Equipment
401ci gas V6, 4 speed, dual front tires, P S, P B. One of 12 Parade of Progress Futurliners, three restored to running condition. Used for three years in Canada as the FIDO bus promoting a cell phone service. Recently returned to Parade of Progress appearance. Oily, dirty chassis. Cracked rear quarters. Fully functional opening sides and roof panel light bar. Saturday Prime Time. No Reserve.
Market commentary
The crowd cheered the Futurliner like nothing else at B J, then it hammered sold on the block for $4.1 million, the wrong amount, to the wrong bidder. The deal hung in the balance for half an hour while B J pulled it back together and closed at this hammer bid with full proceeds net of commission to the sellers who scored perhaps the biggest unexpected windfall in collector car auction history. They would have gone home with a nice profit and very happy with $650K. Joined the Bonneville Special, Chrysler dElegance and about 15 other B J cars in Chandler, Arizona.