There were lots of XM211's made before the M211 was accepted as a standard
designation. They are fairly common and not particularly desirable to the
average collector. I'm not sure I understand your letter correctly, but the
X designates experimental, not extended. Hope this helps.
Rob Kiser
<< Has anyone ever seen a long wheelbase M211? It's like the M36 2 1/2 ton
truck that was built longer
then the M35 version. The truck dealer I bought my XM220 from has got a
couple of extended length
M211's and I got to give them a good lookover this evening. He said they
were dropped in favor of
the M36. I was only able to get to see the data plate on one of the trucks
and it had the XM211
designation with all the dimensions being correct for a standard length
M211. The frame has a long
steel plate along side the outside of the frame starting from behind the cab
going all the way back
to the first rear axle. Looking at the frame rail behind it I could not see
any weld marks that
would give it away as an XM211 with extra material welded in to the frame to
extend it. Is this a
rare version of the M135/M211 series or just a well done modification to a
regular M211?
Thanks,
Bryan R.
'53 GMC XM220 2.5 Ton Shop Van
MVPA member #20324 >>
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