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Sorry for taking so long to get back on the ball with this, busy times lately. I would like to have the next meeting on Saturday OCT 5th at the same IHOP unless someone has a better place. 10am. Let me know if you can make it.
Thanks, Mik
I picked up an M872 and M872A1 from Fort Hood yesterday. On the data plates there is a 4 digit number for the ID, is the number usually only four digits?. The year of manufacture is not on any data plate, is there any place on the trailer I can find it?
Thanks, Mik
Any SSers picking up from FT. Hood on Monday 09/09? I am heading up there Sunday night anfd picking up an M872 and M872A1 on Monday. Would be nice to meet some other SSers while I am there.
Thank you all for coming on Saturday. We had a great showing of MV collecters from the San Antoinio area and from Austin. I look forward to next months meeting and hopefully we can get some more things going on down here.
I wasn't able to take pictures of all the MVs I saw on flatbeds on the trip back (I-10). I did see some type of WW2 German Armor on a flatbed headed west but it was mostly covered, so all I saw was some of the front tracks and part of the paint scheme on the front.
It was a 1300 trip back in an...
There were a few ex-Navy Boxcars, an ex-Army kitchen car and a whole bunch of Army lowboys with old track. (there also some more ex-mil cars that I couldn't get too).
Me and the Family went on leave to CA for a couple weeks and visited a few bases and museums while on the trip. Figured I would post a pictures of the sights we saw. First is March Air Base Museum in Riverside, CA. They actually had a mock fire base set up.
The next get together will be on Saturday, August 17th at around 10am. I am currently looking at using the IHOP at 4818 Walzem RD, San Antonio, TX 78218 (lots of parking). I am open to other suggestions as well). I came across an event at FT. Hood in Oct and would like to discuss possibly...