GM Futurliner Dash
GM Futurliner Restoration Project
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The Futurliner dash needs total restoration. The photos below were actually taken from other Futurliners in better condition and help to point out what we're missing. Many of the restoration volunteers have taken components home to work on in the comfort of their own workshops. Jeff Miller is working on the dash and has a number of questions which he needs answered. If you have any parts or information, please send him an e-mail.

Questions are:
- How did the directional (turn) signals operate? Momentary pushbutton or toggle with flasher unit.
- Were the back-up lights automatic or manual?
- Were the inner and outer headlamps switched separately?
- Were all 14 toggles used?
- Did the START button still operate, and was it on the floor or the dash?
- What protruded from the hole in the left side panel of the dash?

Autronic Eye Mounted on the dash is this "Autronic Eye". I'll guess that it was for dimming the headlights for oncoming traffic? We need to obtain one of these. If you have any information for us, please pass it on to Jeff.

Futurliner DashThe red arrow  points out a side-switch panel with two on/off toggle switches and a push/pull switch in the middle that is missing from our Futurliner. The question is, are these for heating, air conditioning, fuel pump and, if so, which is which? If you can help us with the switch, let Jeff know. 

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These switches are all unlabeled and it would be helpful to know exactly what they powered, in their correct order. The far left and right are what Jeff refers to as "button outboard". There are are total of 14 switches, 7 on each side of the steering wheel that need to be identified.

Dash of the Futurliner

In this picture, Jeff is inquiring, or looking for conformation, as to the function of these particular knobs, selectors. Again, if you can help out, please send him an e-mail.
(2/22/00 -- Ed Harben, a former Parader, responds with the following: The three floor-buttons on the floor are for the air horn, upper and lower headlight beams and an override switch for the Autronic Eye. All the passenger cars that we had on the Parade in 1953 were equipped with this device. One undesirable affect was to pull up to a flashing caution light and the headlights would respond by getting synchronized with the flashing signal lights. There is a sensitivity control to alleviate this situation and if my memory serves me correctly, the control was on the "Eye" itself.)

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