In 1936, GM launched the Parade of Progress, a traveling exhibition promoting future cars and technology. GM used eight streamlined buses to showcase the exhibitions. Three years later, GM head of ...
General Motors’ post-war boom in the 1950s is one of the most celebrated periods in American automotive history. Instant classics poured from the company’s factories in the Motor City, tailfins on ...
A few years ago, we had the opportunity to drive a 1939 GM Futurliner—one of the most unique and awe-inspiring vehicles ever to come from America. In fact, it was this very Futurliner that’s for sale ...
A bus-like behemoth nicknamed "Red Elephant," the Futurliner was a custom-built stage on wheels that traveled the country to showcase America's technological innovations. If you call yourself a ...
One of twelve General Motors Futurliner buses ever produced is heading to auction at Barrett-Jackson this weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona. Well, more precisely, the 1950 Futurliner is headed back to ...
When the lights were switched on at the Chicago World’s Fair on May 27, 1933, the city was celebrating “A Century of Progress.” By the time the last visitor left the park two years later, 48 million ...
Looking for an automotive restoration project you can wile away a few idle hours on bringing back to its former glory? How about this 10-metre-long, 3.3-metre-high Futurliner bus, one of a dozen ...
With the massive crowd at Barrett-Jackson on their feet, many of them waving tiny American flags, and an honor guard of military veterans on stage, the huge Futurliner crept slowly up the ramp toward ...