I don't think it's the same one as the Michigan Futurliner that was supposed to
do the show circuit when it was done and then go to a museum. Its restoration
was funded by contributions and volunteers...sounds too complicated to sell out
after that.
I've heard that there were two restored to original, one redone as an RV, and
2-3 lying around too far gone to restore.
Mark Noakes
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>
> To: BMcNulty@csuchico.edu, oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Check this out (GM Futureliner)
> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:05:39 -0600
>
>
> Bob:
> I gotta believe this is the same Futureliner Bill Moldenhauer and I visited
>back in
> October 2004 in Michigan (details are on the oletrucks website under the
>Member Only
> page). When Bill and I spent a day with the restorers, they were about 60%
>finished,
> but I thought the vehicle was destined to go to a museum in Indiana when
>finished.
>
> Since there are so few of these left (the restorers knew of only two others),
>I
> wonder if the museum changed their mind?
>
> Can anyone shed some light on the history of this particular piece of history?
>
> Carl Ham
> '56 Chevy Stepside Pickup
> Hopewell, IL
>
Mark Noakes
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