This Restoration could not have been done without many volunteers.
The men and women below helped bring Futurliner #10 back from the rusting hulk that it was. We thank them for their many hours of work and will forever be in their debt.
Dean Tryon, Newsletter Editor
Standing, left to right: Jerry Sigler, Don Bratt, Howard Sullivan, Dick Saddler, Ryan DeVries, Ron Elzinga, Art Miedema, Fred Carpenter, Ken Bogardua, Bob Messinger, Jim Baker.
Kneeling, left to right: Del Carpenter, Don Mayton, Conrad DeJong, Stan Bowers, John Wissink, Paul Prinzling and Marge Carpenter.
We would also like to recognize Carol Mayton, Sue Carpenter, Dee Beimers, Lois Jackson and others who have provided much-needed food for the group.
Standing, left to right: Connie DeJong, Del Carpenter, Dick Saddler, Fred Carpenter, Wes Myrick, Don Mayton, Howard Sullivan, Wayne Jackson, Bruce Beimers, Stan Bowers, Marty Reed & Ed DeVries.
Seated, left to right: Al Batts, Art Miedema, Wally Snow, Bud Dinger & Jerry Sigler.
Picture was taken by Michael Ball.
We don’t want to forget the volunteers who worked remotely. Stu Allen in mid-Michigan and the presentation he has developed. Dean Tryon in North Carolina not only does the Futurliner News but he spent a few days here and removed the carburetor, distributor and governor and took them back to the "south" for restoration. Phil Mayton in Ohio did the initial publishing and mailing of our newsletter, which is now done by Dean. We send out over 600 printed and e-mail copies. We have even had some Buick Club of America members in California drive a considerable distance to look over the Futurliner to see what it would take to get the engine and transmission out. Charlie Glick in Southern Illinois worked on another project for us as well.
We also want to recognize the key advisors to the project. These include John Martin Smith (President of NATMUS), Arv Mueller (Group Vice President, GM Powertrain), Joe Spielman (Vice President, GM Metal Fab Div.) and Bob Lintz, (Retired Plant Manager, GM Metal Fab in Parma Ohio).