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The following pictures and information was provided by Walter Davenport.

    The Parade of Progress was cancelled in 1956 and it soon became apparent to GM that the Futurliners were no longer needed. Some were sold but two were donated to the Michigan State Police in 1959 at their request. One of the Futurliners was refurbished, repainted in State Police colors and converted into a traveling display to promote safety and law enforcement. The second Futurliner was kept as a standby.

    Both of the Futurliners were sold for $1,200 each and resided in a truck scrap yard near Kalamazoo for a number of years. They were resold in 1999.