An exceptionally rare vintage vehicle will soon hit the auction block. It’s a 1950 GM Futurliner and the bus is something you definitely don’t see everyday.
An exceptionally rare vintage vehicle will soon hit the auction block. It’s a 1950 GM Futurliner and the bus is something you definitely don’t see everyday.
The vehicle is one out of only a dozen that were ever created. The 12 Futurliners were made decades ago when Harley J. Earl was with General Motors.
They were a crucial part of the company’s Parade of Progress which was a cross-country road show. The parade kicked off in 1936 and the second one was held in 1939 at the World's Fair in New York and that’s where the Futurliners made their first appearance.
At the time, GM personnel were hoping the vans would show people how the company visualized the future of vehicular travel.Entertainment seemed to play a role in the design of the Futurliners.
The 16-foot side folding panels were created to morph into stages and they also came with public address devices and lighting towers. What makes this 1950 model Futurliner extra special is that its one out of three that have been entirely restored so it looks like it just rolled out of the showroom.
Barrett-Jackson will be auctioning the beauty off in the middle of January in Arizona and all the profits will go to the Armed Forces Foundation.
No one is quite sure what it will sell for, but the last time it hit the auction, the Futurliner sold for nearly 4 and a half million dollars.
