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An original (altho' modified) GM Futureliner.

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https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/3610704980.html

These were first designed as "Streamliner Vans" in the 1930s, and toured the USA showing scientific advances, and "views of the future". They were re-designed in the 1940s and early 1950s. Here's a pre-war model, with the original "bubble" canopy:

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You know me ... here's some history:

https://www.futurliner.com

Tom
 
That would make such a cool transporter. They had a restored one at the Good Guys show in upstate New York a two years ago, classic styling.

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