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The Dodge Town Wagon is the passenger version of the Panel truck
Panel truck

A panel truck is a windowless cargo van built on a truck chassis. Similar in function to its smaller cousin, the sedan delivery; which is a station wagon with no backseat, and no side windows aft of the front doors....
 (wagon style) manufactured between 1954 and 1966 by Chrysler
Chrysler

Chrysler LLC is an American automobile manufacturer that has manufactured automobiles since 1925. From 1998 to 2007, Chrysler and its subsidiaries were part of the German based DaimlerChrysler ....
's Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
 division. The model resembles what would be called an SUV nowadays. A competitor with the Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Suburban

The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is the longest-lived continuous automobile nameplate still in production, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced under this name for the foreseeable future....
, it was initially available in 2 wheel drive only, but the 4 wheel drive model was ultimately more popular. The Dodge "Town Wagon" model was a twin of the Dodge Town Panel
Dodge Town Panel

The Dodge Town Panel is a Panel truck manufactured between 1954 and 1966 by Chrysler's Dodge division. The model resembles what would be called an SUV nowadays....
 model, only the Town Panel had no windows or seats behind the driver and was more of a commercial-use vehicle.

The Town Wagon in four wheel drive configuration was called the Power Wagon Town Wagon, and had a "Power Wagon" badge linking it to the Dodge Power Wagon
Dodge Power Wagon

The Dodge Power Wagon was a four wheel drive pickup truck produced from 1945 through 1969. This early version was based on a military truck and is a predecessor to the many four wheel drive pickups in use today....
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The Town Panel and Town Wagon trucks were based upon the design of the Dodge C Series
Dodge C Series

The C Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by Chrysler's Dodge division from the early 1950s through 1960. It replaced the Dodge B Series of trucks and was eventually supplanted by the Dodge D Series, introduced in 1961....
 Pickup trucks with round fenders and wraparound windshields.






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The Dodge Town Wagon is the passenger version of the Panel truck
Panel truck

A panel truck is a windowless cargo van built on a truck chassis. Similar in function to its smaller cousin, the sedan delivery; which is a station wagon with no backseat, and no side windows aft of the front doors....
 (wagon style) manufactured between 1954 and 1966 by Chrysler
Chrysler

Chrysler LLC is an American automobile manufacturer that has manufactured automobiles since 1925. From 1998 to 2007, Chrysler and its subsidiaries were part of the German based DaimlerChrysler ....
's Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
 division. The model resembles what would be called an SUV nowadays. A competitor with the Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Suburban

The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is the longest-lived continuous automobile nameplate still in production, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced under this name for the foreseeable future....
, it was initially available in 2 wheel drive only, but the 4 wheel drive model was ultimately more popular. The Dodge "Town Wagon" model was a twin of the Dodge Town Panel
Dodge Town Panel

The Dodge Town Panel is a Panel truck manufactured between 1954 and 1966 by Chrysler's Dodge division. The model resembles what would be called an SUV nowadays....
 model, only the Town Panel had no windows or seats behind the driver and was more of a commercial-use vehicle.

The Town Wagon in four wheel drive configuration was called the Power Wagon Town Wagon, and had a "Power Wagon" badge linking it to the Dodge Power Wagon
Dodge Power Wagon

The Dodge Power Wagon was a four wheel drive pickup truck produced from 1945 through 1969. This early version was based on a military truck and is a predecessor to the many four wheel drive pickups in use today....
.

The Town Panel and Town Wagon trucks were based upon the design of the Dodge C Series
Dodge C Series

The C Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by Chrysler's Dodge division from the early 1950s through 1960. It replaced the Dodge B Series of trucks and was eventually supplanted by the Dodge D Series, introduced in 1961....
 Pickup trucks with round fenders and wraparound windshields. Even after the Dodge D Series
Dodge D Series

The D Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by the Dodge division of United States automaker Chrysler Corporation from 1961 to 1980. After 1980, the trucks were renamed as the Dodge Ram and the same basic design was retained until the 1994 introduction of a completely redesigned Ram....
 pickup trucks with square fenders and flat windshields were released, the Town Wagons retained the 1958 sheet metal design of the C Series pickups and heavy-duty trucks.

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