GM Ambulance Brushguard?

Robbo · Post by **Robbo** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:48 am

Take a look at the mystery brushguard on the Dodge section of this forum under WC52 Navy Numbers.

It matches a picture of one on a 1939/40 GM? 4x2 1-1/2 ton ambulance - I can't find any reference to GM ambulances in my references - anyone know more about these.

Robbo · Post by **Robbo** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:54 am

A bit more digging reveals there were such machines:

http://www.loutan.net/olivier/archives/ ... chevrolet/

Must be a pretty rare beast nowadays.

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:56 am

The brush guard is the pre-war Chevrolet guard and is identical to the one on a 1940 military 1 1/2 ton flatbed Chevy mv that I have seen and touched. It also matches the guards in the photos of a '37 1 1/2 ton cargo truck and a '38 Chevy Suburban that I have.

Robbo · Post by **Robbo** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:16 am

Thanks Mike - I guess they used them up to about 1940 on a lot of vehicles.

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:48 pm

Agreed, they seemed to die out on the civvy bodied trucks once the 'tactical' trucks came out in 41-42 although there were some GMC COE and Macks that still used them.