It's a GM bus, early- to mid-fifties.  No doubt the "Art and Color" department, probably one can see the hand of Harley Earl in there.  Could be a bit Bill Mitchell too.

Years ago, in Cleveland, I met a man who had refurbished a 1930s grayhound bus and turned it into an RV.  The bus was gorgeous.  This futureliner really reminds me of that grayhound.

The Bubbler,Feb 23 2006, 05:04 PM wrote:

Bet it's a bugger in a crosswind, what with a narrow track and those breezeblock-like sides. Streamline- pah!

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Futureliner.

What a great site!

Some really nice shots on there, and some nice background info on how they put these things together. Superb.

Andy

Reading more on the futureliner site, it would appear that the originals were conceived in the early forties, but had a bit of a makeover in 1953. This explains the somewhat schizoid styling of these vehicles. 

A very interesting site- these vehicles formed a kind of travelling circus of technology. What a shame support for the free shows fell away during the fifties. No doubt the lure of the magic rectangle meant this kind of entertainment no longer held the fascination it once did.

Amazing that such a behemoth was powered from a fairly modest straight six engine. Small wonder then that they barely topped 40mph!