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Dodgy Dave

Dodgy Dave is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. He is based on the Dodge WC three-quarter-ton.

Watercolour illustration of Dodgy Dave, a friendly Dodge WC three-quarter-ton from The Green Machines

The series' mischief-maker, not a villain.

“Finders keepers.”

Character card

Best at
Finds things
Quirk
Borrows without asking, and never gets his tyres pumped up
Usually causes
Things go missing
Read-aloud voice
Sly, gravelly

In the books

In Danny's book he takes a shortcut and sinks up to his axles in the boggiest corner of the bottom field, with sheep number ten standing on his bonnet.

Appears in

Cover of Danny, Book Two of The Green Machines
Book Two

Danny

Which real vehicle is Dodgy Dave based on?

Real vehicle
Dodge WC three-quarter-ton
Era
1940s
Country
USA
Did you know?
"WC" is Dodge's model code, not what parents think.

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