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[JFScheck]

Originally Posted by moosetags

I would like to see pictures of the lights when you get them installed.

Brian

Got some pictures right over here...

[moosetags]

Originally Posted by JFScheck

Got some pictures right over here...

Great looking installation, John. It looks OEM. I'll be looking at what is available for Fred. Do you have any info on any decrease in ground clearance with the new tank?

Brian

[moosetags]

Originally Posted by redeagle313

Any word yet on Fred's arrival date?

As a matter fact, we do. GM now has a system of email notices at each stage of production.

Fred was built on July 18th at the Flint, Michigan Plant. He was bayed awaiting transport on July 19th. He departed Flint by rail on July 20th. He is on his way to Jacksonville, Florida. From there he will be trucked to Jasper, Florida, (80 miles) where the dealer is located.

Fred has an ETA at the dealer of August 3rd.

Brian

[moosetags]

Fred, the truck, has arrived. We picked him up at the dealer this morning.

here are a few baby pictures.

Brian

[cms4140]

Very nice Brian. Hope Lucy takes to her new mate nicely!

-Chris

[A W Warn]

That's a really nice truck.
Can't wait to see pictures of the whole vehicle family together.

[richinny]

fred is very handsome and i bet lucy is thrilled!

[Grand Master]

I'm curious about your 33 license plate. Does it have anything to do with someone illustrious?

[rkuhns956]

You may have already got your bed liner. but if not, I recommend Rhino. I have the 96 model of this truck. She isn't used much, so still like new. At only 13mpgs, I only use it when we have need. Anyways, it's prime use is when we take our horses to stock shows (for parades and racing, not show), and use our cabover. I have literally drug my cabover out of the back (not watching that the jacks had leaked down), tower the siding off. But not a gouge in the bed lining in 15 years.

[moosetags]

Originally Posted by Grand Master

I'm curious about your 33 license plate. Does it have anything to do with someone illustrious?

Not really. My father was able to get Florida tag numbers 32 and 33 many years ago, and they were passed down to me.

Brian

[pmclemore]

Man, that's a good-lookin' red truck. Happy trails - and many of them.

Pat

[RamblinManGa]

Hi from Ga. . .man that's a nice looking truck Brian, And those lights would look pretty good on my F250 John. . . I wonder why Titan doesn't do the 50g tank for my gasser ? Oh well, I made the mistake of driving a new 6.7 diesel F250 the other day. . .BIG MISTAKE.... . .regards, Craig

[moosetags]

It's never a good idea to test drive a new truck unless you are ready to buy.

Brian

[slowmover]

Hope the break-in and 2011 travels are smooth!! Will be looking for info on yours per hitch rigging, scaled weights and your impressions of it all as you care to inform us. It's a tall order to fulfill!

[moosetags]

We have already started breaking Fred in. We drove back to Jacksonville from the dealer (90 miles) keeping him at 55 mph and below. We will drive him around Jacksonville for the next couple of days, and on Tuesday, drive him home to the Panhandle. By the time we get home, Fred will be right at 500 miles. He will then be ready to try his hand at towing Lucy.

Brian

[Silver Otter]

Love Fred! Our LTZ look like that but is light blue. Great fun. Nice seats. Good stereo.

[redeagle313]

great looking truck!

[moosetags]

Our new guy really stood out at the dealership. They had about 40 Silverados there. Our Fred was the only Victory Red. All the others were white, black, and shades of silver.

Being a crew cab, long bed, Fred is rather large. Being bright red, he looks even larger. Driving him in tight spots has been interesting, especially since we have been driving Quadrasteer Suburbans that have the turning radius of a Honda Civic. Fred, on the other hand, is quite a behemoth in the Wal-Mart parking lot. I've already found that Fred needs a place in the far reaches of the parking lot. This is a good thing, though, as I can stand the exercise anyway.

As we plan to put a pop-up truck camper, named Ethel, on Fred's back, we needed a long bed.

We just took Fred and got him a Line-X spray-in bed liner. We think that he looks quite fashionable.

Brian

[ROBERT CROSS]

Brian,

What can I say....you are a very discerning gentleman.

Bob

[Antique Pedaler]

My big black DMAX is waiting for a hospital appointment to cure $8m worth of hail damage. On the bright side the two Airstreams were inside during the worst storm I've seen here in Wyoming.