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The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 21⁄2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo trucks, in both World War II and the Korean War. The…
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| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Designed | 1941 | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Designer | Yellow Truck and Coach Co. | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Engine | GMC 270 straight-6 91.5 hp (68.2 kW) at 2,750 rpm or 104 hp (78 kW) at 2,750 rpm | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Fuel capacity | 40 US gal (150 L) | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Height | 93 in (2.36 m) to cab 109+1⁄8 in (2.77 m) overall | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Length | 270+1⁄8 in (6.86 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Manufacturer | Yellow/GMC Truck and Coach Chevrolet | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Mass | 8,800 lb (4,000 kg) empty 16,400 lb (7,400 kg) loaded | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | No. built | Grand Total: ~572,500 including all variants; CCKW specific: ~518,000 — LWB CCKW-353: ~464,000 and — SWB CCKW-352: ~54,000 units plus ~54,500 non CCKW variants | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Operational range | 300 mi (480 km) | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Place of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Produced | 1941–1945 | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Suspension | Beam axles on leaf springs | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Transmission | 5-speed manual × 2 range transfer case | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Type | 2+1⁄2-ton 6×6 Cargo truck | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Variants | 1939 ACKWX – 2,466 units C.O.E. AFKWX – 7,235 units 6×4 CCW-353 – 23,649 units DUKW amphibs – 21,147 units | 1.00 | infobox |
| GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck | Width | 88 in (2.24 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
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