The driver’s seat was 10 feet off the ground. Parade organizers had to carefully plan routes to avoid low bridges or other obstacles. Eight tires held its 30,000 pound weight.
The tours were permanently shut down in 1956, and most of the buses were modified for other uses.
Today, nine of the vehicles survive and only three — this one included — have been restored and returned to their original Parade of Progress configuration.
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