The Chevrolet AK Series truck was a light duty
truck
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sold under the
Chevrolet
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brand, with production beginning in 1941 until 1947. It used the
GM A platform
The General Motors A platform (commonly called A-body) was an automobile platform, and was GM's original, and oldest, platform used by all early GM products, beginning with the Chevrolet Superior. From this platform, all North American platforms B, ...
, 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 ''C-Series'' and became the ''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).
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 third generation
Chevrolet Suburban
The Chevrolet Suburban is a series of automobiles built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. The name started in 1934 for the 1935 U.S. model year, making it the longest continuously used automobile nameplate in production. It has trad ...
. 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.
The truck used by the Creeper in the
''Jeepers Creepers'' film franchise is a 1941 model of the Chevrolet AK Series COE truck.
The resourceful crime-fighter, activist, and action-hero Angus
MacGyver drives a beige-and-brown 1946 Chevy pickup during some of his episodes. Like his teal-blue '57 Chevy Nomad with white roof and trim-accents, this vehicle was left to him by his late grandfather, Harry Jackson.
Gallery
File:1941 GMC Model 9314 pic1.JPG, 1941 GMC CC-series truck
File:Chevrolet Suburban - AK series (front).jpg, AK series Chevrolet Suburban
The Chevrolet Suburban is a series of automobiles built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. The name started in 1934 for the 1935 U.S. model year, making it the longest continuously used automobile nameplate in production. It has trad ...
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
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List of GM platforms
*
Dodge T-, V-, W-Series, a contemporaneous American truck series with
Art Deco
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/
Streamline Moderne
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styling
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Pickup trucks
Advance Design
AK Series
1940s cars
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States
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