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585: 564: 385: 439: 1475: 42: 509: 501: 1484: 476:. There were three wheelbases, 125 in (318 cm) extra short wheelbase used only on the G7128 Bomb servicer, 145 in (368 cm) short wheelbase (a majority of production), and the 175 in (444 cm) long wheelbase. All models had 492:, open cabs were used on bomb servicers and cab over engine types were used for long-bodied cargo trucks. The pilot models had flat top panels of the front fender, but production trucks had arches over at the fender crowns. 615: 278: 1529: 1539: 1534: 1524: 1478: 1487: 367:'s logistics/transport capabilities improved dramatically in the spring and summer of 1943 largely as a result of the steady supply of American-made trucks (such as 1097: 1019: 584: 488:
Almost all G-506s had closed Chevrolet cabs, shared with the closed cab versions of the GMC CCKW – except for three models. A panel van version was built for the
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trucks in 1940; and Ford (Marmon-Herrington) and Diamond T supplied another 6,271 and 136 units respectively, leaving 154,204 Chevrolet trucks.
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cargo wo/winch (p.67), seven K-44 earth borer/pole setters (p.69), 45 pickups and 17 K-42 / K-43 Telephone/maintenance trucks (p.70)
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Three ambulances (p.66), 5369 cargo trucks without winch + 1000 cargo with/winch (p.67), and 390 dump trucks wo/w (p.69)
1260: 334:-ton trucks, and Chevrolet supplied the great majority of them. According to the 1946 revision of the U.S. military's 1295: 769: 1270: 1514: 1285: 427: 307:. Their official model numbers were initially the "G4100", and later the "G7100" series. They became standard 976: 1346: 1290: 1202: 412: 1380: 398: 103: 1318: 1313: 1275: 1107: 1075: 1428: 911: 401: 395: 1328: 1051: 1013: 259: 1238: 384: 1438: 1375: 962: 936: 915: 892: 787: 726: 717: 699: 1385: 1370: 1365: 1305: 638: 636: 255: 111: 553:
Model G7128 book symbol NQ - M6 bomb service truck G35 (extra-short wheelbase, 7,868 built)
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Model G7163 book symbol NR - telephone body, with earth borer, see also K-44 truck
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Model G7106 book symbol NH - dump body, less winch (9,008 built without a winch)
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During World War II, the US military purchased a total of 167,373 four by four 1
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Model G7116 book symbol NL - dump body, with winch (5,133 built with a winch)
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However, some 47,700 of the G7107 and G7117 model trucks were shipped to the
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Model G7173 book symbol NS - telephone maintenance body, see also K-43 truck
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Model G7127 book symbol NP - truck cargo, LWB (long wheelbase, 383 built)
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at 1,000 rpm. This is a smaller version of the engine used in the
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of which 814 cargo trucks without/winch branded as YT & CMC (p.67)
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Model G7105 book symbol NG - panel body, see also K-51, and K-70 van
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Ford (Marmon-Herrington) – 219 M6 bomb service trucks (p.66), 6000
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Model G7117 book symbol NM - cargo body, with winch (26,207 built)
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Model G7107 book symbol NJ - cargo body, less winch (86,871 built)
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Model G7132 book symbol NN - stake and platform COE, K-54 Truck
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Model G4103 book symbol YK - stake and platform COE, K-33 truck
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Model G4163 book symbol ZP - truck cargo, W/Winch, 4X4,
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with vacuum boost, 7.50-20" tires and dual rear tires.
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All models had a four-speed manual non-synchronized
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Model G4174 book symbol ZQ - truck cargo, LWB, 4X4,
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Model G4112 book symbol YQ - truck cargo, LWB, 4X4,
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The Soviet 1091: 766:Diamond T – 136 M6 bomb service trucks (p.66) 8: 1535:Military communications of the United States 1018:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 1525:World War II vehicles of the United States 1483: 1479:World War II vehicles of the United States 1098: 1084: 1076: 1029:TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles 978:TM 9-765 Bomb Service Truck M6 (Chevrolet) 959:The Illustrated Guide to Military Vehicles 908:Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles 541:Model G7113 book symbol NK - cab (tractor) 254:) models, were a series of (light) medium 29: 876:Military Vehicle Preservation Association 690: 688: 686: 684: 682: 680: 678: 676: 674: 672: 60:-ton cargo truck with winch (pilot model) 997:TM 9-805 1+1⁄2-ton 4x4 Truck (Chevrolet) 663: 394:The G506 used a Chevrolet BV-1001-UP, a 824: 632: 371:and the Chevrolet G506s) for the USSR. 1011: 994:-ton 4x4 Truck (Chevrolet). U (1943). 415:and 184 lbf⋅ft (249 N⋅m) of 1032:. 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Hermes House. p. 227. 1396:M5 13-ton high-speed tractor 889:US Military Wheeled Vehicles 1271:M425 and 426 tractor trucks 212:270 mi (434.5 km) 1556: 929:Dunn, Walter Dunn (1995). 874:Chief of Ordnance Office; 456:semi-elliptic leaf springs 279:supply catalog designation 222:48 mph (77 km/h) 1471: 1203:Dodge T-234 "Burma truck" 1198:Diamond T 4-ton 6×6 truck 782:Sokolov, Mikhail (2011). 716:Hyde, Charles K. (2013). 173: 169:107 in (270 cm) 153:224 in (570 cm) 87:Place of origin 39: 887:Crismon, Fred W (2001). 388:Chevrolet BV-1001 engine 161:86 in (220 cm) 1359:tractors & carriers 1347:Landing Vehicle Tracked 602:J5 field lighting truck 599:J4 field lighting truck 596:J3 field lighting truck 409:83 hp (62 kW) 184:83 hp (62 kW) 694:Crismon, Fred (1994): 589: 568: 513: 505: 443: 391: 354:VF model, G-621 series 1520:Soft-skinned vehicles 1401:M6 high-speed tractor 1391:M4 high-speed tractor 1381:M2 high-speed tractor 1213:Ford GTB 'Burma jeep' 1208:Dodge WC-62 and WC-63 1108:soft-skinned vehicles 906:Doyle, David (2003). 587: 566: 511: 503: 441: 387: 104:Pontiac West Assembly 34:Chevrolet G506 truck 18:Chevrolet G506 trucks 1314:M19 tank transporter 1162:Willys MB / Ford GPW 914:. pp. 122–124. 474:ton (2,268kg) trucks 380:Engine and driveline 182:Chevrolet BV1001 235 1429:Harley-Davidson WLA 1329:Amphibious vehicles 1266:Kenworth M1 Wrecker 981:. 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Index

Chevrolet G506 trucks

Pontiac West Assembly
Yellow Coach
GM Truck and Coach
four wheel drive
United States Army
World War II
United States Army Ordnance Corps
supply catalog designation
chassis
Chevrolet
GM
VF model, G-621 series
Soviet Union
Red Army
Studebaker US6s

235 cu in (3.9 L)
overhead valve
inline-six cylinder
gasoline engine
83 hp (62 kW)
rpm
torque
GMC CCKW
transmission

ladder frame
live beam axles

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