The Dodge Town Panel and Town Wagon were early versions of what we now call Sport-Utility Vehicles. Introduced in 1954, they were based on the Dodge C-Series line of light pickups. The main visible difference between the Town Panel and the Town Wagon was that the Town Wagon had sliding rear side windows, being more of a passenger vehicle called a carryall while the Town Panel was more of a cargo vehicle called a panel truck. Four-wheel drive became available for the Town Wagon in 1957, with the lengthy name of Power Wagon Town Wagon. The last year of production for the Town Wagon and Town Panel was 1966.
The Dodge Town Panel pictured here was used as a delivery truck by Hallberg's Market in Rainier, Oregon. It is pictured here during the 1997 Rainier Days in the Park Parade, carrying its owner, Grand Marshall Roland Curteman, former owner of Hallberg's. Exterior styling of the Town Panel and Town Wagon was essentially unchanged from 1961 to 1966, but this truck was said to be 33 years old in 1997, making it a 1964 model.
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