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Re: [oletrucks] futureliner

To: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@dotcomgeeks.com>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
From: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:37:16 -0700
Oh---Last of the good guys.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@dotcomgeeks.com>
To: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>; "william moldenhauer"
<wmh678@worldnet.att.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner


> Of course I'd sell to you at what it cost you.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>
> To: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; "william moldenhauer"
> <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
>
>
> But you'd sell to all of us at cost, right?!!!! Bob K in PHX, AZ.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
> To: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>;
> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
>
>
> > >> I guess if we were all millionaires there would not be any junkyards!
> >
> > Well given the chance I'd own all of them.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
> > To: <mark@noakes.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 7:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
> >
> >
> > I think it would make a good collective project
> > the first thing to do would be to get the drive train and any frame work
> > done and then sell to someone who would do the body work and then on to
> some
> > one would etc etc etc.....
> > I'm sure the $19,500 is a decent price but to much work for a couple of
> guys
> > to tackle.
> > I guess if we were all millionaires there would not be any junkyards!
> > Bill   48'chevy pick-up
> > Channahon,Ill.
> > website
> > www.hotrodstogo.com
> > Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
> >  will turn out OK.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <mark@noakes.com>
> > To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 2:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] futureliner
> >
> >
> > > Agreed that only someone with deep pockets could afford to restore one
> of
> > these.  The
> > > museum surely knows about this one; they seemed to be tracking all of
> the
> > remaining
> > > vehicles.
> > >
> > > My dad was in both the GM Parade of Progress and Motorama shows in the
> > early 50s and
> > > provided one block of photos to the museum web site.
> > >
> > > Everyone that presented for the show also worked setup and
> transportation.
> > He mostly
> > > drove a tractor trailer but sometimes drove a Futurliner.  They were
> > finicky, slow
> > > (about 45mph), hot, and I gather the visibility and brakes weren't too
> > good as they
> > > sometimes ran into each other in the caravan.
> > >
> > > Incredibly cool looking though with many interesting ideas; I'd love
to
> > have one
> > > restored for a RV...if I were a millionaire....
> > >
> > > Mark Noakes
> > >
> > > On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 12:30:51 -0500, "G. L. Perry" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Bill, you need to transfer this link to the Nat. truck Museum in
> Auburn.
> > > > They are doing one now in MI, maybe they would like it or have
someone
> > who
> > > > would. Only $19,500?? No pix, maybe real bad??! Lot of weird stuff
in
> > > > driveline if you've been following the Museum's build at all.
> Everything
> > > > metal ob body would have to be "built" as no parts were
mass-produced.
> > Out
> > > > of my league for sure!
> > > >
> > > > G. L. Perry
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
> > > > To: "OleTrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:40 AM
> > > > Subject: [oletrucks] futureliner
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I know we had this discussion a while back but I just found one
for
> > sale
> > > > > there were only 12 built so they are rare as hens teeth
> > > > > http://www.busesonline.com/buses/TKNo.7R.html
> > > > > Bill   48'chevy pick-up
> > > > > Channahon,Ill.
> > > > > website
> > > > > www.hotrodstogo.com
> > > > > Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
> > > > >  will turn out OK.
> > > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> > 1959
> > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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