1942 Dodge WC51 | Banbury, Oxfordshire

A 1942 Dodge WC51, the three-quarter-ton four-wheel-drive weapons carrier that Dodge built for the US Army in the Second World War. The wider Dodge WC series was nicknamed the Beep. The WC51 carried troops and cargo and towed light guns, and it is liked for its upright, flat-sided body and plain, hard-working look. This truck is green outside and in, a simple military finish that sits easily against fields, farmyards and period streets. It seats ten, so a full crew or cast in uniform can arrive together in one vehicle. It is left-hand drive: the driver sits on the kerb side, and the front passenger steps out on the road side, which adds to the American military look. Its square, upright outline gives 1940s-set film and TV, period advertising and music videos a wartime scene on arrival. The uniform green and flat panels photograph cleanly for editorial and fashion shoots, and commemorative events gain a solid period backdrop. Weddings and personal hires can use the same wartime look. The truck is based in Oxford, Oxfordshire.