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The Buick Y-Job, produced by Buick in 1938, was the auto industry's first concept car [3] (a model intended to show new technology or designs but not be mass-produced for sale to consumers). [4]
The original Y Type was a 3-ton 4x2 truck powered by a Daimler four-cylinder inline 5,700 cc petrol engine that developed 40 brake horsepower (30 kW) at 1,300 rpm, it drove the rear wheels through a four-speed gearbox, the wheels having solid rubber tyres.
For most of these platforms, the platform name is the fourth character of a vehicle's VIN, with a notable exception being trucks, for which it is the fifth character. [ 2 ] At the outset of the twenty-first century, General Motors' approach to platforms changed, [ 3 ] and so did the nomenclature they use.
Y bodies built for 1976-1980 used a GM-standard 13 character Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, with the second character denoting the series, followed by the body type, engine code, model year and assembly plant. [1] Y bodies built for 1981-1984 can be identified by the inclusion of the Y as the fifth character in the 17 character VIN.
The first Y-block on Ford automobiles and F100 trucks was the 239 cu in (3,910 cc) version as released in 1954 with EBU casting numbers. The Y-block was the same displacement as the old Ford Flathead V8 that it replaced but with a bigger bore and a shorter stroke (3.5 x 3.1 in).
It was in production in England, where it is sometimes remembered as the "Ford Eight", [2] reflecting its fiscal horsepower rating, from 1932 until September 1937, [1] The car was also produced in France (where it was known as the Ford 6 CV, despite actually falling within the 5CV French car tax band) [3] from 1932 to 1934, and in Germany as the Ford Köln from 1933 to 1936.
A series of trucks based on commercial truck models with minimal modifications to make them suitable for military service, they include M915 series of 14-ton 6x4 semi-tractors built by AM General and later Freightliner, the M916 20-ton 6x6 semi-tractors built by Freightliner, the M917 dump trucks initially Freightliner 18.5-ton 8x6 vehicles and ...
The Chevrolet AK Series is a range of pickup trucks sold under the Chevrolet brand, produced from 1941 through 1947. It used the GM A platform , shared with the Chevrolet Deluxe . The AK series was also branded and sold at GMC locations, with the primary visual difference being the Chevrolet had vertical bars in the grille, while the GMC had ...