How to spend $600,000
Have $600,000 burning a hole in your pocket? Then have about $2 million (or more) to bring your initial investment up to show condition? Then have I got a deal…
Have $600,000 burning a hole in your pocket? Then have about $2 million (or more) to bring your initial investment up to show condition? Then have I got a deal for you!
This ad for one of the remaining Futurliners appeared in "Wheels of Time," publication of the American Truck Historical Society. (A great club and club pub, by the way.) While the attention a Futurliner gathers at a car show is comparable to bringing a sledge hammer into a Beverly Hills crystal shop, it takes a lot of money to bring one of these rigs up to tip-top shape. Of course, its worth every penny and every bead of sweat, I'm sure. Just as the volunteers who brought the NATMUS Futurliner to its awe-inspiring condition.
Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com