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The weather was great, we had a Lone Star MVPA club record turnout of 21 vehicles, lots of Veterans and lots of crowd support! It was a good day
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Austin Texas Veteran's Day parade
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I'm sure folks will notice the guntruck replica right off, so here are a few more pics.
Ed worked like a fiend getting that truck built in time for the parade, and a lot of the paint wasn't quite dry yet! It is not finished, but complete enough for its debut.
It is not an actual replica of any particular truck, but a representation based on ones seen in The Hard Ride book.
The M60s are airsoft guns, and look remarkably real. They didn't come with the front mounting lug, and Ed didn't have time to modify them, so they got tied to the mounts with 550 chord.
Hey, it worked!
When we came out after lunch, there was a PT Cruiser parked next to my M813. I took a picture because I thought they looked funny next to each other.
In pic 2, Reloader64 is in the woodland cammies 2nd from left, Pawnshop is in the Multicam.
Cheers
Ed worked like a fiend getting that truck built in time for the parade, and a lot of the paint wasn't quite dry yet! It is not finished, but complete enough for its debut.
It is not an actual replica of any particular truck, but a representation based on ones seen in The Hard Ride book.
The M60s are airsoft guns, and look remarkably real. They didn't come with the front mounting lug, and Ed didn't have time to modify them, so they got tied to the mounts with 550 chord.
Hey, it worked!When we came out after lunch, there was a PT Cruiser parked next to my M813. I took a picture because I thought they looked funny next to each other.
In pic 2, Reloader64 is in the woodland cammies 2nd from left, Pawnshop is in the Multicam.
Cheers
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Buckmaw
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I will add a few that I took also...
It was a great time...
It was a great time...
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Great turnout guys. Wish I could have been there (well I could have since our event was canceled). Maybe next year if I get my ambulance.
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Colton and I had a blast. I managed to get this shot before the bridge filled up.
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Awesome Pics/MVs!
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Impressive lineup! And the lead vehicle was an M37, too! It don't get no better'n that!
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You can see the Dueces belonging to Pawnshop, Scott and myself in my picture. What you can't see behind that is the M725, CCKW, M1009, M813, the gun truck and M820. They went over the crest of the bridge. We had at least 5 SS members that I know of. Maybe more.
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SS members present include: Pawnshop, Barrman, Reloader64, M813RC, Sarge, Buckmaw and Quonsethut. I will post more photos when I get home from work tonight.
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Outstanding array of vehicles. Great coverage of all eras.
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If my truck was here, I woulda gone....
Tomorrow is EUC day 58....
Tomorrow is EUC day 58....
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Here are the rest of the participants from our group...
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Outstanding...just outstanding...thank you for sharing fellers
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this is the best post yet
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Well, we have the Liberty Hill parade in December, the Boy Scout parade in February, Texas Independence Day parade in March, and....If my truck was here, I woulda gone....
For SOME reason my girlfriend didn't want to ride in my 5-ton in that pretty white nurses uniform, so she rode with Rick instead!
He didn't mind though.
Her uniform is original WW2, except the apron which is dated 1953. She is very protective of that outfit, but doesn't mind getting dirty when she has old clothes on, has no problem getting elbow deep in a vehicle. She has restored a couple of her own cars (a 60s VW and a 70s Nova).
We seem to be missing Buckmaw's superb M1009 in the other pictures, here is the best one I have.
Cheers
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The lack of a photo of Buckmaw's CUCV is my bad, for some reason the only shot I got was with Reloader64 covering the entire front of the truck!