One Lucky winner!!

[96Z28SS]

They buried a brand new 1957 Plymouth in 1957, to be unearthed this year 2007. They had a contest to guess the population in Tulsa in 2007. One Lucky person who got close to the answer will win the car.

http://www.forwardlook.net/19571958Plymouth/countdown.asp

http://www.buriedcar.com/

[TonyL]

They're gonna take it out of the ground?

Didn't any of those fools watch Christine?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

/She is not amused.
//Yes I know she was Fury.

[JoshStratton]

Hahahaha from that article:

The car's glove compartment contains two other interesting items: a parking ticket (unpaid!) and a boftle of tranquilizers. Depending an the Belvedere's condition, the tranquilizers may be the most important part of the package.

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[CamaroAJ]

thats pretty sweet. i wonder if they unhooked the battery so it wouldn't go dead?

[silver69camaro]

Almost in time for Barret Jackson! Cha-ching!

[BA.]

that's going to be an exciting day if you ask me! To be able to see something so pure and untouched over 50 years would be really cool.

[Restomod]

The Barrett Jackson sale may just cover the parking ticket after all the late fees ect.

[trapin]

I'll be interested to see how well it's concrete tomb held up over the 50 years. If there are no cracks in it (which is highly unlikely) then it will be in good condition. However, if there are some cracks then it's a safe bet that water got in there and it could get ugly. What a neat story though. I'll be sure to bookmark this event so I can watch.

[chet]

it will be a big pile of rust! I doubt they dampproofed the outside of the foundation so moisturwe will still get in. will be cool to see though.

[CRCRFT78]

That would be funny if the car is gone. And why a Plymouth. A nice 57 Chevy Bel Air would have been better in my opinion.

[68BNUT]

Why a plymouth,??? Because its Tulsa Oklahoma. I just hope one of my grand parents bought a ticket and guessed right!! Who knows maybe I could be the next owner of the 1957 Plymouth rust bucket!! With the weather right now in Tulsa that thing is probably frozen solid!!

[maro67]

So what happens if the winner is deceased?

[LateNight72]

Goes to the next closest relative (Children, etc..)

[96CrownVic]

lol that would totally suck if someone took the car...lol but it would be so funny!

[trapin]

It would have been impossible to steal it. It was buried in front of a municipal building in plain view of the entire town.

Of course...they could have tunneled from underneath. :razz:

I'm going to have to agree with Chet in that moisture probably bleed through the concrete and has been wrecking havoc these past 50 years.

[LowBuckX]

They're gonna take it out of the ground?

Didn't any of those fools watch Christine?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

/She is not amused.
//Yes I know she was Fury.

Christine in the movie was infact a dressed up Belvedere. They couldnt find a Fury in time so they cloned one.

[MrQuick]

...I'll take classic car movies for $300 Alex... That's pretty cool, but I believe it won't be much left unless the put it in a giant Tupperware container. wait did the have "tups" in 57?...Can I have ingenious food containers for $100 Alex...

[paul67]

Just hope the box of matches did not go off and set fire to the 5 gallons of gasoline.:candle: , would there be any taxes to pay ?.

[96Z28SS]

Anyone live in Tulsa? Its going to be uncovered this Friday it would be cool to get good pics.

[SPECWARSQUID]

besides the concrete vault, they wrapped it in "Styrolene" and it looks like pumped the vault full of foam aswell or something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6fQZhua6d0

I'll volunteer to drink the 50 year old beer kept chilled at 55 degrees :thankyou:

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Bill Howell]

http://www.oklatravelnet.com/
here is a link of a live feed video if you want to watch it on Friday.

[Tony@AirRideTech]

.......... With my luck, they would open it up and it would be a damn swimming pool.........

[Smoke'm]

come over and hang with us Floaters, a member snapped some pics today of the vault being uncovered.

http://duckuscrapuspond.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237&page=2

[CRCRFT78]

so whats the cars condition? Any pictures of it yet?

[jaybee]

Well, they're pumping the water out from around it here http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html so I'd say good luck to whoever gets it.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

That sucks. So much for the preservation of 1957-new.

[jknight16]

Ouch, that thing's going to be in rough shape. I had really hoped the car would be well preserved...but it appears, not so much!

[TonyL]

I just knew that would happen. I saw that they put a lid on it and kept it underground and thought "it's under water down there"

that sucks. talk about anti climactic.

[rob07002]

Yup, she's finished! Atleast a foot of water in there at some point and several inches when they opened it, judging by the pictures.

[TonyL]

Water has been over the roof of the car. It's a total loss. :(

Why didn't they build an above ground vault for it instead? a cool monument building would have worked. One with foot thick walls, ceiling and floor. Then they could have made sure it was ok.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Why didn't they build an above ground vault for it instead? a cool monument building would have worked. One with foot thick walls, ceiling and floor. Then they could have made sure it was ok.

Word. Instead of a tomb, they should've went with a mausoleum.

[Steve1968LS2]

Water has been over the roof of the car. It's a total loss. :(

Why didn't they build an above ground vault for it instead? a cool monument building would have worked. One with foot thick walls, ceiling and floor. Then they could have made sure it was ok.

Because it's cooler to bury something.. a above ground vault is like leaving it in a warehouse.

The car was sealed in plastic and wraped in oil.. there's still "some" hope..

[ViperBlue68]

I wouldnt hold my breath!

[Horsepower67]

I doubt it matter what they wrapped it in considering it's been sitting in 3+ feet of water for who knows how long...
Note the rust rings around the vault and the crud on top of the plastic. Looks like it's mostly submerged at least once.

[trapin]

Yep...poor thing. I don't know that it's been submerged, that crud that you see on top of it is probably that stuff the workers were pumping into it before they put the lid on in 1957. You'll have to watch the video. I'm not sure what it was. The water that's in there is rain water. They should have capped the vault with the lid instead of having it just lay on top and leaving a horizontal seam for water to get in.

I'll bet it don't smell too good either. Damn. Oh well...maybe it won't be all that bad like Steve says. But it's not looking good.

Here's the big question though...........will they bury another car for the next Jubilee? I think they should.

[muthstryker]

that would be cool to see, to bad it filled with water.

tony they should burry a c6 Z06 lol

[TonyL]

if they do bury another one, I hope they think it through a little better. Concrete would have to be out. It would be cool for them to bury a "top of the line" something. Since it was a plymouth fury what equates to that in today's world? a chrysler 300? or a Viper?

[Ralph LoGrasso]

If they do it again, they should fill the entire vault with that expanding foam stuff. Basically they would brick the car inside the foam, seal the outside of the foam with something that is water-proof (maybe a coating of something, an then shrink wrap on top of that). I think that would preserve it.

[trapin]

I'm surprised that the engineers didn't plan for water retention. I'm sure it was obvious back then that water could seep through concrete. And the cover should have been a one piece instead of 3 with all those seams. It's too bad. All they had to do was prop the car up a few feet and change the lid design to a one piece that encapsulated the edges and there might have been minimal if any water damage.

That's a good idea with the foam. All they'd have to do is wrap the car with a plastic tarp all around and then hit the tomb with the expanding foam making sure to get every open cavity around the car. If it's a water-proof foam then you wouldn't have to seal it with anything.

As far as burying another car. I'd vote for either a Z06 (like Matt said) or a Cadillac STS-V or XLR-V.

Or bury a Toyota Camry so people can see what a Japanese car used to look like before they all rusted away and became landfill fodder. LOL!!!!

[patriot68]

boyd coddington is supposed to get the car after they remove it..maybe they will fix all the damage before the winner gets it..wont be 100% original though,,that sucks

[bretcopsey]

...some hope...

Apparently the plastic bag was heat sealed at the seams and vacuum sealed.

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:8_H9xAGb_KoJ:www.buriedcar.com/Media_Coverage/The%2520Shelbyville%2520News,%2520April%25207,%252 02007%2520-%2520Local%2520folks%2520packed%2520Tulsa%2520trea sure%2520in%2520%2757.pdf+tulsa+belvedere+wrapped+ plastic&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us

[SPECWARSQUID]

There's Still Hope
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070614_238_A1_imgsr08042

Workers are dismayed to find water in Belvedere's container
The vault in which Tulsa buried a Plymouth Belvedere 50 years ago was built to withstand a nuclear attack.
Water, apparently, not so much.
Workers lifted the vault's lid Wednesday morning to find about 2 feet of standing water and indications the vault may have been filled to the rim sometime during the past half-century.
Despite the discovery, organizers said late Wednesday that they think the car may be in reasonably good shape.
"It's not a rust bucket," said Art Couch of W.N. Couch Construction, 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.
The Plymouth will remain encased in several layers of purportedly water-tight material until Friday, when it is taken from the vault east of the Tulsa County Courthouse and to the Convention Center Area.
On Wednesday morning, its trademark tailfins were clearly visible under the coverings, but hopes for recovering the car in something like pristine condition faded.
"It's sad, really," said Tulsan Jim Brewer, who attended the Belvedere's burial on the courthouse lawn in 1957.
The condition of an accompanying time capsule, which in appearance resembles a small propane tank, was not clear on Wednesday.
On Thursday, one of Taylor's cranes will be installed on Denver Avenue and several practice lifts conducted. Couch said the steel skid under the car appeared to be sound, but a second rig will be installed for safety's sake.
Discovery of the water was particularly difficult for the scores of volunteers who have worked for more than 18 months on the car's excavation. Their chairwoman, Sharon King Davis, wiped away a tear as she surveyed the vault.
She brightened a few minutes later, though, and said, "The party goes on!"
In addition to Friday's unearthing and unveiling activities, two Tulsarama car shows featuring 500 classic automobiles and a Saturday night sock hop are scheduled for the weekend.
The possibility that water might have made its way into the vault was, in fact, not a surprise. When discussions about excavating the car began in late 2005, some sort of water damage was considered likely.
As more was learned about preparations for the car's burial in 1957, though, expectations began to rise. They were given another boost in April when an exploratory dig to one corner of the vault found no sign of damage.
And, in fact, the vault shows no obvious signs of failure. Vertical lines suggest water may have come in under the lip of the lid but don't explain why the water level shifted over time.
"I don't know how that much water got in there," Couch said. "We've dug trenches 30 feet deep in this area and not found water."
Two out-of-town visitors -- Mark J. Hash of Sutherlin, Ore., and Mark Sandwith of Victoria, Australia -- were undeterred by the Belvedere's amphibious habitat.
"I always thought it would be not perfect but not a rust heap, either," Hash said. "It looks like it's going to be somewhere in between."
Hash's 1957 Plymouth Fury -- somewhat rare because only 7,000 were made -- is entered in the invitational car show at the Civic Center.
Sandwith and his friend Andrew Sharpe have built a five-week holiday around their stop in Tulsa. They picked up a 1961 Chrysler Newport in San Francisco and plan to drive as far east as Nashville before returning to the West Coast.
"It's still a good trip," Sandwith said.
"Even if it turns out to be a rust bucket, I guess there's a moral to the story," said Tulsan Steve Walter.
And that would be?
"Something about burying your treasure," he said, a reference to Matthew 6:19: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy."
"Either that," Walter continued with a twinkle in his eye, "or the value of good French drains."

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Slammed58Buick]

Believe it or not Tulsa actually buried another car in 1998 to be opened in 2048. It is a Plymouth Prowler.



I'm surprised that the engineers didn't plan for water retention. I'm sure it was obvious back then that water could seep through concrete. And the cover should have been a one piece instead of 3 with all those seams. It's too bad. All they had to do was prop the car up a few feet and change the lid design to a one piece that encapsulated the edges and there might have been minimal if any water damage.

That's a good idea with the foam. All they'd have to do is wrap the car with a plastic tarp all around and then hit the tomb with the expanding foam making sure to get every open cavity around the car. If it's a water-proof foam then you wouldn't have to seal it with anything.

As far as burying another car. I'd vote for either a Z06 (like Matt said) or a Cadillac STS-V or XLR-V.

Or bury a Toyota Camry so people can see what a Japanese car used to look like before they all rusted away and became landfill fodder. LOL!!!!

[Slammed58Buick]

I don't think it would be nearly as cool if it was a '57 Chevy. Afterall that made damn near a billion of them and there are hardly any '57 Plymouths around. I personally think the styling on the late 50s mopars were great, but thats just my opinion. The city of Tulsa picked the 57 Plymouth Belvedere because they felt it was the most futuristic car being produced at the time. Even if there isn't much of it left it will still be very cool to see what it looks like.


That would be funny if the car is gone. And why a Plymouth. A nice 57 Chevy Bel Air would have been better in my opinion.

[Slammed58Buick]

I will be there tomorrow when its pulled out of the ground and when they open the bag that evening. I will post pics when I get a chance.

[trapin]

Slammed....why 1998? What's the significance of 2048? 2057 will be their 150th anniverary.

[Slammed58Buick]

To tell you the truth I am not really sure. I will try to find out this weekend while I am here. I can't be sure, but was 98 the last year for Plymouth? If thats the case, maybe they just wanted to bury one more Plymouth.


Slammed....why 1998? What's the significance of 2048? 2057 will be their 150th anniverary.

[SickSpeedMonte]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[SickSpeedMonte]

well that was supposed to be a picture of the 2 feet of water that hte car is sitting in, but it looks like buriedcar.com is experiencing more traffic than it can handle.

[96Z28SS]

Oh man its not looking good for this car.

look at these pics looks like the bag might of torn over the years.

[68BNUT]

Slammed....why 1998? What's the significance of 2048? 2057 will be their 150th anniverary.

Dont know were that came from, 1998 was Tulsa's centenial celebration. The Plymouth belv wasnt buried for any particular reason except to make some news. I grew up in Tulsa so I know theres not much to do. But wait. and watch the plymouths rust!

[harshman]

of all the things to do - burry it???!!! damn stupid if you ask me. put the flippin thing in a warehouse and be done with it.

[68Formula]

of all the things to do - burry it???!!! damn stupid if you ask me. put the flippin thing in a warehouse and be done with it.

"And in 50 years we'll open the door." Gee, that sounds exciting.

[TonyL]

"And in 50 years we'll open the door." Gee, that sounds exciting.

which is why I said a mausolium or something would be better. an above ground vault, or monument, that could be maintained and checked on. but not opened. Something with foot thick walls

[BA.]

Some places have said that there will be a live feed at 7pm for the removal of the protective coating they have on it. Apparently it's being done in some kind of large room or auditorium so others can gather and watch.

I cannot find the live video feed for the life of me.

If anyone knows of one, please post it up.
PS. I did NOT see it anywhere at 'Tulsamedia' or KOTV.com.

[zbugger]

http://www.kotv.com/special/buried-car/

[73z-6sp]

Anyone watching? I was hoping to see it a little nicer than that but didnt really expect it to be. I wonder what they (the winner) will do with it?

Is it just me or is Boyd annoying?

[Steve1968LS2]

of all the things to do - burry it???!!! damn stupid if you ask me. put the flippin thing in a warehouse and be done with it.

Boring... :secret:


The problem is that plastic bag technology wasn't up to the task.. I bet we could do it today.

The car does seem to be all there. Seems like it would be a pile of powder if it was underwater for 50 years.

[96Z28SS]

I'm watching right now and they are wiping the front bumper down.
Its got some thick stuff on it and its actually looks like nice chrome.
They polished it up.

[96Z28SS]

Boring... :secret:


The problem is that plastic bag technology wasn't up to the task.. I bet we could do it today.

The car does seem to be all there. Seems like it would be a pile of powder if it was underwater for 50 years.

The proper way to bury it would be to have a plastic vault built
and make it air and water tight and before they bury it vacuum the air out of the vault.

[BA.]

man, wtf, people are watching and I still dont have a good link.


ZBugger, thanks for trying but that still doesn't help me. I've been there. I was all around that fookin KOTV.com site. I have yet to see a live link anywhere on their site. they are all past video clips. hell, everything is passed now. :(

[trapin]

Dont know were that came from, 1998 was Tulsa's centenial celebration. The Plymouth belv wasnt buried for any particular reason except to make some news. I grew up in Tulsa so I know theres not much to do. But wait. and watch the plymouths rust!
Well...it wasn't buried for no reason. According to the video it says the time capsule was buried as part of the Golden Jubilee Week, Tulsa's celebration of Oaklahoma's semi-centennial.

[trapin]

man, wtf, people are watching and I still dont have a good link.


ZBugger, thanks for trying but that still doesn't help me. I've been there. I was all around that fookin KOTV.com site. I have yet to see a live link anywhere on their site. they are all past video clips. hell, everything is passed now. :(
Yeah...I wasn't able to watch anything either. Sucks.

[TonyL]

the site took down the live link

check this out though

http://kotv.com/news/topstory/?id=129598

they should've pressure washed it off. It's probably not as bad as it looks once rinsed off.

[trapin]

There's a video up that you can watch of it's unveiling on that site but it's all messed up right now. You get 5 seconds of video and then it has to rebuffer constantly. Frustrating to watch. Perhaps they'll have it fixed later. From the pictures I saw, it looks like the poor car is trashed. You know I was talking to my Dad about this just today and he had an idea that made a lot of sense. All they had to do was install a drain in the center of the floor and link it over to a nearby sewer (which being next to a road you know there had to be one close by). It would not have been much effort to have done back then either. Of course you might have had to change the depth of the vault to coincide with the depth of the sewer. Any water that got in there would have drained out immediately over the 50 years. A simple solution that could have saved the car. Oh well...woulda, coulda, shoulda. Can't wait for the American Hot Rod episodes where they turn the whole restoration of the car into some cheeseball drama that will eventually paint Boyd out to be some kind of special guy that did a special thing. That's gonna be great fun.

[Jims78elky]

http://www.kotv.com/e-clips/?id=6761

High speed is the friend here..around 40+mins


-Jim

[Jims78elky]

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181193

Some good pics from chevelles forums..

Looks like a bad deal..and you would have thought they would
wash off some of the muck and junk all over it...or maybe that
is it.

lol..

Amazing pictures though!

-Jim

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Tulsa should just buy the winner a restored '57 Belvedere, and call it a day. haha

[Slammed58Buick]

I must say it was quite the site to see today. I have been waiting 13 years to see it and even though it was not pristine it was still amazing. I was really hoping something creepy would happen like the radio would come on or maybe the headlights, HA. However, with my media pass I was able to get up close, look under, and touch it and it isn't as bad as one might think. I would really love to see what it would look like if they washed it. The bumper did shine when they polished it, but they never made any attempts to polish the paint. The car is restorable. Nevertheless, it is undescribeable just how cool it was to see that car. Something that had been in the ground for 50 years and was brand new when placed there.

[CraigMorrison]

Why wasn't this man on the scene to open the bag up?
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
It would've been a great double feature for when he opened up Al Capone's vault back in the day......at least this time he would've known there was a car there!

[Jim Nilsen]

Does anyone remember the 53 Vette that was put in a garage with no windows or doors, it was all brick? That car was in much better shape than this car. We have many different ways to seal them up these days so lets all pray for the Prowler!

[68BNUT]

Did they say who won it??

[Damn True]

They have photos of the carnage on the web site now. http://www.buriedcar.com/photo_gallery_new.htm
Go to page 3.

All the photos are in flash so I can't copy/link them. But that car is ****ing thrashed.

Apparently, 50 years ago, the level of stupid in Tulsa was slightly lower than the water table.

[68Formula]

They have photos of the carnage on the web site now. http://www.buriedcar.com/photo_gallery_new.htm
Go to page 3.

All the photos are in flash so I can't copy/link them. But that car is ****ing thrashed.

Apparently, 50 years ago, the level of stupid in Tulsa was slightly lower than the water table.

So much for the term "lucky winner." That is horrible. Someone should go to jail.

[6'9"Witha69]

Apparently, 50 years ago, the level of stupid in Tulsa was slightly lower than the water table.Ahhhh, True and his way with words. Too funny!!

I had a feeling it would be rusty, but dear God man!!

[rob07002]

Is that the Titanic? Where's James Cameron? Or Leo?

[Twin_Turbo]

Titanic eh, maybe they can bury Celine Dion in the hole..god I hate her singing :D

[68Formula]

All it needs is a little Rust-Eze. I wonder why Boyd couldn't get it started?

[zbugger]

I think they should just put it back in the ground and let mother nature finish the job.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Did they not entome it? What the F....

[Restomod]

Its bad but the body acually does not "look" to bad. The aluminum parts and the interior are indeed shot. A good washing would tell the tale. The way the bumper shined up gives some hope.........

[Twin_Turbo]

All it needs is a little Rust-Eze. I wonder why Boyd couldn't get it started?

Well, I've seen a couple of episodes of american hotrod and they had trouble starting brand new engines so it's not that big a surprise.

[68Formula]

You mean they forgot to install the rotor in the distibuter again?

[Twin_Turbo]

or they have the wires crossed..or...or...that show mkaes them look like numbskulls anyway..well,..maybe it's a true representation of how they really are :)

[GT500KR_Vert]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_re_us/buried_belvedere