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The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s. [nb 1] Also frequently known as the deuce and a half, or just deuce, this nickname was popularized post WWII, most likely in the Vietnam War ...
The Studebaker US6 was a series of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6×6 and 5-ton 6×4 trucks manufactured by the Studebaker Corporation and REO Motor Car Company during World War II. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -short-ton (5,000 lb; 2,300 kg) cargo load over any type of terrain in any weather.
Over time it evolved into a family of specialized vehicles. It inherited the nickname "Deuce and a Half" from an older 2½-ton truck, the World War II GMC CCKW. The M35 started as a 1949 REO Motor Car Company design for a 2½-ton 6×6 off-road truck. This original 6-wheel M34 version with a single wheel tandem was quickly superseded by the 10 ...
From blacksmith and wagon shop to its demise as one of the Big Four auto manufacturers, this timeline gives the highlights of Studebaker's history.
Name and type [1] [2] Build years Total built Notes Dodge M1918 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2 : 1918 1,012 Light repair truck for vehicles White 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2: 1917–1919: Wide range of bodies ...
The audacity lives on in this unusual and desirable classic from an independent American carmaker.
Restored CCKW 353 Cargo truck with open cab, machine gun ring, and front-mounted winch. The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1 ⁄ 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 ...
Studebakers cars were in town for the 2017 Studebaker's Driver's Club International Meet. The cars were part of a parade from the St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds to downtown South Bend for a ...