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RE: [oletrucks] futureliner

To: <mark@noakes.com>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] futureliner
From: "Antonio R. Tijerino" <antonio@tijerino.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 21:04:03 -0600
Is not this what some people pays for some RVs nowadays anyway?

Antonio

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of mark@noakes.com
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 6:15 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] futureliner


I would guess that if you could buy one of the restored Futurliners, that
they would go
for $100K-$200K or more...if you could find anybody that would sell...

http://www.futurliner.com/

Mark Noakes

On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 16:13:07 -0700, "Dane Bruce" wrote:

>
> 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
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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