning example inside and out and is as close to perfect as a van...er....uh...truck can get. No rust, just beautifully sculpted straight steel and an impeccable interior with some oak highlighting. All wrapped up to be an excellent presenter and driver showing 37 miles on the odometer which are non-verifiable as the title reads exempt.
Exterior
Up front a shield style vertical ribbed grille leads the way and has a deep end of the pool maroon covering all the steel surfaces. Gaps are very well minded, and all chromed trimmings are in excellent condition. Dual chrome bezel headlights encased in maroon bowl cowls flank the grille and the long revered Ram ornament is dressing things up in more chrome for good measure. Moving rearward we see french curved fenders hanging on either side and are connected by a running board in more maroon. A dual cowled hood in light gray with some venting and maroon highlighting is seen upfront and as we glide rearward there are two doors. The rest is pure van and more pure gray with some maroon highlighting the mid-body beltline. On the back we see dual swinging doors for easy access to the cargo area and just below a curved stalk tail lights in black. But the piece de resistance is the humped up roof with its passenger compartment matching black vinyl insert. Black side view mirrors perched on long stalks are attached to each door, and shiny Dodge badged moon caps, also in chrome, are surrounded by maroon steel wheels and thin blackwall tires. Noted, dual spare tires are mounted to the rear of the front fender side, residing just in front of the doors should you encounter more than a single flat on your deliveries.
Interior
Pure utilitarian with a softly textured black vinyl door panel supporting shiny actuators and window cranks. Moving inside we see a beautifully restored light gray painted dash with a simple central 3 circle gauge cluster which shows as better than new. The original steering wheel in black bakelite is fronting this dash and reached out to two front low back buckets which are covered in more smooth black vinyl. Rubber is on the floors and seen protruding is a shiny black painted long shaft shifter and chrome and black handbrake lever. Behind the seats is the fully restored cargo area which sports stained oak trimmings around the black vinyl sides and gray steel. More black rubber makes up the flooring and the remainder of the interior is battleship gray steel all perfectly preserved, painted and aligned.
Drivetrain
A lift of one of the cowls and we behold a 201.3ci L-headed inline 6 cylinder painted in a snappy silver, a correct from the factory look. It is topped by a 1-barrel carburetor, has a 3-speed manual transmission on back and a 4.125 rear axle. Supple hoses, an expertly painted and pristine firewall are just a few of the highlights under this hood.
Undercarriage
If you purchase this Humpback delivery you will also need to purchase a large mirror to park it over and show off the perfect undercarriage. Nary even a hint of road dirt, a few drips of oil from the engine and transmission and all perfectly painted black steel, all looking like it just drove off the showroom floor. Leaf springs provide the ride and hydraulic drum brakes which are working like a charm, are on all 4 corners. Just perfectly restored leaving no stone unturned, down to the stock style single exhaust.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter and on the track it drives like a dream. It felt like it had power steering; it was that smooth and easy when I got it rolling. All simple functions were working perfectly and that nut and bolt restoration is well worth every penny. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
Just a beautiful show example that could be a daily driver, but you would not want to foul all that perfection! A definite concours restoration down to every nut and bolt, and a real looker.
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