1957 Plymouth Belvedere time capsule being unearthed in Tulsa

[BKex]

Thought some of you guys might find this interesting. Car is being unvealed tomorrow after 50 years. Was suppose to be in a air tight container but it filled up with water. Cant wait to see what it looks like doesnt look like it will be to good.

www.buriedcar.com
http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2007/06/1957_plymouth_t.html


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[csimp3]

sweet dude, i remember watchin that vid a year or so ago, im gonna have to check out that site tomorrow night and watch that

[BKex]

pictures of the car being dug up

http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html

[QuadRacer041]

my father in law is a big plymouth guy and he is flying out there tomorrow to be there to see it. im sure he will be taking a whole load of pictures.

very cool....i bet alot of people back then thought we all would be flying around in space ships by now...lol

[piggsy]

It doesn't look good for the Plymouth.
I feel like I need a tetanus booster just looking at that rusty vault. :D

[gncc025]

yeah i dont believe its in prestine condition like they expected it to be.:ermm: still pretty cool idea though. i wonder what that sheet covering it was made out of. could of helped out a bit, but i kind of doubt it.

[Ghost-Rider]

To bad about it filling with water.I still want to see some pics of it out of there badly.

[biker]

Christine:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

[Ghost-Rider]

Originally posted by biker
Christine:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

Not after sitting in 10Ft of water.

Anyone have pics of it unburied. All I found was this...

http://images.myphotoalbum.com/b/bu/bur/buri/burie/buriedcar/albums/album04/DSC08674_1.sized.jpg

[honda350r]

Originally posted by Ghost-Rider
Not after sitting in 10Ft of water.

It looks like Christine but Christine is a 58 Fury!

[DVXracer]

Does anybody have pics of the car after it was revealed ?

[TGW_400ex]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070616/capt.34c2be8cdc09415eacc44649225c5471.buried_belve dere_okso111.jpg

[honda350r]

What web site did you get that picture from ?

Looks mint

[yellow400ex05]

does is run? did they clean it? more pics!

[honda350r]

Originally posted by yellow400ex05
does is run? did they clean it? more pics!

That car is garbage! To bad the guys didn't do a better job on vault!

[<DRS>GPF]

that'll buff out..




lets see wrecks to riches work it over..:D

[DVXracer]

It needs a damn good powerwashing .

[piggsy]

Tulsa also buried a Plymouth Prowler back in 1998. I bet they now wish it was sealed in a vault above ground.

[TGW_400ex]

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/ffximage/2007/06/16/470_plymouth,0.jpg

[rollie]

Originally posted by piggsy
Tulsa also buried a Plymouth Prowler back in 1998. I bet they now wish it was sealed in a vault above ground.

when will they did that up? 2048 im guessing?

[250ex13]

Pictures here (http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/classic-1957-car-unearthed-in-oklahoma/20070615154009990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001)

[CRich[814]]

"I'll tell you what, she's a mess. Look at her," said legendary hot rod builder Boyd Coddington, who was unable to start the thing up as planned.

hah that things beat. cool idea still.

[Mxjunkie]

It is pretty rusted but from the pictures I've seen it looks like it's just surface rust which is absolutely amazing, you would figure the quaters, rockers, bottom of the doors and fenders would be gone!

[Sjorge450R]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie
It is pretty rusted but from the pictures I've seen it looks like it's just surface rust which is absolutely amazing, you would figure the quaters, rockers, bottom of the doors and fenders would be gone!

yea true, but there is no interior!!! lol.

[Rulz]

I live outside Tulsa and watched the unveiling last night live, it was very disappointing to see the condition of the car, especially with so many people who came from all over the world to witness this. Obviously if you think about it, they just did not have the technology in '57 to complete seal something this size under ground. There were a ton of other artifacts buried with the car too, including a time capsule they cut open and it was in mint condition. The first thing they pulled out was a folded american flag, with 47 stars on it, very cool.

[troutman561]

"Crews removed a multilayered protective wrapping caked with red mud, revealing a vintage vehicle that was covered in rust and wouldn't crank."

Wouldn't crank? Is the phrase "no **** Sherlock" due here? lol

[piggsy]

Originally posted by rollie
when will they did that up? 2048 im guessing?


That's right. I was just now informed that
the Prowler was sealed in an air-tight vault inside the Centennial Park building, not under ground, and all of the lubes were replaced with synthetic. It will be returned to whoever owns Chrysler in 2048.

[sakirocket28]

Wax on wax off:chinese: