GMC AC 454
The GMC AC 454 is a truck model that the GMC manufactured from 1940 on.
| Berna GMC AC 454, 4x4 | |
|---|---|
 Swiss Army GMC AC 454 with Wood gas | |
| Place of origin |   |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1940 - 1971 |
| Used by | United States, Switzerland and others |
| Production history | |
| Designer | General Motors |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Produced | 1940 -? |
| Variants | Flatbed truck |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3700kg |
| Length | 7,21 m |
| Width | 2,20 m |
| Height | 3,10 m |
| Crew | 1+ 1Pax in cabin |
| Engine | Berna 6 Cylinder 4416 cm³ 55Hp Wood gas / 83 Hp with Petrol |
| Payload capacity | 2900 kg |
| Suspension | 2x4 wheeled |
| Maximum speed | 66 km/h |
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).
Pictures
GMC AC 454 – Side
GMC AC 454 – wood gas installation
GMC AC 454 – wood gas installation, Detail
References
- Silverfish AG, Zürich. "Berna L275/10 | Militärhistorische Stiftung des Kantons Zug". Mhsz.ch. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- Zuger Depot Technikgeschichte