Republic X11

[Westfalia]

Can somebody refer manufacturing year for Republic truck model X11, serial number 10800? The max payload is 3000lbs, and the chassis length only 150"

[blastermike]

Hi, yes i can tell you your model 11X is early 1920, mine is chassis nos 12704 which is also 1920, it was found on a farm and a tree had fallen across the front damagimg the radiator bottom tank which im looking for plus a few other bits and pieces, heres a few pics of it

cheers mike

[Westfalia]

Great, thanks a lot! My car is pretty similar condition than yours, i.e. easy project. Republic yellow paint looks extremely durable!

[CliffordK]

Oh, hey, you're in Portland...  The one on the West Coast? 

 

I just picked up a Commerce truck that appears very similar to @blastermike's truck.

 

 

Do you have the engine number from the right side of the engine to compare?  Continental Engine?

 

 

I'm still trying to date my truck.

 

I am planning to design and make a spark plug bung tool for Continental engines in the next few days.  Let me know if you need it.

 

--- Cliff ---

Edited September 6, 2020 by CliffordK (see edit history)

[Westfalia]

Yes, here at West Coast. My engine is about 15000 higher than yours, and I think that my is about 02/1920. So yours is at least 1919, maybe 1918?

Edited September 13, 2020 by Westfalia (see edit history)

[CliffordK]

Thanks for the response.

 

I was informed that the book:

 

Branham Automobile Reference Book

At least some copies are online (1925)

 

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112054727372&view=1up&seq=5

 

Had the serial number information that I needed, dating my Commerce truck to late 2019.

[Westfalia]

Great information! I'm wondering that there is a pretty big gap in engine numbers, although there are only few months between truck dates.