GMC AC 454

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Berna GMC AC 454, 4x4
GMC AC 454 front.jpg
Swiss Army GMC AC 454 with Wood gas
Place of originFlag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Service history
In service1940 - 1971
Used by United States, Switzerland and others
Production history
DesignerGeneral Motors
Manufacturer General Motors
Produced1940 -?
VariantsFlatbed truck
Specifications
Mass3700kg
Length7,21 m
Width2,20 m
Height3,10 m
Crew1+ 1Pax in cabin

EngineBerna 6 Cylinder 4416 cm³
55Hp Wood gas / 83 Hp with Petrol
Payload capacity2900 kg
Suspension 2x4 wheeled
Maximum speed 66 km/h

The GMC AC 454 is a truck model that the GMC manufactured from 1940 on.

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Technical data and history

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).

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