Large crowds crowded around the Futurliner and long lines of people
waited to climb up into the cab (the count was over 2,600). It was a popular attraction and the
Futurliner volunteers had a great time working at the show and
showing off the vehicle. They mentioned that the Iola crowd was
exceptionally nice and the sponsors that underwrote the cost to
transport the Futurliner there went out of their way to make them
comfortable. They came back to Michigan exhausted but smiling.
Jim Lackey presents Ed DeVries with a 1940 New York World's Fair GM
exhibit pin for the Futurliner archives. It's certainly a very rare
pin and had a lot of sentimental value to Jim. We thank him for the
donation.
The
pin is from the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair where General Motors
put on the Futurama exhibit, consisting of over 37,000 square feet
and containing some 2 million miniature buildings. Pictured are
workman working on the display.
The fellow in the blue shirt is Phil Hall presenting Ed DeVries with
a check for $100 on behalf of the Wisconsin Society of Automotive
Historians.
For car show lovers the Iola Old Cart Show is one of the finest
around. Plenty of cars and plenty of car-part vendors to look over.
Pictured in the driver's seat of the
Futurliner is Nicole Reese, the 59th Alice in Dairyland representing
the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection. Nicole is traveling the State of Wisconsin promoting
Agriculture Business. One of Nicole’s first tour stops happened to
be the Iola Old Car Show. Even though she bumped her head and bent
her crown climbing up into the cab, she was very excited to see the
Futurliner,
Pictured is the Futurliner parked inside the S.S. Badger car ferry on
the return trip to Michigan. Folks that rode the S.S. Badger said it
was the only way to go to Wisconsin. The options are driving through
Chicago or going over the top of Michigan.