GM Furturliner

[Gunfreak25]

I thought you GMC nuts would get a rise out of this. It's called a Futurliner passenger bus. These were made by GMC Truck And Coach, the same people who made our GMC trucks. Powered by the same (nearly anyway) 302, the exact same Hydramatic but also backed by a 2 speed manual for a total of 16 forward gears. Axle ratios are somewhere between 16:1 and 24:1. Weighs in at 30,000lbs. 14 made. Same G749 style shift tower and even the same air compressor for the brakes.

Hours worth of just amazing reading.

http://www.futurliner.com/resto/resto_1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Futurliner

 

[CAPSARME]

One of these sold on Barrett Jackson a few years back for an astronomical amount of money. I'm pretty sure it set a Barrett jackson record.

 

[Ridgerunner]

They did a full on restoration, on one of these in Zeeland (about 10 miles away) a few years back. I got to check it out after it was completed. An awesome piece of American history.

 

[AndyC]

This one was in Hershey 2009.

 

[Beerslayer]

That. Is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Thanks.

 

[hippiedude]

I have seen one of these at the eastern states fair , coolest thing ever ........... and real tall .................. Tim

 

[Atwater]

looks like quite the handful

 

[hendersond]

Interesting gear ratio, I cannot figure that out.