Remember this story (Plymouth: A brand buried in more ways than one)? Straightline ran it back in January. It's about a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was buried under the courthouse lawn in Tulsa, OK.
It was then to be lifted out of the 12-foot-by-20-foot time capsule to commemorate the state's centennial year. 50,000 people from all over the world are expected at the event, and more than 260 media credentials have been handed out to reporters from New York to New Zealand.
When the digging began it quickly became known that the concrete vault had two feet of standing water. There was also evidence that the vault had been completely flooded. At the time of this posting the plastic that had wrapped car had not been removed, however most feel, once removed, the results will not be good.
It looks like my analogy/prediction regarding the "Flying Turkey" fiasco episode on the WKRP TV show wasn't far off.
Full story here.
Here's Inside Line's take: Rust Anniversary: 50-Year-Old Plymouth Belvedere To Be Raised From Watery Time Capsule in Tulsa
When the digging began it quickly became known that the concrete vault had two feet of standing water. There was also evidence that the vault had been completely flooded. At the time of this posting the plastic that had wrapped car had not been removed, however most feel, once removed, the results will not be good.
It looks like my analogy/prediction regarding the "Flying Turkey" fiasco episode on the WKRP TV show wasn't far off.
Full story here.
Here's Inside Line's take: Rust Anniversary: 50-Year-Old Plymouth Belvedere To Be Raised From Watery Time Capsule in Tulsa
kratas101 says:
08:47 AM, 06/14/07
doh! It's like opening up a patient during surgery and finding out they have a tumor in there. Well here's hoping the plastic did its job, this is a very interesting event however. I was almost planning to go up there since I live in Dallas but I figured it would be too crowded and hot anyways.
estreka says:
11:55 AM, 06/14/07
WTS:Classic '57 Plymouth Belvedere, 0 miles! Slight flood damage. SHOW CAR!
tdiadmin says:
10:39 AM, 06/19/07
Here's a picture of the Belvedere on display.
http://thedigitalimage.org/buried_plymouth_belvedere.jpg
ateixeira says:
09:57 AM, 06/22/07
Too bad it basically dissolved.