GMs Parade of Progress -- Futurliners
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Uploaded by mrpitv on Jan 17, 2009
Twelve Futurliners, along with 32 support vehicles, toured the country from coast to coast in the 1940s and 50s taking the message of a wonderful technological future to the hinterlands. Each Futurliner in this Parade of Progress displayed modern advances in science, and technology such as jet engines, stereophonic sound, microwave ovens, television, and many other modern marvels. WWII halted the Parade but it resumed after the War. Ironically, the audiences declined because of the competition from one of its featured displays -- television. The Parade ended permanently in 1956.
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for some reason this video reminds me of speed racer
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i saw one of those today on the highway! by far the coolest thing i have ever seen!
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What ever happened to this once great country?
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Looks like something from Fallout 3. Nice truck however, or whatever it supposed to be :).
1 year ago 2
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See? Futerliners. Why couldn't they have continued to manufacture vehicles like those, instead of the absolute CRAP they insist on putting out now?
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Wow with twelve being made you'll find one when hell freezes over if you get lucky.
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the guy bought it from a california collector that has 3 I think. And shipped it to sweden a year ago
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The only thing i know is that some guy bought it and took it here and that he's planning to restore it over 10 years.
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That's amazing. How did it get to Sweden?
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That's very cool. I know there's a big annual car show in Sweden for American cars. And Swedish TV4 airs my Great Cars series. I'll have to come over some time.
mrpitv 2 years ago