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RELOCATING THE FUTURLINER TO ZEELAND, MI

November 1998 the Futurliner is transported from NATMUS in Auburn, Indiana to Don Mayton's pole barn in Zeeland, Michigan.

On The Road to Zeeland, Michigan
The Futurliner makes its way down the country road leading to Don Mayton's pole barn in Zeeland, Michigan. (For point of reference, it's West of Grand Rapids.)

Futurliner Being Delivered
The Futurliner appears to be precariously perched atop this flatbed trailer. The wheels rest on the outside edge of the trailer bed.

Rolling off the Trailer
The Futurliner is carefully rolled off   the trailer, onto the country roadway. It had to be backed down a rather long driveway due to a lack of maneuvering room once it got to the pole barn.

Tug of War With The Futurliner
A tractor tries tugging at the Futurliner. Notice the front wheels lifting off the ground as it tries pulling at a bit of an angle.

Futurliner Being Pushed Into Pole Barn
The Futurliner is being pushed into its stall on the end of Don's workshop. As of February 2000, a larger and to-be-heated pole barn is being built to the left of this building.

Tight Fit
It's a tight fit and some are beginning to wonder if this is going work at all.

Don Applauds the Results

The picture to the left shows Don applauding the fact that the Futurliner is finally parked in the stall. What we haven't shown in pictures, is the fact that they tried about a half-dozen times before they could get the behemoth in  straight.

During the earlier, warmer, restoration months the Futurliner was pulled outside so the men had enough room to work on it. By the time the cold winter months rolled around it was pretty much stripped. Originally, the pole barn was unheated but in the Spring of 2000 a large heated addition was erected that provides both elbow room and protection from the cold Michigan winds.

Contacts:

Don M. Mayton, Project Director
4521 Majestic Vue, Zeeland, MI 49464
616 875-3058

Dean G. Tryon, Newsletter Editor
2516 Laurelford Ln., Wake Forest, NC 27587
919 562-4660

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