GM Futurliner Progress Photos
GM Futurliner Restoration Project
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States

By Paul Prinzing -- Futurliner was delivered early in the afternoon. The weather was very hot and humid, but storms and winds  skirted the area. Things were very slow at the Futurliner as the first  few hours of the event as cars were out and about taking part in a poker  run. Many spectators and hot rodders toured the Futurliner that  evening.  Parking lot finally cleared enough after 9 PM for  the Futurliner to be driven to the overnight storage building.

    Weather turned significantly cooler than day before with  winds off Muskegon Lake making it very chilly in the late AM until sun  broke out a bit that afternoon. Futurliner was driven from storage  building to show site turning many heads as it went down the few  streets to show site. Again things were very SLOW the first few hours  of operation as not many of the long haulers had arrived from  Indianapolis. As the afternoon progressed more and more visited the  Futurliner taking cockpit tours and asking many questions of the  volunteers.
   Had a few interesting guests with interest or connections to  Futurliners. Had young adult who was the great-grandson of one of the  former Paraders who was fascinated as his grandmother had shown him  some small photos of his great-grandfather while working with the  Futurliners. Also had a gentleman that was the neighbor of a man who  was in charge of keeping the "Crossroads" display operational. He was  going to try to get his neighbor to contact us about his involvement.  As always many stopped by who had always heard or seen pictures of  Futurliners but never believed they would be able to climb up into  one. Also had a Barber shop quartet stop by and serenade us with a  couple of songs.
   The Lakeshore Museum Center provided the crew air conditioned respite and the power for the event. Unfortunately,  too many  weren't able to find Futurliner and some were even told vehicle wasn't in the area.