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To: "Dane Bruce" <nochay@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
From: "DON" <ppm@accesscomm.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:08:10 -0500
BE SURE TO VISIT THE RESTORATION PROJECT PAGES

OF THE FUTURLINER RESTORATION PROJECT. IT IS EXCELLENT READING AND PHOTOS.
www.futurliner.com

Regards to all, Don in Canada.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Bruce" <nochay@earthlink.net>
To: "OLETrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] futureliner


> Is there a picture of one of these finished? I would buy one and put a
beefy
> 5.9 cummins in it or something (You can buy the 5.9 from cummins) The
dodge
> cummins is only a valve cover. Cummins hooked up with dodge to put the
> engines into a dodge chassis. The 5.9 cummins is actually used in tractors
> (like on farms) Purchase a cummins directly from them, and you'll get the
> cummins valve cover!!!
>
> Dane
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bob KNOTTS
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 9:37 AM
> To: Steve Hanberg; william moldenhauer; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
>
>
> Oh---Last of the good guys.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@dotcomgeeks.com>
> To: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>; "william moldenhauer"
> <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 6:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
>
>
> > Of course I'd sell to you at what it cost you.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>
> > To: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; "william moldenhauer"
> > <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
> >
> >
> > But you'd sell to all of us at cost, right?!!!! Bob K in PHX, AZ.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
> > To: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>;
> > <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
> >
> >
> > > >> I guess if we were all millionaires there would not be any
junkyards!
> > >
> > > Well given the chance I'd own all of them.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
> > > To: <mark@noakes.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 7:09 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
> > >
> > >
> > > I think it would make a good collective project
> > > the first thing to do would be to get the drive train and any frame
work
> > > done and then sell to someone who would do the body work and then on
to
> > some
> > > one would etc etc etc.....
> > > I'm sure the $19,500 is a decent price but to much work for a couple
of
> > guys
> > > to tackle.
> > > I guess if we were all millionaires there would not be any junkyards!
> > > Bill   48'chevy pick-up
> > > Channahon,Ill.
> > > website
> > > www.hotrodstogo.com
> > > Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
> > >  will turn out OK.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <mark@noakes.com>
> > > To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 2:42 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
> > >
> > >
> > > > Agreed that only someone with deep pockets could afford to restore
one
> > of
> > > these.  The
> > > > museum surely knows about this one; they seemed to be tracking all
of
> > the
> > > remaining
> > > > vehicles.
> > > >
> > > > My dad was in both the GM Parade of Progress and Motorama shows in
the
> > > early 50s and
> > > > provided one block of photos to the museum web site.
> > > >
> > > > Everyone that presented for the show also worked setup and
> > transportation.
> > > He mostly
> > > > drove a tractor trailer but sometimes drove a Futurliner.  They were
> > > finicky, slow
> > > > (about 45mph), hot, and I gather the visibility and brakes weren't
too
> > > good as they
> > > > sometimes ran into each other in the caravan.
> > > >
> > > > Incredibly cool looking though with many interesting ideas; I'd love
> to
> > > have one
> > > > restored for a RV...if I were a millionaire....
> > > >
> > > > Mark Noakes
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 12:30:51 -0500, "G. L. Perry" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill, you need to transfer this link to the Nat. truck Museum in
> > Auburn.
> > > > > They are doing one now in MI, maybe they would like it or have
> someone
> > > who
> > > > > would. Only $19,500?? No pix, maybe real bad??! Lot of weird stuff
> in
> > > > > driveline if you've been following the Museum's build at all.
> > Everything
> > > > > metal ob body would have to be "built" as no parts were
> mass-produced.
> > > Out
> > > > > of my league for sure!
> > > > >
> > > > > G. L. Perry
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
> > > > > To: "OleTrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:40 AM
> > > > > Subject: [oletrucks] futureliner
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I know we had this discussion a while back but I just found one
> for
> > > sale
> > > > > > there were only 12 built so they are rare as hens teeth
> > > > > > http://www.busesonline.com/buses/TKNo.7R.html
> > > > > > Bill   48'chevy pick-up
> > > > > > Channahon,Ill.
> > > > > > website
> > > > > > www.hotrodstogo.com
> > > > > > Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
> > > > > >  will turn out OK.
> > > > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941
and
> > > 1959
> > > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> > 1959
> > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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