1943 GMC CCKW 353 Cargo [G-508]

1943 GMC CCKW 353 [G-508] in Das Bernstein-Amulett, Movie made for TV, 2004

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4x4peru ◊ 2016-01-06 04:34	GMC CCKW 353
eLMeR ◊ 2016-01-06 07:13	1941-45, with the Cargo bed. Soft-top cabs are said to have been made from July 1943 onwards in olive-drab.com (although a "May 1943 open cab" is shown in the same page), but the cousin Studebaker US6, who shared the same cab, got apparently its "African cab" in mid-December 1942... → did the change occur at the same time for both production lines? → do model year concept exist during war time? 1942 as default year? -- Last edit: 2016-01-06 07:15:54
eLMeR ◊ 2016-01-26 17:13	According to this (well sourced) site, these cabs were in fact made from 1943 onwards.

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4x4peru

◊ 2016-01-06 04:34

GMC CCKW 353

eLMeR

◊ 2016-01-06 07:13

1941-45, with the Cargo bed.
Soft-top cabs are said to have been made from July 1943 onwards in olive-drab.com (although a "May 1943 open cab" is shown in the same page), but the cousin Studebaker US6, who shared the same cab, got apparently its "African cab" in mid-December 1942...
→ did the change occur at the same time for both production lines?
→ do model year concept exist during war time?

1942 as default year?

-- Last edit: 2016-01-06 07:15:54

eLMeR

◊ 2016-01-26 17:13

According to this (well sourced) site, these cabs were in fact made from 1943 onwards.

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1943 GMC CCKW 353 Cargo [G-508]

1943 GMC CCKW 353 [G-508] in Das Bernstein-Amulett, Movie made for TV, 2004

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