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 I found this photo very interesting as it appears to
have been taken in Detroit on Woodward Ave. (I can just make out the name on the street
sign in the original photo, I think the cross street is Cadillac Pl.) The year appears to
be 1946 as the parade float in front of the Futurliner is for the 1946 Soap Box Derby. --
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 The car leading the Futurliners is a Cadillac. The "port
holes" I suspect is a defect in the photo . Look closely and you will see the
"tail fins' and also a V emblem on the hood of the car. Whenever the Parade was on
the road, the Caddy was the lead vehicle driven either by the Parade Director or the
Operations Manager. Both Mangers had Cadillacs assigned to them. Since I was in the
vehicle Maintenance Group, I was the last vehicle, a GMC service truck, my supervisor had
a Chevy convertible assigned to him. My job was to make sure that if any Vehicle's
developed a problem, I was to take appropriate action. -- Ed Harben |
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The Futurliner on the right is the one
currently undergoing restoration.
