Futureliner again

34kw · December 30, 2014, 02:07:54 PM

Yahoo reports that one of two restored Futureliners will cross the Barret-Jackson Auction block in Phoenix, AZ on Jan 13. I'll be in AZ anyway, so it might be fun to see it sell.

luvrbus · December 30, 2014, 02:17:31 PM

His whole car collection is going across the pad at B/J you marry a young women sometimes they get nasty at divorce time and she is wanting her 1/2 lol one reason I been married to the one I have for so long I never could come up with enough cash to buy her out just kidding

Lin · December 30, 2014, 02:27:36 PM

I still say the Futureliner is one ugly bus, but you know the saying about being happy for the rest of your life.

34kw · December 30, 2014, 05:07:22 PM

I agree about the ugly but I've never seen it in person. I'm sure it's about the same.

Dave5Cs · December 30, 2014, 10:55:33 PM

I have never seem a reason for one, they are about the most unusable thing ever built.

Jeremy · December 31, 2014, 04:25:00 AM

Bear in mind that the Futurliner wasn't a bus and was never intended to be one. And it wasn't intended to be a truck either, at least in the general-cargo carrying sense. It was what it was - a custom exhibition vehicle which was never intended to be sold to the public or used for any other purpose. Whether it was 'ugly' or not is debateable - I think they're really cool in a crude 1950s Flash Gordon kind-of way. Many radical concept vehicles could be argued to be 'ugly' because they are by definition very different from what is considered normal design

Jeremy

luvrbus · December 31, 2014, 04:31:37 AM

I don't think it was worth the 4 mil he paid for the 1st go around but hey he paid big bucks for cars also it is going to interesting to see what his collection sales for

belfert · December 31, 2014, 06:11:49 AM

I can't see the Futureliner selling for anything close to what it sold for the last time.

luvrbus · December 31, 2014, 06:52:41 AM

I would like to have Ron's 1929 Indian Motorcycle and the service stations that intrigues me more than anything he has in his collection

Oonrahnjay · December 31, 2014, 07:10:33 AM

I wonder if he's figured a way to get it out of the divorce arrangments? He doesn't get to keep it but maybe she doesn't get it either?

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Media/Home/Reader/sale-of-ron-prattes-1950-futurliner-at-2015-barrett-jackson

luvrbus · December 31, 2014, 07:22:05 AM

LOL I noticed the building and fixtures are not for sale yet

B_K · December 31, 2014, 08:22:33 AM

I'm with Clifford I'd rather have an Indian Motorcycle than the Futureliner !
(Clifford bring yer check book I'll meet you there an help ya buy my early birthday present!

)

BK

digesterman · December 31, 2014, 08:55:27 AM

I see it is all going to charity vs ex wife

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