19 Jan 2015 ... A rare, and enormous, 1950 General Motors Futurliner bus sold at Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale auction Saturday for $4 million.There’s a lot to be optimistic about in the Consumer Goods sector as 3 analysts just weighed in on General Motors (GM – Research Report), ... There’s a lot to be optimistic a...13 Sept 2023 ... One salient feature of the Futurliner is that it takes the idea of “commanding driver's view” and pushes it into the “terrifying driving from a ...A blast from the past, this gorgeous and rare Futurliner wants to introduce you to the “Air Age.”OK, so it’s not a car, but it certainly is a classic, a 1939 General Motors Parade of Progress Futurliner, which has just been restored by Kindig-it Design of Salt Lake City. Futurliner closed up and ready for the road. This restoration project is remarkable on at least two fronts: Restoring the rusted-out remains of such a huge and …14 Dec 2015 ... GM Futurliner · Futurliner _Parage -of -Progress -658. This all started the cogs turning in the brilliant mind of Charles F. · Gm _concepts ...Jan 19, 2015 · Parade of Progress Futurliner. Only 12 were built. Only a handful exist. A few are restored. And we were lucky enough to shoot video of this amazing 1939 ... Nov 16, 2021 · A writer experiences the thrill of driving one of GM's Art Deco-styled buses that were built to cross the nation in the Parade of Progress. Learn about the history, features, and challenges of this rare and iconic vehicle that was worth at least a million dollars. Dec 30, 2022 · For example, the Futurliner restored by Don Mayton and his team is generally known as the NATMUS Futurliner, while the one that Peter Pan Bus Lines often shows is known as the Peter Pan Futurliner. But with a number of Futurliners changing hands over the last few years, and with nine of the 12 still known to exist, it can get a little difficult ... 1:64 1940 GM Futurliner "Parade of Progress" (Red/White). Item Number: GL29832. Scale: 1:64.Nov 24, 2014 · AUBURN, Ind. – A 1939 GM Futurliner owned by the National Auto & Truck Museum is joining the new National Historic Vehicle Register. The giant, bus-like vehicle already is in the nation's capital awaiting its appearance at the Washington Auto Show, Jan. 23 -Feb. 1. Later, it will take part with other vehicles on the register in a Cars at the ... Norev GM Futurliner. Received this model today, that was on display at the Toyfair in Nurmberg. With many thanks to Replicars, the Dutch Norev importer, for shipping their only model straigth to me. Of course the model will be available in large quantities very soon. The scale is exact 1/64.GM FUTURLINER – THE LIFE OF NUMBER 7. The “Elephant” found is number 7, which was actually thought to be owned by a bus company. The 10-meter-long, 3.5-meter-high and 2.4-meter-wide moving showroom contained displays that could be opened to both sides of the truck. The displays vividly depicted the future of innovative …GM revealed Wednesday a new electric architecture that will be the foundation of the automaker’s future EV plans and support a wide range of products across its brands, including c...The GM Futurliner GM Futurliner Restoration Project National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States : HOME '33 World's Fair 1936 Parade 1938 Previews 1941 Parade 1953 Parade 1954 Parade Aero-O-Dome Exhibits Demonstrations Appreciation Letters. Futurliner Development Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Mich. PoliceFuturliner #7 erreicht seine neues Zuhause.Hier geht's zum Fahrzeug:https://www.chromecars.de/fahrzeuge/1939-gm-futurliner-7-130/Jan 17, 2015 · Ron Pratte's 1950 General Motors Futurliner "Parade of Progress" bus just dazzled the crowd at Barrett-Jackson. Again. ... The Futurliner's then-owner hoped to get $600,000 for it. It shot to a ... Jul 24, 2014 · The GM Futurliner resembles an RV. It weighs 30,000 pounds, has a top speed of 38 mph, and is as tall as a two-story house. […] 1 / 8. Barrett-Jackson. Futurliner 1. The raised portion on the ... Jan 17, 2015 · Ron Pratte's 1950 General Motors Futurliner "Parade of Progress" bus just dazzled the crowd at Barrett-Jackson. Again. ... The Futurliner's then-owner hoped to get $600,000 for it. It shot to a ... The Futurliner, with its massive scale and streamlined, Art Deco styling, was designed by Harley Earl. The dimensions of the Futurliner are colossal at 11-ft, 6-in tall, 7-ft, 10-in wide, 32-ft, 10-inchs long, with a 248-inch wheelbase. From the cockpit’s central driver’s seat, a Futurliner’s pilot would look down to meet the eyes of ...The GM Futurliner was designed by famed head of design at General Motors, Harley Earl. Earl’s first creation was the La Salle in 1927, he is credited with the tailfin era of the 1950’s, and eventually the Firebird I, II, and III. His innovative designs and automotive styling for General Motors in the 30’, 40’s and 50’s led him to ...1939 | GMC Futurliner. Once in a Lifetime Chance to buy one of the rarest vehicles in the worldThe 1953 GM Futurliner #10! GM deployed these as educational as well as promotional. She's 30,000 pounds! From Wiki- The GM Futurliners were a group of custom vehicles, styled in the 1940s by Harley Earl for General Motors, and integral to the company's Parade of Progress—a North American traveling exhibition promoting future cars and ...GM Futurliner Restoration Project National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States : HOME: The following is a write up that Project Director, Don Mayton did on a picnic he attended for a few of the men who worked on the Parade of Progress. PARADER PICNIC HOST, FRANK BREDEWEG. On Tuesday, August 8, 2000 Frank Bredeweg …The GM Futurliner was created to participate in the Parade of Progress, a traveling tour that showed off futuristic items like microwaves, radar, and ping-pong …Jan 17, 2015 · Ron Pratte's 1950 General Motors Futurliner "Parade of Progress" bus just dazzled the crowd at Barrett-Jackson. Again. ... The Futurliner's then-owner hoped to get $600,000 for it. It shot to a ... 1953 GM Futurliner 1:160 scale (FW8USUZSZ) by cherokeeblade on Shapeways. Learn more before you buy, or discover other cool products in Trains.GM Futurliner Restoration Project National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States ISSUE #23 -- JANUARY 2005: HOME Newsletters: January 2005 Additional Newsletters This is the 23rd newsletter to keep our supporters, volunteer workers and other interested people informed of the status of the restoration project. This is an all-volunteer ...The Futurliner is a massive bus like vehicle, 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 11-feet-7 inches tall with a whopping 248-inch wheelbase. Restored Futurliner cockpit An unusual feature of the Futurliner is its dual (side by side) front wheels. Each wheel has its own set of brakes, brake drums and bearings. Futurliner No. 3 Chassis number: ADF859017. Ownership history: passed through the Joe Bortz collection in the 1980s.It later sat in storage in a warehouse in Dana, Indiana, before Phoenix, Arizona, resident William Pozzi bought it and in turn sold it sometime in the late 1990s to Brad Boyajian of American Movie Trucks in Chatsworth, …The GM Parade of Progress Futurliner, Number 3 is on her way to a complete restoration. The estimated time to complete a project of this magnitude is approximately 14 months. The Kindig-It team takes the historical nature of this build seriously, and the end result will be fantastic-of that there is no doubt!The GM Futurliner resembles an RV. It weighs 30,000 pounds, has a top speed of 38 mph, and is as tall as a two-story house. […] 1 / 8. Barrett-Jackson. Futurliner 1. The raised portion on the ...Jul 1, 2020 - Explore Andrew Morrison's board "GM Futurliner > the red elephants!" on Pinterest. See more ideas about general motors, concept cars, vehicles. Pinterest. Today. Watch. Shop. Explore. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. Touch device users can explore by touch or ...All original restored chassis and axles, Number matching 1950 GMC 302 cid 6 cylinder gasoline engine, Hydramatic Automatic Transmission with Splitter. Body Modifications and Paint ... A blast from the past, this gorgeous and …Nov 4, 2014 · OK, so it’s not a car, but it certainly is a classic, a 1939 General Motors Parade of Progress Futurliner, which has just been restored by Kindig-it Design of Salt Lake City. Futurliner closed up and ready for the road. This restoration project is remarkable on at least two fronts: Restoring the rusted-out remains of such a huge and historic ... GM’s fabulous 1950s Motorama Shows and promotional opportunities offered by television made the Futurliners’ role obsolete and the magnificent busses were retired. Of the twelve Futurliners built, nine survive today, though a few are so far gone, they’re just used for parts. A beautifully restored example sold at auction for $4 million.Jan 17, 2015 · Ron Pratte's 1950 General Motors Futurliner "Parade of Progress" bus just dazzled the crowd at Barrett-Jackson. Again. ... The Futurliner's then-owner hoped to get $600,000 for it. It shot to a ... Feb 15, 2021 · Futurliner No. 10 made headlines at the time of that announcement from the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA). Yet many people still don’t know what drove GM to create one of the most objectively cool trucks ever, or how the Futurliner managed to symbolize the very latest thing for a full 15 years. Futurliner # 3 is the most period correct restoration rolling. Dave Kindig and his crew at Kindig-IT Design undertook the daunting task of restoring this beautiful behemoth. At 33 feet long, a little over 11 feet tall, an eight foot beam and weighing in at 12 tons, this was not a one man job. In fact Kindig said “from 4 to 12 of his crew were ... The GM Futurliners were a group of stylized buses designed in the 1940s by Harley Earl for General Motors. They were used in GM's Parade of Progress, which traveled the United States exhibiting new cars and technology. The Futurliners were used from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1953 to 1956. A total of 12 were built, and 9 were still known to exist as of 2007. Each Futurliner displayed modern ... Feb 16, 2013 · Learn more about One of Nine Left: 1939 GM Futurliner on Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. The Futurliner is a massive bus like vehicle, 33’ long, 8’ wide, 11’-7" tall vehicle with a whopping 248" wheelbase. An unusual feature of the Futurliner is its dual (side by side) front wheels. Each wheel has its own set of brakes, brake drums and bearings.Take a ride with Speedkills USA on the amazing GM Futurliner– the touring, presentation-showcase vehicle that captured the imagination of millions. We stop by the …According to Worldwide's auction description, the 302-cu.in. six-cylinder and Hydra-Matic four-speed with the Futurliner are the original 1953 units, and the Futurliner retains most of the original exterior script and block letters - including the massive cast-zinc GM letters up front - that have proven nigh-impossible to find in other ...AUBURN, Ind. – A 1939 GM Futurliner owned by the National Auto & Truck Museum is joining the new National Historic Vehicle Register. The giant, bus-like vehicle already is in the nation's capital awaiting its appearance at the Washington Auto Show, Jan. 23 -Feb. 1. Later, it will take part with other vehicles on the register in a Cars at the ...The “General Motors Parade of Progress” section and the “Paraders’ Profiles” were written by Bruce Berghoff of Arcadia, Michigan, author of The GM Motorama: Dream Cars of the Fifties. The story of the restoration of Futurliner #10 was written by George Ferris, author of several articles on automotive history.The GM Futurliners were a group of custom vehicles, styled in the 1940s by Harley Earl for General Motors, and integral to the company’s Parade of Progress—a North American traveling exhibition promoting future cars and technologies. At 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, more than 11 feet tall, and weighing more than 12 tons, each Futurliner ...Futurliner #7 erreicht seine neues Zuhause.Hier geht's zum Fahrzeug:https://www.chromecars.de/fahrzeuge/1939-gm-futurliner-7-130/Apr 3, 2019 · The Futurliner built in 1939 by General Motors was a truck-like promotional vehicle that participated in the Parade of Progress - a mobile exhibition promoting new technologies for the future. Jul 1, 2020 - Explore Andrew Morrison's board "GM Futurliner > the red elephants!" on Pinterest. See more ideas about general motors, concept cars, vehicles. Pinterest. Today. Watch. Shop. Explore. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. Touch device users can explore by touch or ...Nov 19, 2014 · One of 12 behemoths that GM built starting in 1939 for its Parade of Progress traveling show, Futurliner No. 10 has perhaps remained in public view the longest of all the Futurliners. Its initial tour of duty - in a slightly different configuration that included more glass in the canopy and that likely used a GM 4-71 two-cycle diesel engine for ... The Futurliners are 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, 11 feet 7 inches tall with a 248-inch wheelbase. They weigh roughly 33,000 pounds and were unique for their dual side-by-side front wheels, each wheel owning its own set of brakes, brake drums and bearings. The Futurliners power steering pumps were notorious for failing because of the tremendous ...RESURRECTING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST. Near the West Michigan lakeshore community of Zeeland, Michigan, an ambitious all-volunteer crew restored a 1953 GM Futurliner. The restoration project took seven years (1999-2006) and was directed by Don Mayton, retired GM Plant Manager, under the auspices of the NATM (National Auto & Truck Museum ... This endangered species is a GM Futurliner, #3 to be exact and is part of Dennis Albaugh extensive, all things insanely awesome Chevy collection. How much is the kindig Futurliner worth? A rare, and enormous, 1950 General Motors Futurliner bus sold at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction Saturday for $4 million. The money will benefit a ...March 8 - 10, 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Current BaT Auctions Learn more about One of Nine Left: 1939 GM Futurliner on Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic …RESURRECTING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST. Near the West Michigan lakeshore community of Zeeland, Michigan, an ambitious all-volunteer crew restored a 1953 GM Futurliner. The restoration project took seven years (1999-2006) and was directed by Don Mayton, retired GM Plant Manager, under the auspices of the NATM (National Auto & Truck Museum ... The program was revamped in 1940 with 12 new, 33-foot long, 30,000-pound Futurliners. The Parade of Progress traveled to over 250 cities and was viewed by over 12 million people before the show was suspended due to WWII. By 1953, GM brought back the Parade of Progress and the Futurliners. The last running of the Parade of Progress brought the ... The Futurliner is a massive bus like vehicle, 33’ long, 8’ wide, 11’-7" tall vehicle with a whopping 248" wheelbase. An unusual feature of the Futurliner is its dual (side by side) front wheels. Each wheel has its own set of brakes, brake drums and bearings.GM Futurliner Restoration Project National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States : HOME: The following is a write up that Project Director, Don Mayton did on a picnic he attended for a few of the men who worked on the Parade of Progress. PARADER PICNIC HOST, FRANK BREDEWEG. On Tuesday, August 8, 2000 Frank Bredeweg …13 Sept 2023 ... One salient feature of the Futurliner is that it takes the idea of “commanding driver's view” and pushes it into the “terrifying driving from a ...0:43. At more than 12 tons, 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, more than 11 feet tall and complete with an Allison J-35 jet engine display, the 1939 Futurliner No. 3 Power for the Air Age headlined the ...1939 GM Futurliner. The consignor of Futurliner Number 3 that is available at our auction in Auburn purchased the vehicle out of an Indiana warehouse in 1999. It is believed to be one of the Futurliners that passed through Joe Bortz’s hands.RESURRECTING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST. Near the West Michigan lakeshore community of Zeeland, Michigan, an ambitious all-volunteer crew restored a 1953 GM Futurliner. The restoration project took seven years (1999-2006) and was directed by Don Mayton, retired GM Plant Manager, under the auspices of the NATM (National Auto & …July 19, 2014. A 1950 General Motors Futurliner, one of the stars of the Ron Pratte collection, will be sold in January 2015 at Barrett-Jackson auctions. One of 12 built and nine known to still exist, Pratte purchased the Futurliner at Barrett-Jackson. A veteran who served with the US Army’s 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during 1968 ...The vertical shaft in the picture is the steering column. The power plant is a 145-horsepower, 302 cubic inch GMC gasoline engine. It not only is called upon to propel the massive Futurliner over the highways and byways but to turn a huge generator for electricity during the show. Compression ratio is 7.3 to 1.GM Futurliner; Metadata. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The ...The original GM Futurliner sold at Barret Jackson last year. From what i can remember the commentator said the owner was willing to accept something like ...Once the first 1936 tour came to an end, the first set of these vehicles were destroyed, making room for twelve fully redesigned 1939 bus-based models, known as the Futurliners. When news of the Pearl Harbor bombing hit in 1941, the tour came to an abrupt halt and the Futurliners were left in storage for over a decade.In 1953, they were ...It’s official: a fully electric Chevy Corvette is coming — with new battery technology to boost its range, acceleration and efficiency. When it arrives, the battery-electric sports...GM Futurliner rewrites Barrett-Jackson record books, hammers to $4.1 million. The 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 concept that fetched $3 million dollars last year (to become the highest-hammered auction ...There’s a lot to be optimistic about in the Consumer Goods sector as 3 analysts just weighed in on General Motors (GM – Research Report), ... There’s a lot to be optimistic a...18 Mar 2015 ... Loading up 1939 General Motors GM Futurliner for the Salt Lake Autorama - World of Wheels - Cavalcade of Customs!2.8K 374K views 2 years ago #BARRETTJACKSON #50thANNIVERSARY To mark Barrett-Jackson’s half-century in business, this special series looks back at a few extraordinary vehicles from the past 50... This endangered species is a GM Futurliner, #3 to be exact and is part of Dennis Albaugh extensive, all things insanely awesome Chevy collection. For the uninitiated, these deco coaches were an off shoot of GM’s display at the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. Shortly after the Fair, General Motors wanted to spread the good word about their ...Nov 18, 2021 · The GM Futurliner was created to participate in the Parade of Progress, a traveling tour that showed off futuristic items like microwaves, radar, and ping-pong tables. The General Motors Futurliner isn’t something you will see on the streets unless you live in Springfield, Massachusetts. The GM Futurliner is a pretty cool collector van that ... GM Futurliner was a traveling display of industrial research and products from 1936 to 1956. It featured portable stages and exhibits about jet engines, televisions, and more. Learn how it was designed, …GM Futurliner ; Model years, 1940 - 1946 ; Format You get all formats when you buy the drawing. Adobe Illustrator (.ai); Encapsulated Postscript (.eps); Portable ...A long-lost GM Futurliner was discovered in the USA and exported to Germany by ChromeCars. This news was quite a sensation and not only in the local …The GM Futurliner was designed by famed head of design at General Motors, Harley Earl. Earl’s first creation was the La Salle in 1927, he is credited with the tailfin era of the 1950’s, and eventually the Firebird I, II, and III. His innovative designs and automotive styling for General Motors in the 30’, 40’s and 50’s led him to ... Please note that references to people and time-frames are only relative to 1977. First Parade assembles in front of Detroit’s downtown GM Building. . GM’s first Parade of Progress opened in Feb. 1936 at Lakeland. FL (shown here and on opposite page). Streamliners were tied together with awnings, and command car was a stretched 1936 Chevrolet.Futurliner No. 3 Chassis number: ADF859017. Ownership history: passed through the Joe Bortz collection in the 1980s.It later sat in storage in a warehouse in Dana, Indiana, before Phoenix, Arizona, resident William Pozzi bought it and in turn sold it sometime in the late 1990s to Brad Boyajian of American Movie Trucks in Chatsworth, …
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Supporting the 1940 Futurliner exhibit, HVA has added two significant concept cars from GM’s 1953 and 1954 Motorama: the Buick Wildcat II and the Cadillac Le Mans The Motorama, which was held annually in conjunction with the New York International Auto Show, was a $5 million traveling exhibit that took place over a six-month period, drawing ...The Futurliner has opening sides, interior and exterior floodlights, a retractable stage, distinctive center cockpit driving position and dual-wheel front and rear axles. The buses were used in the “Parade of Progress” touring exhibit created by GM Vice President Charles “Boss” Kettering, which complemented GM’s Motorama exhibits from …March 8 - 10, 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Current BaT Auctions Learn more about One of Nine Left: 1939 GM Futurliner on Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic …To provide the logistics for these rolling displays, the company developed the GM Futurliner, a 33-foot-long bus sporting an Art Deco design penned by Haley Earl, the father of the Corvette. These ...Probably because it is a very rare occasion for any of the diecast companies we cover to go back to the 1940’s. But Greenlight just did, and it is spectacular. Not just any car, but the GM Futurliner, in all its art deco glory. It isn’t a bus, but essentially a display created for the Parade of Progress, a way for GM to promote future ...As amazing as the GMC Motorhome was at its debut in 1973, the Futurliner makes that vehicle looks rather pedestrian. Now coming up on ninety years of age, I can’t imagine how the people of 1939 reacted when twelve of these things rolled into town. Yes, that’s right: introduced for the World’s Fair, the Futurliners went on a 150 city ...The History of Our Futurliner. The Three Dimensional Sound display ‘bounced’ sound from one speaker to another to demonstrate early spatial sound. Of the 12 Futurliners made, our Futurliner was #10. Each one had different displays, most had two. Some information may be lost to history, but based on interviews with Raffy Johns and other ... GM provides two separate discounts to the family members and friends of GM employees. To receive the Family First discount, a purchaser must be a family member of a GM employee. Em...Learn about the 12 custom vehicles built by GM in the 1930s for the Parade of Progress, a traveling exhibition of future cars and technologies. Find out how they were destroyed, sold, or restored, and …GM Futurliner Restoration Project National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States : HOME '33 World's Fair 1936 Parade 1938 Previews 1941 Parade 1953 Parade 1954 Parade Aero-O-Dome Exhibits Demonstrations Appreciation Letters. Futurliner Development Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Mich. Police DisplaysThe original Futurliner tires were 10:00 x 20 U S Royals with a very large wide-white. In the white area were the raised words: "U S Royal." "Parade of Progress" and "General Motors." In the photo (above left), supplied by Joel Dirnberger, you can just make out the words "Parade of Progress"GM Futurliner ; Model years, 1940 - 1946 ; Format You get all formats when you buy the drawing. Adobe Illustrator (.ai); Encapsulated Postscript (.eps); Portable ...GM’s fabulous 1950s Motorama Shows and promotional opportunities offered by television made the Futurliners’ role obsolete and the magnificent busses were retired. Of the twelve Futurliners built, nine survive today, though a few are so far gone, they’re just used for parts. A beautifully restored example sold at auction for $4 million.A reader spotted a multimillion-dollar piece of automotive history in a residential neighborhood in Ludlow, Massachusetts, and we found out why it was there. ….