Chevrolet AK Series
{{Short description|American truck series}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Chevrolet AK Series
| image = 1946 Chevrolet Pickup BAD917.jpg
| caption = 1946 Chevrolet AK series truck
| assembly = Baltimore Assembly (Maryland, USA)
Flint Truck Assembly (Michigan, USA)
Janesville Assembly (Wisconsin, USA)
Lakewood Assembly (Georgia, USA)
Leeds Assembly (Missouri, USA)
Norwood Assembly (Ohio, USA)
Oakland Assembly (California, USA)
Pontiac West Assembly (Michigan, USA)
St. Louis Truck Assembly (Missouri, USA)
North Tarrytown Assembly (New York, USA)
Oshawa Truck Assembly (Ontario, Canada)
GM Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GM Copenhagen{{cn|date=July 2022}}
| model_years = 1941–1947
| manufacturer = Chevrolet (General Motors)
| layout = FR layout
| body_style = 2-door pickup truck
3-door panel truck
2-door Cab Over Engine
3-door combination bus
2-door station wagon (Suburban)
2-door Coupe Utility
| wheelbase =
| length =
| successor = Chevrolet Advance Design
| transmission = 3-speed manual
| engine = {{convert|216|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} Chevrolet I6
{{convert|228|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} GMC I6
| predecessor = Chevrolet Master trucks
}}
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The Chevrolet AK Series is a range of pickup trucks sold under the Chevrolet brand, produced from 1941 through 1947. It used the GM A platform, shared with the Chevrolet Deluxe. The AK series was also branded and sold at GMC locations, with the primary visual difference being the Chevrolet had vertical bars in the grille, while the GMC had horizontal bars. The 1941-45 GMC models were sold as the C-Series and became E-Series for the 1946 and 1947 model years (CC-Series/EC-Series for the conventional cab models and CF-Series/EF-Series for the COE ones).{{cite web |url=https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/A_Brief_Outline_of_the_First_Century_of_GMC_Truck_History |title=A Brief Outline of the First Century of GMC Truck History |publisher=GM Heritage Center |access-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210181117/https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/A_Brief_Outline_of_the_First_Century_of_GMC_Truck_History |archive-date=10 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}
The AK series represented an appearance split from previous Chevrolet products where the passenger cars and pickup trucks shared a common appearance, as demonstrated in the Chevrolet Master truck. The Chevrolet Deluxe was an all-new appearance when it was introduced in 1941, and shared much of its mechanicals with the second generation Chevrolet Suburban. The truck is considered the second real truck produced by General Motors since trucks preceding the Master trucks were completely car-based, and thus coupe utilities.
It was replaced with the Advance-Design, that was also sold as a GMC.
Gallery
File:1941 GMC Model 9314 pic1.JPG|1941 GMC CC-series truck
File:Chevrolet Suburban - AK series (front).jpg|AK series Chevrolet Suburban
File:1942 Chevrolet COE Truck.jpg|1942 Chevrolet AK series Cab Over Engine truck
File:Lady Liberty Tours bus (506 YUG), 2011 Alton bus rally.jpg|Chevrolet AK series bus
==See also==
- Dodge T-, V-, W-Series, a contemporaneous American truck series also with Art Deco/Streamline Moderne styling
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Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Category:Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States