GMC K-102

GMC K-102 in Burn 'Em Up Barnes, Mini-Series, 1934 Ep. 1

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Raul1983 ◊ 2008-03-20 21:40
skywatcher68 ◊ 2008-03-21 16:36	1925 Model K of some sort. 1925 K-72 for comparison: www.gmphotostore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=53216877 -- Last edit: 2008-03-21 16:36:27
nzcarnerd ◊ 2008-03-21 20:22	A good find. Being on pneumatic tyres this one is probably a bit later than 1925 - maybe even early '30s. Truck styling didn't change as cars. GMCs of this era were powered by Buick Master Six engines.
skywatcher68 ◊ 2008-03-21 20:43	nzcarnerd wrote A good find. Being on pneumatic tyres this one is probably a bit later than 1925 - maybe even early '30s. Truck styling didn't change as cars. '25 is the only one I could find with that "mushroom" grille; I'm guessing it is a '25/'26 with newer wheels. Here's a '24 Model K on pneumatic tires: www.gmphotostore.com/images/53217901_pr.jpg -- Last edit: 2008-03-21 21:02:20
nzcarnerd ◊ 2008-04-03 20:03	GMC model K - this was GMC's heavy truck of this period. This model used a 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" four cylinder Buda engine and ran up to 1929. -- Last edit: 2008-04-03 20:04:40
nzcarnerd ◊ 2008-04-05 07:30	Done some further reading. GMC used the K prefix for all of its trucks at this time - it is the number that matters. This is the big one the K-102 built up to 1929.