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Its GMC counterpart was the GMC New Design. It was billed as a larger, stronger, and sleeker design in comparison to the earlier AK Series. First available on Saturday, June 28, 1947, these trucks were sold with various minor changes over the years [3] until March 25, 1955, when the Task Force Series trucks replaced the Advance-Design model.
Restored CCKW 353 Cargo truck with open cab, machine gun ring, and front-mounted winch. The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo ...
The GMC straight-6 engine was a series of gasoline-powered straight-six engines introduced in the 1939 model year by the GMC Trucks division of General Motors.Prior to the introduction of this new engine design GMC trucks had been powered by straight-six engines designed by the Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile divisions of GM.
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 ...
Engines (GMC straight-6 engine 1947-1962, GMC V6/V12 engine, GMC 60° V8) 1928: 1989: Located at 660 South Boulevard East. Known as GMC Truck & Coach Division Plant 2 when built. Headquarters of GMC Truck & Coach Division. Administration and engineering buildings were part of the complex. Built over 500,000 6x6 CCKW trucks and DUKW "Ducks ...
The Chevrolet Silverado EV is a battery electric full-size pickup truck, to go on sale in Fall 2023 as part of the 2024 model year. Although it uses the Silverado nameplate, it shares few structural traits with the Silverado line, and is instead based on the electric platform used by the GMC Hummer EV.
GMC Suburban (1946–1959) Hudson Commodore (1946–1947) International K Series Metro Van (1946-1949) Lincoln Continental (1946-1948) Mercury Eight (1946-1948) Nash 600 (1946–1949) Nash Ambassador (1946–1948) Oldsmobile 98 (1946-1947) Oldsmobile Series 60 (1946-1948) Oldsmobile Series 70 (1946-1948) Plymouth De Luxe (1946-1950) Pontiac ...
A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.