Chevrolet AK Series

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Chevrolet AK Series
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1946 Chevrolet AK series truck
Overview
Manufacturer Chevrolet (General Motors)
Model years 1941–1947
AssemblyUnited States:
Baltimore Assembly (Maryland)
Flint Truck Assembly (Michigan)
Janesville Assembly (Wisconsin)
Lakewood Assembly (Georgia)
Leeds Assembly (Missouri)
Norwood Assembly (Ohio)
Oakland Assembly (California)
Pontiac West Assembly (Michigan)
St. Louis Truck Assembly (Missouri)
North Tarrytown Assembly (New York)
Canada: Oshawa Truck Assembly (Ontario)
Argentina: Buenos Aires (GM Argentina)
Denmark: Copenhagen (GM Copenhagen)[ citation needed ]
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door pickup truck
3-door panel truck
2-door Cab Over Engine
2-door station wagon (Suburban)
2-door Coupé utility
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine 216 cu in (3.5 L) Chevrolet I6
228 cu in (3.7 L) GMC I6
Transmission 3-speed manual
Chronology
Predecessor Chevrolet Master trucks
Successor Chevrolet Advance Design

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 horizontal bars. The 1941–45 GMC models were sold as the C-Series and became E-Series for the 1946 and 1947 model years (CC-Series/EC-Series for the conventional cab models and CF-Series/EF-Series for the COE ones). [1]

Contents

The AK series represented an appearance split from previous Chevrolet products where the passenger cars and pickup trucks shared a common appearance, as demonstrated in the Chevrolet Master truck. The Chevrolet Deluxe was an all-new appearance when it was introduced in 1941, and shared much of its mechanicals with the AK series truck and second generation Chevrolet Suburban.

It was replaced with the Advance-Design, that was also sold as a GMC.

See also

References

  1. "A Brief Outline of the First Century of GMC Truck History". GM Heritage Center. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.