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2016 TX MV Rally

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The following photos are of the vehicles at the museum, many are privately owned. For some reason the ambulance photos didn't come out. There were a pile of jeeps! View attachment 618065
Does anybody know the story on the field piece being towed behind the Willys? I can't remember seeing this gun before (3"/ 75mm?). Is it something from the U.S. arsenal, or something else? Maybe Italian? Some kind of "mountain" artillery?


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Does anybody know the story on the field piece being towed behind the Willys? I can't remember seeing this gun before (3"/ 75mm?). Is it something from the U.S. arsenal, or something else? Maybe Italian? Some kind of "mountain" artillery?


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That would be the US 75mm Pack Howitzer M1. It comes completely apart so the parts can be carried on pack animals (mules) to remote locations.
 

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Trail Boss, I'm assuming you were talking about our M1010, as far as the ambulance picts are concerned. I posted a couple of picts earlier in this thread. About to post those again, along with picts from Mabry, on the thread we started for the restoration of that unit.
 

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So any plans yet on the Oct event at The Museum of the American GI? I've got the weekend cleared. I was planning on setting up at the swap meet but had the driver of my POV cancel and I'm not loading 16 395/85s in the back of the LMTV so will just be showing up Friday.
 

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I can't make it either Mark. Colton is a senior this year which means one more fall of traveling with the band. I get to go to Sequin in two days and am just overjoyed about it. The Mullins weekend has a game on Friday, a marching contest on Saturday and I will try to sleep on Sunday.
 

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Don't know about you guys but if I went to two Rally's in one week the atmosphere would not be favorable. Already have plane tickets for Georgia so that is the one. Have a great time.
 

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I can't make it either Mark. Colton is a senior this year which means one more fall of traveling with the band. I get to go to Sequin in two days and am just overjoyed about it. The Mullins weekend has a game on Friday, a marching contest on Saturday and I will try to sleep on Sunday.
And then you got the college tours, after all that. I'm glad I got all that behind me; good luck!
 

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So any plans yet on the Oct event at The Museum of the American GI? I've got the weekend cleared. I was planning on setting up at the swap meet but had the driver of my POV cancel and I'm not loading 16 395/85s in the back of the LMTV so will just be showing up Friday.
Planning on being there with Carlos. At a minimum, will bring M1010 Ambulance and Carlos's M-Gator.

So who made it to the museum this weekend? Got any tales to tell or pictures to post?
 

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I wound up taking a Primitive Engineering class on building Slow Sand Water Filters so didn't make it. It didn't sound like anyone was going to make it so figured I'd hold out until Spring.
 
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