GMC AC 454
Berna GMC AC 454, 4x4 | |
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Place of origin | USA Switzerland |
Service history | |
In service | 1940 - 1971 |
Used by | United States, Switzerland and others |
Production history | |
Designer | General Motors |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
Produced | 1940 -? |
Variants | Flatbed truck |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3700kg |
Length | 7,21 m |
Width | 2,20 m |
Height | 3,10 m |
Crew | 1 1Pax in cabin |
Engine | Berna 6 Cylinder 4416 cm³ 55Hp Wood gas / 83 Hp with Petrol |
Payload capacity | 2900 kg |
Suspension | 2x4 wheeled |
Maximum speed | 66 km/h |
The GMC AC 454 is a truck model that the GMC manufactured from 1940 on.
Technical data and history
[edit]The GMC AC 454 is a military truck build by the General Motors Company in the USA. It was used in World War II. The truck has a bridge construction. It has an onboard voltage of 12 volts. In the Swiss army the GMC AC 454 received the designation Lastw. Gl 3.5T 4x2 (off-road truck with 3.5t payload). The Swiss army used about 90 of these trucks. In 1971 a few GMC AC 454 were rebuilt by Pius Lang from the "Military-Motorfahrer-Gesellschaft des Kantons Zug" with Wood gas generator. The Wood gas generators were mounted on civilian trucks during the Second World War. Such a rebuilt GMC AC 454 is now located in the Zuger Depot Technikgeschichte (Zug depot of technical history).
Pictures
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GMC AC 454 – Side
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GMC AC 454 – wood gas installation
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GMC AC 454 – wood gas installation, Detail
References
[edit]- ^ Silverfish AG, Zürich. "Berna L275/10 | Militärhistorische Stiftung des Kantons Zug". Mhsz.ch. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- Zuger Depot Technikgeschichte