| Chevrolet G506 truck | |
|---|---|
 Chevrolet 1+1⁄2-ton cargo truck with winch (pilot model) | |
| Type | 1+1⁄2-ton 4x4 truck |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Pontiac West Assembly, Yellow Coach/GM Truck and Coach |
| Produced | 1940–45 |
| No. built | 154,204 [1][2] |
| Specifications (Cargo with winch[3]) | |
| Mass | 8,215 lb (3,726 kg) (empty) |
| Length | 224 in (570 cm) |
| Width | 86 in (220 cm) |
| Height | 107 in (270 cm) |
| Engine | Chevrolet BV1001 235 83 hp (62 kW) |
| Transmission | 4 speed X 2 range |
| Suspension | Live beam axles on leaf springs |
Operational range | 270 mi (434.5 km) |
| Maximum speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
The G-506 trucks, 1+1⁄2-ton, 4x4, produced as the Chevrolet G7100 (and originally G4100) models, were a series of (light) medium four wheel drive trucks used by the United States Army and its allies during and after World War II. This series came in standard cargo, as well as many specialist type bodies.
- ^ Summary Report – Tank-Automotive Materiel (1945), pp. 66–71.
- ^ of which 814 cargo trucks without/winch branded as YT & CMC (p.67)
- ^ TM 9-805 (1943).