Futurliner in Cincy.

[Chaz]

Hey Guys, just thought I'd let any of you around the Midwest - Cincinnati to be exact - that the GMC Futurliner will be at the Cincinnati Concours 'de Elegance this sunday June 10. I'm planning on going just to see it. It's history and I just never thought I would be able to see it.
  I'll be the longhaired guy standing in amazement and drooling!  I would love to rebuild one!!!

   Later,
     Chaz

[brojcol]

Chaz, you have to take pictures and post them here. 

[Dallas]

Chaz, If you don't take a whole bunch of pictures, all the moderators will get together and curse you so that your bunions grow hemorrhoids with warts!


Dallas

GO BUSSING!

[Chaz]

GOT IT!!!!!!!  Pictures!!!

Ok, I'll get me a new pad of paper and some new pencils and start drawing pictures as soon as i get there. 

  But, there is a slight chance that the weather could run me off. But I REEEEEEEEALLY want to see that bus!!!! Wonder if i could find one that still needs to restored? LOLOLOL It's a pipe dream, but I have the most fun in my head!! 

  Chaz

[prevost82]

Chaz .. here's a site where they documented a restore on the Futurliner. It's a good read and very interesting. After you get though it you may have 2nd thoughts on rebuilding one, well ... not without a sugar lady anyway

http://www.futurliner.com/

I just click the link and hit the 2007 shows and this is the bus that will be there.

[Chaz]

Yeah, It would be an expensive venture, but this is the sort of thing I do. (Hot Rods and metal sculpture) IT would obviously be a MASSIVE undertaking, but how cool would that be?!!!!!! Plus, I imagine it would be worth it when it was all said and done.
  There would just be one problem - all my friends can verify this - I HATE to sell ANYTHING!!  (I've had my '56 Chevy for 28 years and my '46 Knucklehead Harley 27 years, just to name two) So that sugar momma would come in real handy!!! LOLOL
  That is a good site. I seen it earlier. Some really good info and pix there.
    Chaz

[BusCrazyTom]

Chaz,

Know what you mean about the Futureliner. That contraption (can't truly call it a bus) really does get to us creative types.Does anyone know where the Futureliner that Oral Roberts University had went to? That was the last one I knew of.

Tom

[bubbaqgal]

Chaz, remember all those gremlins that some peoples busses have?  Well......no picures....and all those gremlins are yours and yours alone!!!!!  LOL  Cat

[kyle4501]

Does MAK still have his?
I was thinking he used to have 2.

That is so cool! Almost makes a case for moving out there to volunteer to work on 'em. 

Hey Chaz, Take tons of pictures & build your own! You could probably improve on it some. You could start with something like an old school bus & modify it until it looks like what you waned!

To not do this is a waste of your talent 

[captain ron]

It's coming to Moline, Il where I am right now in late Aug. guess I'll have to book some gigs here for that week. That thing is very reminiscent of the Hyawatha train engine

[Chaz]

Thanx for the compliment Kyle, but I'd probablly at least have to start with a tail light or something!! LOLOLOL     yeah, right!
   
  It would probably be worth it, Ron!! What a fun coach these would make!
    Chaz

[kysteve]

Forgive my ignorance guys.  I thought the futureliner was a one of a kind?  How many were made? Just curios for knowledge. Thanks.......Steve.......

[Nusa]

Twelve. Follow the link given above for lots of info about them.

[DrivingMissLazy]

futurliner.com in Google or Yahoo will bring up lots of information.
Richard

[coachconverter]

I flew out to look at one for sale near Long Beach (if memory serves) a couple years ago and decided it wouldn't be worth the effort, I think he wanted less than $30k for it.

That's before the one sold for however many million dollars last year.  Oh well, we'll throw that bad decision on the heaps of others.

Todd