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THE PARADE OF PROGRESS--WHEN GM BROUGHT THE FUTURE TO AMERICA
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Michael Rose,   Wednesday, March 14 2007

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Barrett-Jackson Auction
http://www.barrett-jackson.com

NATMUS - The National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States
1000 Gordon Buehrig Place
Auburn IN 46706
www.natmus.com

NATMUS is located in two of the former factory buildings of the Auburn Automobile Company. Vintage cars, trucks, and toys and models of cars and trucks are exhibited in the restored factory buildings containing 112,000 square feet. NATMUS is open daily from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST. Admission is $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for youth ages 5-12 and under 5 free. Group admission rates (10 or more) are $4.00 adults and $1.00 for 5-12 years old. For more information call 260-925-9100.

Futrliner Newsletter
http://www.futurliner.com

“Miracle at Beaverdam” – DVD or VHS
http://www.futurliner.com/orderfrm.htm
 
A video about the restoration of Futurliner #10 is available on DVD or VHS. Written, directed and produced by one of the volunteers, Don Bratt, the video covers the background of the GM Parade of Progress, the history of #10 and its restoration. It includes original media clips of the GM Parade of Progress and chronicles Don Mayton's quest to restore one. The cost or "donation" is $25, which includes shipping.

Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum
www.acdmuseum.org
1600 South Wayne Street (P.O. Box 271), Auburn, Indiana 46706
Call: (260) 925-1444 or Fax: (260) 925-6266

Imagine the most beautiful classic automobiles of all time - Duesenberg, Packard, Cord, Cadillac, Auburn, Rolls Royce - the emblems of an age when personal motoring brought with it style, elegance and untamed speed. Now imagine them in the breath-taking art deco showrooms of America’s most esteemed builder of grand luxury marques. You’ve just envisioned the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, in Auburn, Indiana, the “Home of the Classics.”


To see a Futurliner this year:

June 9
Vicksburg Old Car Festival
Vicksburg, Michigan
http://vicksburgoldcarfestival.com/


June 10
Ault Concours
Cincinnati, Ohio

June 15 & 16
Mild to Wild
Holland, Michigan

July 13 & 14
Zeeland, Michigan
http://www.futurliner.com


August 4 & 5
Red Barns
Gilmore Museum near Hickory Corners, Michigan
http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org

September 21, 22 & 23
Salisbury House
Des Moines, Iowa
http://www.salisburyhouse.org


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