Futurliner Restoration Project -- Frank Faraone

Frank Faraone
GM Futurliner Restoration Project
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States

From the archives of Frank Faraone.

	This is the back side of one of the displays. The neat thing about the Futurliner was the large doors on both sides of the vehicle. This allowed for all kinds of configurations and access points for maintenance.
	This was General Motors contribution to try and stimulate and spark interest in the youth of the day to involve themselves in ingenuity and creativity. Beginning in 1930 the Fisher Body Craftsman Guild sponsored a model stagecoach and automobile building competition. The exhibit told the story of the Guild -- its purposes, meanings and nation-wide growth. The exhibit displayed sample models of the handiwork and skill of some of the prize winning Craftsman Guild members.
	This is Oldsmobile's Old Scout. The vehicle gained its notoriety by traveling from coast to coast.
	Crowds gather to hear the story of Old Scout and hear about GM's commitment to building durable vehicles.
	The Paraders that unloaded the equipment and erected the tent where the same who lectured the crowds about the different displays.