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ripta42 Site Admin
Age: 45 Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1035 Location: Pawtucket, RI / Woburn, MA
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:22 pm Post subject: Peter Pan Futurliner for sale |
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On eBay with an opening bid of $500,000. Looks like it's been painted back to its original red. |
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JimmiB
Age: 81 Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Posts: 516 Location: Lebanon, PA
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:11 am Post subject: |
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I see that the auction ended without the reserve being met. |
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Hart Bus
Age: 74 Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 1150
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Still doesn't answer the one word question I posed on another board. Why ?
PPL has a history of preserving its old coaches. |
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RailBus63 Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 1063
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Hart Bus wrote: | Still doesn't answer the one word question I posed on another board. Why ?
PPL has a history of preserving its old coaches. |
Maybe the company isn't doing as well as it once did - it has a lot more competition now on its biggest route from Megabus and the various Chinatown operators. |
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GBL Rebel Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Long Island, N.Y.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:31 am Post subject: |
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There is a story at the bottom of the listing on E-Bay that hints at the fact the son is running PPL since the father passed away. The Future Liner was the fathers project.
With that said, if the son is not interested in that bus why not sell it to someone who is? And thats barring a money situation forcing the sale of the Future Liner. |
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Mr. Linsky BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 5071 Location: BRENTWOOD, CA. - WOODMERE, N.Y.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Don't get me wrong because I think GM's Future Liner's were the greatest thing since sliced bread, but $500,000 is a little steep especially in the economic climate that now prevails!
I have no doubt though that it will eventual sell probably in the two or three hundreds range and will be well taken care of by whomever purchases it - so, not to worry!
I believe that of the twelve that were originally built, Peter Pan's is one of only three left.
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ripta42 Site Admin
Age: 45 Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1035 Location: Pawtucket, RI / Woburn, MA
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ripta42 Site Admin
Age: 45 Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1035 Location: Pawtucket, RI / Woburn, MA
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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There are 9 believed to still be in existence, four of which are reportedly beyond restoration. |
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Mr. Linsky BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 5071 Location: BRENTWOOD, CA. - WOODMERE, N.Y.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Over four million dollars for a Future Liner?
I wasn't sure before but now I know the world is going insane!
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Mr. 'L' |
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traildriver
Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2462 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Linsky wrote: | Over four million dollars for a Future Liner?
I wasn't sure before but now I know the world is going insane!
Regards,
Mr. 'L' |
I watched that other Futureliner sell on the Barret-Jackson auction a few years ago. Amazing!
As for Peter Pan....while it is certainly a nice collectable, it really has no historic signifigance for that carrier to have one. |
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Rob
Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 70
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