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Old 08-14-2008, 03:50 PM
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That thing is awesome. It looks like a locomotive like this one:
Peter Pan Buslines has a Futurliner that shows up at antique truck shows and at the Big E (New England's County Fair).

http://www.futurliner.com/pan.htm
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Old 08-14-2008, 04:54 PM
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I can't believe that thing opens up into a complete sound stage with lights.

Whiskeydan needs one of those for Beanstock.
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Old 08-14-2008, 09:59 PM
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Its cool, but its built on a 3500 chassi so you can't really do anything with it.

If it was built on an over the road truck you could at least tow 30k pounds with it. NFW can you put a Volvo 160 behind that thing, you would break it. Doesn't even have air breaks, and its got the little 5.9.

Someone put a lot of work into it, but not my cup of tea. If I want to drive a real truck I can do that, when I am not at work I want to drive a Mercedes. Trucks are freaken loud and ride like crap, you have to wear ear plugs if you are driving the dump truck for any period of time. Not something I want to drive for fun, no thanks.
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Old 08-15-2008, 10:59 PM
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Peter Pan Buslines has a Futurliner that shows up at antique truck shows and at the Big E (New England's County Fair).

http://www.futurliner.com/pan.htm
I saw one of these a few years ago unrestored outside of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum and thought ...."neat" and about a year or so later one sold for a mil or so.

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