Buried Plymouth

[sqbsprite]

Anyone else been following the unveiling of the '57 Plymouth in Tulsa? Sure glad that wasn't a BE they buried. There wouldn't be anything left to bring up. They would have been better off putting it in a sealed barn somewhere instead of a leaking pit. What a mess!

 

[jhorton3]

I saw pics of it being hauled away on a flatbed. Notice they didn't pull back the canvas to reveal what kind of shape it was in. Also notice the tank on the back of the flatbed. I think it was suppose to be full of gas in case gas didn't exist today.

 

[zimmy]

its all rusty, rotted and dirty!
mostly worthless......
some poor sucker that won the
population raffle gets to keep it.......z

 

[Guest]

I liked that style of Plymouth. One of the few finned 50's cars that looked fairly tasteful..

"Christine."

 

[tosoutherncars]

HERE , for those who haven't seen it!

Yikes...

-D

 

[SilentUnicorn]

anyone else think those rear springs are toasted?



mark

 

[sqbsprite]

The actual time capsule was a welded steel tank and everything inside it survived in perfect condition. Why didn't they just weld up a big crate with the car in it? What were they thinking? I bet if anyone gets the bright idea to do this again they will have learned some lessons. How about that chrome on the front bumper? That was REAL chrome, not like most of the stuff we see today. It has to look a little better once they wash it, but there's not much left.

 

[Speedy_Pete]

The Italians had the right idea: you didn't need to go through the hassle of burying the whole car for 50 years to get it in that state, just park it outside and wait for it to rain... I did notice the poster said it would be a priceless antique in 2007- do you think with hindsight they meant worthless?

 

[dklawson]

Why would they have chosen a Belvedere?

 

[racingenglishcars]

Did anyone say "Hermetically Sealed"?
Oops, I guess they forgot that one.

 

[Branson]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]What were they thinking? [/QUOTE]

Welcome to Oklahoma! we get this question alot down here and same as always...we weren't.

Fortunatley/unfortunatley for the winner...I believe they recieve a replica of the car and not the actual car. someone check me on that.

 

[SilentUnicorn]

awww, anything can be fixed for a price. if i were the winner i would want the actual car. Restored to factory condition please.


mark

 

[vping]

Those pics are neat. Nice cans.

 

[tosoutherncars]

From what I hear, the offers from collectors have been in the hundreds of thousands. Junk, maybe... but worthless, definitely not!!

-D

 

[sqbsprite]

Just think, it would be the only collector car that would require no upkeep. It's definitely a one of a kind, documented piece of history. That is what will set the value for some collector. At this point, it would probably be worth less restored.

 

[pa297pass]

It has to be the lowest mileage, most original 1957 Belvedere in existance ...


Hmmm ... that sounded strangely like an Ebay ad ...

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Matt

 

[Team_Sprite]

Turn it over to Team Sprite!

Brian

 

[sqbsprite]

I think you would need a bigger team for that beast. It could haul the Isetta in its trunk.