Dodge Town Panel and Town Wagon

Dodge Town Wagon
Dodge Town Panel
Dodge Town Wagon; Dodge Town Panel
	File:1963 Dodge Town Wagon.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer	Dodge
Production	1954-1971
Body and chassis
Class	van (Town Panel); suv (Town Wagon)
Body style	2-door van; 2-door suv
Layout	FR layout
Related	Dodge C-Series
Chronology
Successor	Dodge Durango; Jeep Commander (XK) (for SUV models)

The Dodge Town Panel and Dodge Town Wagon are respectively a panel truck and a carryall, manufactured between 1954 and 1966 in the USA and between 1954 and 1971 in Argentina by Dodge. The model resembles what would be called an SUV nowadays. A competitor with the Chevrolet Suburban, 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" passenger version of the Town Panel. The Town Panel had no windows or seats behind the driver and was more of a commercial-use vehicle. Dodge had previously built panel trucks prior to the Town Panel, but the name didn't exist for these trucks until the Town Wagon was built along with them.

The Town Wagon in four wheel drive configuration was called the Power Wagon Town Wagon. Offered from 1957, it had a higher stance and large fender flares,^[1] and a "Power Wagon" badge linking it to the Dodge Power Wagon. The Town Panel and Town Wagon trucks were based upon the design of the Dodge C Series Pickup trucks with round fenders and wraparound windshields. Even after the Dodge D Series 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.

The SUV models were replaced by the Dodge Durango and the Jeep Commander.