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Published: Sept. 13, 2020, 9 p.m.

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Boom! What\\u2019s going on Everyone?

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I\\u2019m Logan the 64th Gear Jammer Skeele, and I\'m opening the doors on another episode of Toy Talk.

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Several years ago, I went to South Bend Indiana on a work trip at my old job. Part of the itinerary included visiting the Studebaker Museum and the American Historical Truck Society\\u2019s National Convention and Truck Show event at the St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds.

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The Studebaker Museum was amazing, and their collection was impressive, but the best part of the trip was seeing all the vintage semi-trucks at the big show. There were classics from the 1910s all the way to the 1990s on display.

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The biggest attraction though was inside a building. There were not just one, but two General Motors Futurliners. One of them was fully restored and the other was in need of a restore.

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These machines were just mammoth in size. The fully restored one was opened up with an exhibit from the National Auto and Truck Museum of Auburn Indiana who owns Futurliner #10.

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Let\\u2019s take a trip through time to see why this marvelous machine was made.

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Dialing the clock back to May 27, 1933 to be exact, Chicago celebrated their \\u201cCENTURY OF PROGRESS\\u201d by hosting the Chicago World\\u2019s Fair.

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The main objectives of the Chicago World\'s Fair were to highlight finished products, demonstrate how products were made, and show people how science works. After all, this was an exciting time of discovery in America. The motor car was being perfected. Air travel was just taking off, and many other advancements in science and industry were happening despite the depression.

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In the General Motors Pavilion, General Motors demonstrated how Sound Stops Sound, cooking on a Magnetic Stove, a Photo Elastic Stress Study and Music on a Light Beam.

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But GM\'s most important exhibit was a FULLY functioning Chevrolet production line. This exhibit was intended to show the contributions factories were making to modern society. Incidentally, attendees at the fair could purchase a Chevrolet car right off the line.

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Charles Kettering, GMs vice president in charge of research was inspired with the reception GM received with their exhibits and developed the idea to take GM on the road. The GM "Parade of Progress" road show was the result. The show toured throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and even Cuba from 1936 to 1956 only stopping during WWII. The Parade of Progress played to millions of people, showing them working examples of modern innovations that would make people\\u2019s lives easier and better.

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Kettering\\u2019s, Parade of Progress was like a \\u201cWorld\\u2019s Fair on Wheels\\u201d that traveled from town to town in large red and white streamlined trucks. When the vehicles arrived in a small town, they would a park where a large tent could be erected, and the displays would be open to the public free-of-charge.

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On display were jet engines, microwave ovens, and sound waves that traveled on a flashlight beam. The Fisher Body Craftsman\\u2019s Guild Competition staged an automotive design contest in which teenagers competed for college scholarships by designing and building scale model \\u201cdream cars\\u201d. The winners were then showcased in continuing The Parade of Progress.

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