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Auburn, IN (Winter Display)
Kool Chevrolet
Muskegon
Olds Homecoming
     

    The Futurliner was invited to the 20th Homecoming for Oldsmobile in Dimondale, Michigan, near Lansing as the feature attraction.  The weather was bright, sunny, warm and clear for most of the day.  There were almost 600 cars and a swap meet at the show.  We were parked in a very nice spot for viewing.
    Our show hosts, the R.E. Olds Chapter treated us very well and were gracious hosts.
    There was activity around the Futurliner all day.  Cab tours were busy constantly and we had a great sales day also.  Visitors enjoyed the cab tours and the display with the video.  There were many former and current GM employees who stopped by to chat.  One gentlemen said that his Dad (now deceased) worked at the Pontiac Truck and Coach facility during the time these vehicles were built.  One family of four drove two hours to see the Futurliner as a Father's Day present.
    Thanks to Howard Sullivan for supplying a pair of really great sign boards for directing people to the Futurliner display spot.  These are really great and will be of immense help at larger shows like this.  See photo attached.
    After the Homecoming show ended at 3:00 PM, we trailered the Futurliner to Eaton Rapids for a car show at the Miller Dairy Farm #1 museum as guests of the Eaton Rapids Historical Society,  the R. E. Olds Chapter and a local donor who contributed funds for us to be there.  We were well recieved and stayed until 8 PM when weather threatened and we closed and loaded the Futurliner for the return trip to Grand Rapids.  Most of the volunteers chose to return home after the Homecoming show ended so Fred Hoffman, Gail Snow and Chuck Snow were the volunteers for the evening show at Eaton Rapids.  They missed a great chicken dinner and really good ice cream and visiting with some great folks.
    Many thank to volunteers Fred Hoffman, Del Carpenter, Paul Prinzing, Dick and Janet Saddler and Gail Snow for working so hard to make this show a success.  Jerry Bush came by while visiting the Olds Homecoming show and also came to Eaton Rapids and was a great help in loading the Futurliner afterwards.  Ed Devries displayed his '38 Olds convertible and Al and Carol Scholten had a '58 convertible and a '60 convertible at the show.
    Many thanks also to our show contacts Doug and Judy Badgley, Ken and Marsha Nicholas, Ed Clehammer and Tom Baker.

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