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Re: Re: no LBC........ GM Futurliner bus Barrett-Jackson

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Subject: Re: Re: no LBC........ GM Futurliner bus Barrett-Jackson
From: Robert Duquette <robertduquette@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 9:31:35 -0500
I was a little lost on what a futurliner was.
Google is a wonderful thing.
http://www.futurliner.com/fh.htm

 
> From: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
> Thanks Larry,
> I guess it was too early to completely read the other messages on the
> Hemmings blog site but the 1 of 3 owners said it is being used for a
> children with illness charity. I'll have to try and track down when it will
> be on the east coast for a tour. I wonder if Raymond Lowey designed it?
> Raymond Lowey is a world famous Industrial Designer who designed the Avanti
> as well as many US Locomotives of the 40's with the same streamline look and
> tons of household products.
> Thanks
> Linda
> 
> http://www.raymondloewyfoundation.com/about/index.html
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/17/06, Larry Daniels <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > Peter C. and I saw the Futurliner at the Iola, WI car show.  For a $1
> > donation, you could go inside and tour it.  If you ever get the chance, go
> > see it.  It is pretty spectacular for it's time.
> >
> > LD
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
> > To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 4:16 AM
> > Subject: no LBC........ GM Futurliner bus Barrett-Jackson
> >
> >
> > Spridgets,
> > I got up way too early this morning probably because I was thinking how
> > little work I have done on my car and how much Frank has done on his car
> > even with a hernia. So I put on TV (Frank would have gone to the garage)
> > to
> > watch Barrett Jackson's highlights special and saw first hand the bidding
> > of
> > the 1950 *GM *Futurliner bus. It totally woke me up with the record
> > winning
> > bid of around 4.2 million and they said the owner was hoping for 600K. But
> > when I did a search because I wanted to know if Raymond Loewy was the
> > industrial designer and I found an article from Hemmings stating the
> > bidder
> > backed out. I tried to continue the article but I'm a little lost anyone
> > know the results? The articles are below.
> > Linda
> > 62 California Sprite "Pinky"




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