Gallery: GM Made This Bizarre 20-Foot-Tall Vehicle to Predict the Future

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    Futurliner 1

    The raised portion on the top is made to mount and illuminate a banner that would wave upon arrival of the parade.
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    GM Parade of Progress Futurliner

    The Futurliners travelled the country as part of GM's Parade of Progress.
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    GM Parade of Progress Futurliner

    The Futurliner showed off exhibits like "Miracles of Heat and Cold."
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    GM Parade of Progress Futurliner

    The funky vehicle was a real crowd-pleaser.
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    Futurliner 5

    The Futurliner, before Pratte restored it and added whitewall tires.
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    Futurliner 3

    The car in front is another Pratte acquisition, the 1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special, which he bought for just over $3 million in 2006.
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    Futurliner 2

    A side shot of the Futurliner with the Pontiac Bonneville Special.
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    Futurliner 4

    The Futurliner in Pratte's garage, with photos from the Parade of Progress tours that the bus made across the United States.
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