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Jim Work clears the streets riding his 1951 Harley Davison.

Zeeland, Michigan -- Kicking off a Saturday old car show in downtown Zeeland the Futurliner took part in a mini Parade of Progress parade on Friday evening. Complete with a vintage motorcycle cop (driven by Jim Work on a 1951 Harley Davison) clearing the parade route and an antique Michigan State Police cruiser (driven by Scott Seida in a 1937 Ford) leading the way the, small parade captured the nostalgia of an era gone by.

The original GM Parade of progress was usually led by a string of new GM cars painted red and white. We managed to come up with a variety -- enough to make it interesting. The Parade was filmed and will be incorporated into another clip about the Futurliner's history.

It's one thing to see the behemoth sitting in a parking lot on display but quite another to see and hear it traveling down the road.

The Futurliner was no more than parked, where it would sit overnight until the Saturday show, when throngs of people began to gather around to admire it.

While the Futurliner wasn't open for display on Friday evening, it didn't stop people from getting up close to it. A few volunteers were very busy answering questions.

Pictured are Sandy and Katy dressed in period clothing pushing Xavier around in a 1950's blue Taylor Tot stroller. The stroller was donated by Howard Sullivan because it is identical to the one  in the poster we sell.

It's interesting to note that in these two pictures of the young ladies, Xavier can't seem to take his eyes off the big red Futurliner and look at the camera. My guess is that he will grow up loving to look at and work on old cars.

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