Re: [MV] M135/M211 Series

pendleto@usit.net
Sat, 10 Jan 1998 03:38:06 -0500

They also saw limited service in Vietnam. I have seen about a half a dozen
pics of them. The latest two that I saw was 1 in Vietnam War Magazine and
the other one was in a book called "Gun Trucks" from Squadron/Signal
publications.
Bobby Joe Pendleton II
MVPA# 17657
53 XM211
Tennessee
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From: Leffler, Brian (446-9504) <bleffler@vnet.ibm.com>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Friday, 09 January, 1998 4:44 PM
Subject: [MV] M135/M211 Series

>The info I have found showed that this series of trucks were made from
>1952-59 which is concurrent with some "Reo"production. I seems as though
>the Reo was the preferred design. Most of these trucks never left the
>Continental US, although some did see service in Korea as units deployed
>there. This series was the first to use an automatic tranny in a mainline
>truck and there are numerous opinions about it. Most everything since
>has been a manual, I believe. Try Vermont Commercial Salvage in
Burlington,
>VT for parts. He's got a fairly large stock pile. Any other sources you
>find, drop me a line please. According to the book I found, the 211 was
>standardized in 1954.
>
>
>Brian J. Leffler
>bleffler@vnet.ibm.com
>54 M211
>
>
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