Hey Oklahoma Folks.... Did They Dig Up The '57 Plymouth?

Post by **Hobcobble** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:21 pm

Give us the skinny....

John

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:07 pm

http://www.forwardlook.net/19571958Plym ... ntdown.asp

Only 3 days 21 hours and 55 minutes until she's
unearthed!

http://www.forwardlook.net/19571958Plym ... ntdown.asp

http://www.buriedcar.com/photogallery/photo_gallery.htm

Post by **HellBelly** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:19 pm

Looking forward to seeing the raw pictures of this. I'll be in OK next weekend, I'll have to see how far away i am for the unearthing site, might have to stop by there.

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:30 pm

Does anyone else remember when they buried that car? I remember it well, couldn't believe that were wasteing a 57 Belvedere when I wanted one so bad. I was sixteen at the time and fifty years seemed like forever. Well here is is fifty years later and I can't wait to see what shape it's in.

66patrick · Post by **66patrick** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:05 pm

It'll be unearthed this Friday night, but won't be on public display until Saturday at the Tulsa Convention Center.

Viewing of Friday's unearthing is by invitation only, and is limited to just a few hundred people.

Hemikuda71 · Post by **Hemikuda71** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:05 pm

Not yet. They dig her up on friday.

DaveRoss · Post by **DaveRoss** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:44 am

It's supposed to rain all week too. If the car sees it's shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of spring.

Hemikuda71 · Post by **Hemikuda71** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:20 pm

This just in. They have found the vault and upon further inspection have found the vault to have several feet, yes feet of water in it. And we all know how well the cars back then were rust proofed. Looks like the winner is going to get a big chunk of rust.

MOPARHOUND · Post by **MOPARHOUND** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:48 pm

So the story goes......the government leaned on Chrysler (a big government supplier) to buy post-war Japanese steel for the 57 and 58 model year cars, and the result was lots of rusty Plymouths.

Post by **HellBelly** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:10 pm

You guys please be sure to post pictures and video of this thing. I'm not sure if I'll be by Tulsa Saturday, but if i will, I'll definitely stop by and see it.

MOPARHOUND · Post by **MOPARHOUND** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:43 pm

Hemikuda71 wrote:This just in. They have found the vault and upon further inspection have found the vault to have several feet, yes feet of water in it. And we all know how well the cars back then were rust proofed. Looks like the winner is going to get a big chunk of rust.

Hope that sealed plastic cover did it's job??? Appears from the walls of the vault the water level has been higher than the roof at times.

MOPARHOUND · Post by **MOPARHOUND** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:48 pm

Looks like the tail fin is still intact.

Wonder if the roof is collapsing, or if it is the way the tarp is wadded up along the rear window?

The roof line along the front windshield looks irregular too.

PwrWgnDrvr · Post by **PwrWgnDrvr** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:56 pm

Its dead!
Aint gonna have to worry about the 50 yr old gas...

This is like the show "Lets Make a Deal" and the big winner couldnt stop so they traded it all for door #3....

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:47 pm

You Tube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2cPBl6scJk

http://www.buriedcar.com/

steven · Post by **steven** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:57 pm

Just found this:

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

PwrWgnDrvr · Post by **PwrWgnDrvr** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:12 pm

The condom broke. The pics prove the car got soaked.
If the plastic was a watertight seal around the car, the car would have floated (and bumped the roof against the concrete lid). A floating car would not have stayed perfectly centered in the vault. Therefore, since the car appears to be in the exact same location as originally set down, it didnt float, therefore it was immersed.
Does the winner HAVE to take this POS? (p=pile)
This is a great joke on the sophistication (lack of) and lack of big picture thinking of the decision makers in this event.

Post by **oneowner71** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:51 am

I guess we'll see how good their wraping job was... another link...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article. ... Theva21346

Post by **Hobcobble** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:20 pm

Well... so much for lighting up one of those 50 year
old cigarettes!

John

Post by **oneowner71** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:42 pm

the more I think about it, if the car is still remotely salvageable, I would take it. How often do you have the chance to have a well documented, never driven, 1957 Plymouth that you can prove the entire history of. I'd be willing to bet you could sell it restored for more than you would put in it, if you can turn the restoration over fast enough to capture the attention. That said, I am apprently a glutton for punishment...

73scamp · Post by **73scamp** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:30 pm

Thats sad..........maybe it will be alright........