1957 meet 2007 tonight....
Tulsa folks....
this doesn't sound like it's gonna turn out well....
they say this thing was found in 10 feet of water....
buried 57 plymouth
this doesn't sound like it's gonna turn out well....
they say this thing was found in 10 feet of water....
buried 57 plymouth
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Now that's something I'd like to see! You can't tell what precautions were taken, but hopefully it will be in decent shape. I'd like to see all the other personal stuff put in there as well. At least a time capsule I can see during my lifetime!0
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jsrail wrote:Now that's something I'd like to see! You can't tell what precautions were taken, but hopefully it will be in decent shape. I'd like to see all the other personal stuff put in there as well. At least a time capsule I can see during my lifetime!
pssst.... hey buddy.....click on that link.....
as far as shape, the water was all red colored, rusty looking....
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Water in Plymouth Vault Dampens Spirits
Tulsa, Okla. – Officials in Tulsa were dismayed Wednesday to find the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that has been buried beneath the city courthouse lawn for the past 50 years, sitting in nearly 2 feet of water.
The vault containing the car was opened this week to give hazardous materials experts a chance to inspect the contents of the vault, including gas and oil stored with the car, in case those fuels and lubricants created a potential danger.
Although the car technically has been “unearthed,†it is expected to remain shrouded in the original plastic liner until it is removed from the vault on Friday in time for the official unveiling.
Despite the discovery of the water in the vault and evidence that the car may have been fully submerged at some point over the past 50 years, organizers told the Tulsa World newspaper late Wednesday that they think the car may be in reasonably good shape.
“It’s not a rust bucket,†Art Couch of W.N. Couch Construction was quoted as saying in the newspaper, after he and Jim Taylor of Taylor Crane examined the steel skid on which the car rests.
“We felt the sides of the car and it’s solid,†Couch said.
According to reports from the time, the Plymouth was coated with cosmoline or a similar metal-preserving substance, and the entire car was wrapped in plastic to help protect its golden skin during its time out of the sun.
On Friday, the car will be removed from the vault and the public will be able to view it later that night during a sold-out event at the Tulsa Convention Center.
Be sure to watch the www.oldcarsweekly.com Web site over the weekend for photos and reports direct from Tulsa as editors Angelo VanBogart, Keith Mathiowetz and Matt Gergeni cover the events as they unfold.0 -
They could have provided a drain system for that vault or entombed the car above ground. I guess those 50's people were just ---->
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Had that exact car 42 yrs ago & it was a tinny piece of crap then!0
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Here's a link to a bunch of good pictures of this thing... time capsule and rusty plymouth...0
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What a shame........but I wonder how a new car would hold up under similar circumstances? Excepting that they probably know how to seal better nowadays.0
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Looks like the Okies botched that one up. It will probably wind up on eBay with a BIN of $20,000.00.0
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Well, well...you dig a hole in the ground and it fills up with water...what a concept!
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For those of you who are getting a "burial vault" when you die, this is what you will look like, too. Don't waste your money.
It wasn't "the Okies botched one up" - YOU bury something in a non-waterproof concrete vault anywhere, and tell me the result would not be the same?
Problem is, now that the car is exposed to the air, the deterioration will be accelerated in a big way! But, there is much to be salvaged from this car, if it were to be parted. All of the stainless would be good, and perhaps some of the aluminum. A lot of the chrome looks to have survived, too. They polished up part of the front bumper and some of the other trim and it looks very good! Notice the tires all held air?
Any car is restorable...!0 -
Yeah, I thought about this. Does anyone out there think this thing will be fixed. Just for the historical importance, it probably should, but it would need everything.
I guess if they start now, it could be done by the June 15th, 2057 anniversary....
Patrick's right on the deterioration. I thought that now, it probably is worse off than when it was submerged in it's rusty wet tomb.
I bet the side stainless is worth a few bucks on this car.0 -
66patrick66 wrote:For those of you who are getting a "burial vault" when you die, this is what you will look like, too. Don't waste your money.
It wasn't "the Okies botched one up" - YOU bury something in a non-waterproof concrete vault anywhere, and tell me the result would not be the same?
Problem is, now that the car is exposed to the air, the deterioration will be accelerated in a big way! But, there is much to be salvaged from this car, if it were to be parted. All of the stainless would be good, and perhaps some of the aluminum. A lot of the chrome looks to have survived, too. They polished up part of the front bumper and some of the other trim and it looks very good! Notice the tires all held air?
Any car is restorable...!
The Okies DID botch it up. Who do you think built the vault and buried this car, Canadians?
FYI:
1) Not all burial vaults fill with water.
2) People don't rust.
3) The vault containing this car was built to resist bomb blasts and water .0 -
Dave53-7C wrote:
3) The vault containing this car was built to resist bomb blasts and water .
Key word being "resist", as in "water resistant" vs "water proof". lol
Maybe they should have put it in a water "retardant" vault
I think this is a really interesting story. I expect that this car will be purchased for display somwhere. It seems like it would be foolish to restore it since it's current condition is part of the story. I would like to see it displayed as is next to a pristine original.
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The shelter was made to resist bomb blasts but not to resist the constant vibration of a major traffic artery that close. Lets hope they have figured out how to bury a car much better since they buried a 1997 Plymouth Prowler underground. That one is being released in 2047, I should still be young enough to remember what it was like to drive in the Prowler. The very spacious Prowler that needs its own trailer to carry any groceries you might pick up at the local store0
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Maverickhudson wrote:The shelter was made to resist bomb blasts but not to resist the constant vibration of a major traffic artery that close. Lets hope they have figured out how to bury a car much better since they buried a 1997 Plymouth Prowler underground. That one is being released in 2047, I should still be young enough to remember what it was like to drive in the Prowler. The very spacious Prowler that needs its own trailer to carry any groceries you might pick up at the local store
Bottom line, they goofed and should have entombed it above ground. After all, more an more people these days seem to prefer above ground interment... Speaking of burying a Prowler, did they build an adjacent vault to house the artifacts from 1997?0 -
http://www.buriedcar.com/photo_gallery_new.htm
Lots of good pics, plus what was in the time capsule itself.0 -
There once was a fellow named Clyde
Fell into a privy and died
Likewise his brother,
Fell into another,
And now they're interred side by side.
I haven't talked to my friend John yet, but I'll bet he's glad he didn't trailer his pristine 57 Fury all the way out there from NY.0 -
There were one pristine '57 Plymouth hardtop there on display at Friday and Saturday's car show that was held along with the unveiling. Great little video with close up shots of BOTH cars for comparison: http://save66.com/missbelvedere/index.html0
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