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GMC AC 454

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Berna GMC AC 454, 4x4
Swiss Army GMC AC 454 with Wood gas
Place of origin USA   Switzerland
Service history
In service1940 - 1971
Used byUnited States, Switzerland and others
Production history
DesignerGeneral Motors
ManufacturerGeneral 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
Suspension2x4 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

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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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References

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  1. ^ Silverfish AG, Zürich. "Berna L275/10 | Militärhistorische Stiftung des Kantons Zug". Mhsz.ch. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  • Zuger Depot Technikgeschichte