RED BARON M54 Gun Truck
This is a life size 100% accurate replica of the Original Red Baron which was originally build by Wayne Dobos and his crew in Vietnam in 1970.
This replica was build by two of our members back in 2009, unfortunately the truck and his present owner are no longer
part of our society but as a tribute to Wayne Dobos and his original crew, we have kept his replica on our website.
8th Group
27th Transport Battalion
The Red Baron was assigned to the
444th Transport Company
Roger and Fred who build the replica managed to track down Wayne Dobos,
who was the non commissioned officer in charge of the vehicle who designed the original artwork.
Wayne and his wife Lorraine came all the way from the US back in the summer of 2009 for
“The Red Baron” rebirth.
Roger and Fred the original co owners had more than the “Thumbs ups ” from Wayne, he told us that meeting up with our replica was a very emotional time for him, it was like winding the clock back and standing in his old truck again.
VEHICLE DATA SHEET
Truck, Cargo, 5 Ton, 6×6, M54
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| Type | 5 ton (4,536kg)[a] 6×6 cargo truck |
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| Place of origin | USA |
| Manufacturer | International Harvester, Kaiser/Kaiser-Jeep, Diamond T, Mack |
| Produced | 1954-1956 |
| Number built | 1,126 |
| Variants | M54A1, M54A2 |
| Weight | 19,945 lb (9,047 kg) |
| Length | 298 3⁄4 in (7.59 m) |
| Width | 97 in (2.46 m) |
| Height | 116 in (2.95 m) |
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| Engine | Continental R6602 224 hp (167 kW) |
| Transmission | 5 spd. x 2 range trf. case |
| Suspension | Beam axles on leaf springs |
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Operational
range |
280 mi (450.6 km) |
| Speed | 52 mph (84 km/h) |