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UPDATED 080112 | ADDED 091911 | WARRINGTON, NEW ZEALAND | RETURN TO THE MAIN FUTURO HOUSE ARTICLE | RETURN HOME
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13 Park Rd, Warrington, Otago, 9471, New Zealand | 45°42'39.40"S 170°35'22.64"E
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Update 080112
Sources & Reference
Just the other day I found a short snippet on the Warrington Futuro in an article titled - I'm starting to think that "open plan" is a euphemism for "wingnut" - on the website LovelyListing.com. What was interesting is that it appears that this Futuro [like Drew Poggeman's "Pod Up North"] is, or at least was, available for rent back in 2009 [the article is date 091609]. The image of the ad below was submitted by Joe R. and displayed courtesy of LovelyListing.com 
Original Information 091911 According to an Otago Daily Times article of 040409 Grant Major, owner of this Futuro located in Warrington, Otago, New Zealand, is planning to move it to a new beach front location in Auckland. Major is something of a collector of mid/late 20th century items and memorabilia and the Futuro goes along with, among other things, his 1964 Ford Thunderbird; do I sense myself turning a little green? Of the Futuro Major is quoted as saying: "I originally saw the Futuro design in one of my father's Playboy magazines in the 1960s and I've been after one ever since." As of 111210 the Futuro has not been moved as it still appears on Google Earth imagery with that date.
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