This is Futurliner  #10, one of 12 built by GM for the Parade of Progress show in the 40s and 50s. Restoration began in 1999 by a dedicated crew of volunteers. The vehicle is now available for shows.

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), located in Auburn, Indiana. Joe Bortz, of the Bortz Auto Collection located in Illinois, donated the Futurliner to NATM. NATM owns the vehicle, but Don and the crew of volunteers restored it in Michigan.

If you have any information about the history of the Streamliners, Futurliners, Parade of Progress or know of anyone who worked on one of these, please contact us.

National Auto & Truck Museum
1000 Gordon M Buehrig Place, Auburn, IN, 46706
(260) 925-9100