Peter Pan put the bus on eBay hoping to sell it to a collector who could make better use of it.
SPRINGFIELD – Peter Pan Bus Lines’ 1939 Futurliner is attracting a lot of attention, but did not attract a $2.5 million minimum bid at a recent online auction.
The late Peter L. Picknelly bought the bus in 1998 after a New York collector brought it to Peter Pan Coach Builders to get it restored. The company put the bus on eBay hoping to sell it to a collector who could make better use of it.
“It takes a special kind of person who has the passion for preserving this type of vehicle,” said Robert J. Schwarz, executive vice-president of Peter Pan.
When the eBay auction closed Monday, the top bid was just $505,600.
Schwarz said Peter Pan executives will meet this week to decide the next move.