Out of the Blue

This truck was such a surprise to see. It seemed to explode into my line of vision. No graceful of gentle entry onto the stage for him, he literally shouted for attention. He dreams that he is a star ship, cruising the vast cosmos on an endless journey.

So I tried to capture him in the way we were introduced.

A 1946-47 Dodge

Dodge and Fargo trucks were manufactured by Chrysler. Generally, Fargo was used for over sea production and in Canada.

By mid-1936, Canadian Chrysler-Plymouth dealers began selling Fargo trucks - 864 units in that year. These Fargo's were basically Dodge trucks with Plymouth passenger-car front sheet metal to give it divisional identity. Thus, while the Dodge's headlights were mounted to the grill shell, the Fargo's were mounted to the fender "catwalks." The grille was the same as the Plymouth's, with the exception of a different style center section. Topping it off was a radiator mascot similar to DeSoto's current flying lady.

The Dodge grille, was of two pieces, a large single section filling the space between the fenders, topped by a second, pointed section that brought the hood sides and top together. The difference was slight, but once noticed, a Fargo could be distinguished from a Dodge at some distance. The grille styling gave the Fargo a more refined appearance, while the Dodge, one of brute strength.

(It would be good to see this image in the top 25, but unfortunately, that is no longer up to you, my watchers and the community, because the dA metric really determines placement not your votes).