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General Motors Gmc 2 1/2

Built: 1943 · Series: Other models

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The manufacturer of this truck is General Motors Gmc. According to the available register data, the vehicle dates from 1943. The truck is 6,950 mm long and 2,250 mm wide. Its kerb weight comes to 5,313 kg. The permitted gross weight is 7,915 kg. The engine has 6 cylinders, with a displacement of 4,428 cm³. Axle to axle, the wheelbase is 4,700 mm. It runs on 6 wheels. The Dutch vehicle register lists one example of this model.

General Motors GMC – other models: from the wartime CCKW truck through the amphibious DUKW to modern pickups and vans, six- and eight-cylinder engines of 4.2 to 7.4 litres

This page gathers commercial vehicles from GMC, General Motors' truck brand founded in 1911, that the register could not assign to a named range – from two militarily historic models of the Second World War to modern pickups and vans. The CCKW, known in US military slang as the "Deuce and a Half", was the most-built all-wheel-drive 6x6 truck of the US Army; the DUKW, an amphibious vehicle on the same chassis, carried troops and materiel both over land and over water.

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The register lists 21 versions from six- to eight-cylinders of 4,200 to 7,440 cm³, unladen weights from 2,312 to 7,303 kg, gross weights from 3,500 to 20,410 kg, lengths from 5,530 to 11,630 mm and widths from 2,000 to 2,500 mm.

GMC remains General Motors' commercial-vehicle brand in North America to this day, with pickups and vans largely identical to the Chevrolet models; the CCKW and DUKW are regarded as icons of US military technology and are maintained by collectors and museums.

On the military vehicles, the condition of frame and axles and, on the DUKW, the watertightness of the boat hull count; on the civilian pickups and vans, rust on the load bed and sills, the condition of the automatic transmission and axles; parts for the civilian models run through the dense GMC network, for the military vehicles through specialist suppliers.

Sources: Kennwerte der Modelle General Motors Gmc Pozostale modele, GMC (Hersteller)

Technical data

Engine

Cylinders6correct
Displacement4,428 cm³correct

Dimensions and weights

Length6,950 mmcorrect
Width2,250 mmcorrect
Wheelbase4,700 mmcorrect
Unladen weight5,313 kgcorrect
Gross vehicle weight7,915 kgcorrect

Drivetrain and chassis

Wheels6correct

Frequently asked questions

How much does the General Motors Gmc 2 1/2 weigh?

The unladen weight is 5,313 kg.

What is the gross vehicle weight of the General Motors Gmc 2 1/2?

7,915 kg.

What engine does the General Motors Gmc 2 1/2 have?

6 cylinders, 4,428 cm³ displacement.

What are the dimensions of the General Motors Gmc 2 1/2?

6,950 mm × 2,250 mm.

When was the General Motors Gmc 2 1/2 built?

Production years: 1943.

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