K-50 truck

The K-50 telephone repair truck was used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps during, and after World War II, for the repair and installation of phone lines.

History
The Signal Corps, at the beginning of World War II needed a light telephone repair truck, and contracted with both Chevrolet, and Dodge for a truck chassis to mount a standard American Telephone & Telegraph tool box bed. the original bed was styled after the Streamline Moderne motif of the 1930s. The second style bed, the K-50B, was a more Utilitairian square box, that mounted the ladder on the top rather than on the side. It was often used in conjunction with the K-38 trailer. all were eventually replaced by the Dodge M37 series V-41 truck

Variations

 * Chevy 1/2-ton, 4X2, (1941)
 * Dodge 1/2-ton, 4X4, (1941) box by Highway trailer Co.
 * WC-39, T112, 1 built
 * WC-43, T215, 370 built
 * WC-50, T112, 1 built
 * Dodge 3/4-ton 4X4
 * WC-59 T214, 549 built
 * WC-61 T214, 58 built (K-50-B) box by American Coach and Body Co.