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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.
The US6 was very similar in layout to, and shared some components with, the CCKW. Studebaker built over 195,000 at their South Bend, Indiana plant between June 1941 and August 1945, REO built another 22,000 in 1944–1945. The majority were exported Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union.
The Studebaker US6 version was produced during the war to government specifications; using a different nose and engine configuration, in both a 4x6 & 6x6 versions of a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton truck. In early 1945, Studebaker was given permission to produce some M Series trucks for civilian use.
Studebaker US6 [f] 2 + 1 ... 1943–1945: 1,372: Semi-tractor for M25 tank transporter "Dragon Wagon" 1950. In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being ...
The Studebaker US6 truck was the basis for the legendary GAZ-51 Soviet truck ... Studebaker M series (1941–1942, 1945, 1946–1948) Studebaker US6 (1941–1945 ...
Studebaker US6: 2½-ton truck 6x6: 1941 A 2½-ton 6×6 truck produced by Studebaker, it was similar to the GMC CCKW; over 200,000 were produced during World War II including 8,640 6x4 semi-tractors rated for 5-ton loads. [74] White truck 1–3-ton trucks 4x2: 1917
The Studebaker National Museum offers a temporary exhibit, now through Feb. 11, to mark the 60th anniversary of the plant’s closing with a few panels in the atrium that show and explain how ...
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