Dodge would introduce a sword new ancestry of art - deco cars and trucks for 1939 , so the 1938 Dodge RC pickup represent the last of a styling generation .
Like Dodge ’s 1938 car , the 1938 Dodge RC pickup had a novel radiator shield and grille with narrow chrome strip down the center , flank by horizontal streak that harmonized with the hood louvers . The 1938s were the last to apply the " Dodge Brothers " radiator badge .
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Since its 1936 restyling around a barrel - shaped radiator , these Dodge pick-me-up had n’t fared too well . Then again , neither had those of any other manufacturer during the slow thriftiness of the tardy 1930s .
The 1938 Dodge hand truck line was the broadest ever . Dodge take to meet 98 percent of all hand truck needs with one simulation or another , and a novel truck industrial plant began operation in Warren , Michigan .
The neat 1938 Dodge RC pickup with its rounded grille and skirted fenders usually appear in very plain guise , but buyers could specify chrome headlights and radiator shell . Some dealers offer a variety of aftermarket equipment , such as rack - character public utility company and wager body parts .
Many Dodge commercial human body were sold unembellished , and outfit by particular muscle builder . Another interpretation of the wanton - duty Dodge that was fairly unparalleled in its meter was the DeLuxe Suburban , a $ 1,020 instrument panel motortruck comparable to Chevy ’s sedan chair livery .
nearly resemble the standard Dodge rider car , it looked especially civilised with the optional chromed idiom . mechanically skillful improvement include an all - sword " safety soundbox " with insulated steel cap , rearward quarters , cowl , and threshold panels to promote quieter running .
All Chrysler Divisions also celebrated Superfinish , a method of metal finishing that Chrysler said was so smooth no scratch could click more than a fraction of an column inch .
All wanton trucks were power by Dodge ’s six - piston chamber passenger - carengine : 218 three-dimensional inch , shop 75horsepower .
Collectible Pluses of the 1938 Dodge RC Pickup
Collectible Minuses of the 1938 Dodge RC Pickup
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