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6. Military Vehicle Show and Rally Reports

Private Collection of Military Vehicles Sold at Auction

By John Adams-GrafJan 20, 2021
Motor vehicle transmissions may be divided into two basic types: manual and automatic. There are three basic types of manual transmissions: the sliding gear, the planetary, and the friction disk, though the sliding-gear type — such as this three-speed — is the most common today, and is what most people think of when manual transmissions are mentioned.
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

HMV Transmission Basics

By Steve TurchetNov 13, 2019
During the post-WWII years, Reo entered into a competition between Reo, Studebaker, and General Motors to design a new 2-1/2 ton tactical truck to replace the U.S. military’s fleet of GMC CCKWs, I.H.C. M-5-6s, and Studebaker US6s. General Motors wanted to hang on to the deuce-and-a-half market, and even though the military seemed to favor Reo’s design—first called the M34 (shown here), then the M44 Series. While both the Reo and G.M. trucks were accepted for production, the Reo M35 and its six-wheeled variant, the M34 (shown here), with its more powerful Reo Gold Comet 331 cid. engine and five-speed manual transmission, proved to be more durable and dependable, probably due to its relative simplicity, and went on to become one the most successful military vehicles in the world.
5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

M35: A “Deuce” of a Truck!

By Steve TurchetNov 13, 2019
1952 GMC XM211 owned and restored by by Chris and Nancy Phillips.
5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

Inside look at a 1952 GMC XM211

By Chris PhillipsNov 21, 2019
Chris Phillips' 1952 XM211 in front of orange-turned maple tree
Military Vehicles in the News

M211: The Army's "Cadillac Deuce"

By Steve TurchetSep 27, 2021

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