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GM Futurliner Progress Photos
GM Futurliner Restoration Project
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States

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2005 - Progress & Work Photos - 2005
Video Showing Session 1/11/05 Session 1/18/05 Session 2/1/05 Session 2/8/05 Session 2/15/05 Session 2/22/05 Session 3/1/05 Session 3/8/05	Session 3/15/05 Session 3/22/05 Session 3/29/05 Session 4/19/05 Session 4/26/05 Session 5/3/05 New Flooring Session 5/17/05 Benefit Show	Session 5/24/05 Summer Shows Session 10/11/05 Session 10/18/05 Session 10/25/05 Session 11/1/05 Session 11/8/05 Session 11/15/05 Session 11/22/05	Display Trailer 12/16/05

During the course of this restoration we were donated a 1957 Buick. We have made the decision to clean up this vehicle as is and sell it to provide funds for the Futurliner project. This is an original car and does need some TLC. However it runs good and it is unusual in one aspect. It came from the factory with a stick shift. Almost all Buicks in the "50's" were equipped with their Dynaflow. Stay tuned for further developments.	Rear view of the 1957 Buick.
Original Parader tool box donated by Vic Garske.	The driver's seat frame was restored at the beginning of our restoration process by Dean Tryon in North Carolina. It was originally installed without any upholstery because we needed it in place. Over the years the frame has become scratched. Today it was removed and Connie and Art sanded out all the scratches and repainted it. Again it looks great.
Driver compartment with seat removed.	Dash is opened while Wally and Paul install new speedometer. (They have to lie underneath in the back to attach sensor to drive train.)
Shows the shift mount.	Shows platform where driver seat is mounted. This area will be covered with linoleum.
Engine and Trans had to be removed from the trailer.	Shows where the ring seal is installed. The metal ring was being damaged by the drive assembly attached here.