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(1938 - today)

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GMC L'Universelle - radical mid-engined luxury van

January 10, 2021 — Bruno von Rotz 16

As every year, the 1955 GM Motorama Show featured elegant, flat and beautifully shaped sports and luxury cars. In between, however, there was a delivery van that was quite out of line, because with its mid-engine, front-wheel drive and luxury interior, it did not fit in at all with the image that was generally held of a commercial vehicle. The public was enthusiastic and it almost went into series production. This report looks back to the 1950s and describes the creation of the dream van GMC L'Universelle, illustrated by many pictures from the time.

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	Ancestor	from 1800 to 1904
	Veterans	from 1905 to 1918
	Pre-war	from 1919 to 1945
	Post-war	from 1946 to 1959
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