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1939 GMC AC-Series

1939 GMC AC-Series in A Letter for Evie, Movie, 1946 IMDB

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: US

1939 GMC AC-Series

Pos: 00:16:17 [*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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DidierF FR

2015-07-28 03:02

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Used as a bus, here.


Few minutes earlier, I suppose it's the same:

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DidierF FR

2015-07-28 05:08

GMC ACK-353?
Or the heavier ACX-504?

-- Last edit: 2015-07-28 05:12:47

eLMeR MH

2015-07-28 16:00

1939-40 GMC AC-series for sure (A = 1939, apparently reused for the 1940 models, C = Conventional truck, a Cab-over being identified by an F), but are you sure of a 2-ton 350 model with the 157¾"/4.01 m wheelbase model (353) with 4WD (K)?
An ACX-504 means a 3½-ton 500 truck with a 178"/4.52 m wheelbase. I haven't find for now the meaning of the X.

The wheelbase of the truck in the screenshot could indeed be a circa 160"/4.06 m one, which would mean any truck from the 2-ton AC-350 to the 8-ton AC-850.
It appears that the (4WD) GMC ACK-353 (which seem to have been a special command from the French army?) had a higher clearance than the one of this page, so whatever the model number of this AC-Series, it's unlikely an ACK model.

mwbridgwater US

2023-06-05 09:07

DidierF wrote GMC ACK-353?
Or the heavier ACX-504?

It has the small (Chevrolet type) cab, so has to be 400 series or under. 500 series and up has the big (GMC only) cab.

mwbridgwater US

2023-06-05 09:31

eLMeR wrote I haven't find for now the meaning of the X.


"X" was used to designate a special or custom-ordered wheelbase. It was added to the model number when the desired wheelbase was between two standard wheelbases, with the wheelbase designator in the model number being the next longer standard wheelbase. For example, an AC-603 has a wheelbase of 160"; an AC-604 has a wheelbase of 178". If the customer requested a special wheelbase of 166", the truck would be identified as an ACX-604, and the customer would be billed for the next larger wheelbase (price of an AC-604, in this case.). Trucks built for the military were often special wheelbases as a matter of course ("special" for GMC, but standard design for the military). So, most of those models carried the "X" designation.

Some standard GMC models, such as the ACX-874 and ACX-894 (both at 166", 6" longer than the standard #3 wheelbase) were catalog offerings because they were specifically designed for dump truck service and for a specific length of dump bed.

On the same subject, a special wheelbase requested that was longer than the longest standard wheelbase was indicated in the model number by the designator, "9". For example, an AC-605 has a wheelbase of 196". If a customer wanted one built to 204", it would be identified as a model AC-609.

mwbridgwater US

2023-06-05 09:52

I would agree with eLMeR that it doesn't appear to be a front wheel drive ACK-353 because of the height of the fender above the wheel (though the bed seems to be of the same type). Possibly an ACX-453.

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