Dramatic changes in the appearance of the Futurliner will now begin. The buffed aluminum trim, which has the look of chrome, is being applied. Fred continued to install the mounting studs in each of the letters. Then he started the process of making rubber washers that go between each letter and the body of the Futurliner. We priced out the rubber washers and Fred decided to make them out of an old truck tire inner tube that we had. The purpose of the rubber washer is to seal the inside from water at each mounting stud location. Next, Fred and Wally started the process of installing individual letters on the left side of the vehicle. By the end of Monday, the "GENERAL MOTORS" letters on the left side were installed. On Tuesday, they continued this process and the "PARADE OF PROGRESS" also went up on the left side of the Futurliner.
    Once the left side was completed Fred, Dick and Tom started the same process on the right side and by the end of Tuesday we stood back and looked at "GENERAL MOTORS" and "PARADE OF PROGRESS" gleaming down at us.