Many Dodge trucks could be seen in France during WWII. Most of them were military WC series produced from 1940 to 1945. These vehicles were often rebodied or adapted to other duties after the war, when they were other than ambulances or fire trucks at the beginning. In 1949, the fire department of the city of Cholet (west of France), acquired this Dodge, based on a 6-wheel drive WC63.