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Look's more like he took YOU for a ride and asked for a picture. 
It's a dogs world, CAMO
It's a dogs world, CAMO
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OUT AND ABOUT WITH MY HMMWV
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Leaning a little to the right
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What is going on later this month at college Station?
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The annual rally was this weekend. We are all getting home now.
Information, pictures and videos are here:
2023 TX MV Rally
Mark your calendars! The annual Texas MV Rally will be held Friday, March 24, 2023 to Sunday, March 26, 2023. We will camp at the Brazos Valley Off-Road Ranch and on Saturday we’ll convoy to the Living History event at the Museum of the American G.I. There is no need to register. Simply show...
www.steelsoldiers.com
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Hmmm, bummer I missed it. Is there a list I can get on or a thread I could follow for next year?
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Follow (or “Watch”) this year’s thread. We’ll bump it next year when a new thread is posted.
So back on topic, I put 177 miles on the M1097R1 this weekend attending the rally and averaged 9.4 miles per gallon. I had a M105 trailer in tow for most of those miles.
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Where did they park you guys? Does not look like there is much foot traffic there.
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We were in the front parking lot across from the main entrance and vendor area at the museum. The same place as last year. Although we didn’t get much foot traffic (i.e., people walking across the parking lot), everyone could see our trucks.
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Ok, "watching the 2023 thread" thanks
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Met with a group of 9 humvees. We wnt to Key Largo FL
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Today was “Take your HMMWV to work Friday,” which (in my humble opinion) should be a national holiday.
I put 110 miles on the M1097R1 and averaged 12.6 mpg. Much of the commute was highway driving at 55mph.
Here’s a glimpse at the downtown Houston skyline over the hood.
Anyone from Houston is likely familiar with the Be Someone bridge.
And this is where the M1097R1 took a little nap while I was working to defray the cost of diesel.
I put 110 miles on the M1097R1 and averaged 12.6 mpg. Much of the commute was highway driving at 55mph.
Here’s a glimpse at the downtown Houston skyline over the hood.
Anyone from Houston is likely familiar with the Be Someone bridge.
And this is where the M1097R1 took a little nap while I was working to defray the cost of diesel.
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^^^^ Makes me glad my commute is 15 minutes door to door.
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I am also glad I do not see "that" view anymore, down here if it takes two lights to get through an intersection they send out a news crew!!
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First try to bring my ri into the parking garage of my favorid pub
it fits!
it fits!
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@frauhansen - You have one good looking truck. And knowing that it fits in the garage at the pub is good intel!
I loaded my M1097R1 up yesterday morning and drove to Giddings, Texas where I met several other SS members at a car show.
I connected with @texas30cal in Brenham and we convoyed from there into Giddings.
We met up with @Eracer46 and @Barrman at the show. Eracer46 was one of the show organizers and, simply put, did an amazing job! The parking lot was full of great cars and pick-up trucks on display. For historic reasons, sections of the old rail road tracks were left in place. That made the perfect parking spot for our MVs!
The Giddings Police and Fire Departments also showed up with their MVs!
But all good things must come to an end. After a great day in Giddings, it was time to head home.
I logged 188 miles on the M1097R1 and averaged 12.1 mpg.
I loaded my M1097R1 up yesterday morning and drove to Giddings, Texas where I met several other SS members at a car show.
I connected with @texas30cal in Brenham and we convoyed from there into Giddings.
We met up with @Eracer46 and @Barrman at the show. Eracer46 was one of the show organizers and, simply put, did an amazing job! The parking lot was full of great cars and pick-up trucks on display. For historic reasons, sections of the old rail road tracks were left in place. That made the perfect parking spot for our MVs!
The Giddings Police and Fire Departments also showed up with their MVs!
But all good things must come to an end. After a great day in Giddings, it was time to head home.
I logged 188 miles on the M1097R1 and averaged 12.1 mpg.
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That is awesome. i checked on how close you are to my location, +200mi. a bit too far at this point.
General question for folks in Texas with vehicles. I am still waiting for my title (so far, +2.8months in). I noticed no license plates. how does that work? Full transparency, i have driven around Prosper a bit without the plates, but not on main roads.
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So you opted for the title VS a SF-97? please report back how that goes.
You can register a former military vehicle by its military registration number, only that comes with all the restrictions TX antique plates come with.
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As @Mogman said, you can elect to use your bumper number in lieu of a license plate when your vehicle is registered as a FMV in Texas.
This is a good read:
This is a good read:
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no. Waiting on sf97 to take it to Frisco to get the Texas title and plates.