1956 Dodge C3 H6 Flatbed Custom

1956 Dodge C3-H6 Series Flatbed Custom
Job Rated H Super Heavy Duty
Dimensions and capacities
7’ tall
20’10” long
153” wheelbase
17,000lb Max GVW!
Exterior
Very good condition. Cab painted with Nason metal flake olive drab. All exterior lighting is functional. Bed measures 7’6” in wide by 11’8” in long. Bed wood is antique Locust cut in Cedar Falls. IA in 1977 that was weathered. Engineered fold down bed sides with interlock pins. No need to remove stakes for load/unload. They simply fold down. We left these raw to blend with the nature of the bed.
Interior
Original steering wheel and dash cluster. Vintage Sun tach (not working). New interior door panels. Aerostar bucket seats have a few tears but aren’t in horrible shape (super comfy with folding arm rests) are mounted on a slider. Floor mounted shifter.
Engine
355ci (350 overbored .030”) GM motor built by “Performance Auto” in Waterloo IA. Hi-Po camshaft has been degreed to produce immediate torque off idle (truck gets moving much quicker than you’d expect!). Double roller timer chain. New pistons and rings. Rebuilt heads, Heads and block were magnafluxed. New valves, springs, and keepers along with many extra details on the motor internals.
Driveline
Remanufactured 700R4 automatic trans by “Transmission Rebuilders” Waterloo IA. Rear diff is stock with a custom drive shaft. Revs out nicely under full throttle and shifts smoothly with no issues.
Backstory
The deepest Google search will reveal that this is an exceptionally rare truck and very hard to find information on. The H6 is a super heavy duty truck. You might see other C3 flatbeds out there but very few H6 models. The VIN plate rates the GVW of this H6 at a whopping 17,000 lbs! Non-H series C3 flatbeds are rated at a GVW of 8,800 lbs. This H6 offers nearly double the potential! In researching these trucks for this listing, we found that most search results just come back to our truck…We bought it from the person who began the restoration and customized it in Iowa. We installed new vintage style tires on it and have made a few steps forward with finalizing the restoration. Our biggest contribution to the truck was the custom fold down bed sides that we engineered and fabricated.