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1957 Plymouth buried as a time capsule for 50 years! Unveiling in 2007!
allpar.com ^ | March 20, 2007 | Robert Earl Lauer

Posted on 03/20/2007 12:10:23 PM PDT by decimon

June 1957 – Residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma are enjoying their city’s anniversary, called “Tulsarama!” Most every city around the country enjoys parties; it’s a big tradition throughout the United States.

Tulsa representatives decided they needed something unique and different in order to compete with Oklahoma City. They decided to entomb an automobile in a time capsule, using a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere as the car of choice.

(Excerpt) Read more at allpar.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: autos; oklahoma; plymouth; tulsa
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To: decimon

If it's authentic there should be a couple of packs of Trojans in the glove compartment and a 1/2 pint of Jim Beam under the seat.


41 posted on 03/20/2007 12:39:14 PM PDT by AU72
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To: So Cal Rocket

One of Virgil Exner's best.


42 posted on 03/20/2007 12:39:52 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Hillary - the Empty Pants Suit)
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To: decimon

The last I heard, no one was really sure where it was buried. They'd forgotten. I guess they found it.


43 posted on 03/20/2007 12:40:25 PM PDT by Mr Ducklips
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To: decimon

Just curious. Why was it necessary to excerpt this?


44 posted on 03/20/2007 12:40:57 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (When you extend your hand to a Democrat, the only thing you can expect to get is rabies.)
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To: pcottraux
never redug

ROF

45 posted on 03/20/2007 12:40:57 PM PDT by org.whodat (Never let the facts get in the way of a good assumption.)
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To: decimon

My dad has slides of the event where they buried the car. Interesting to see it come full circle like this.


46 posted on 03/20/2007 12:41:06 PM PDT by william clark (DH4WH - Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: So Cal Rocket

Ah, good old lake pipes.


47 posted on 03/20/2007 12:42:17 PM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: decimon
Too bad it wasn't a '57 Bel Air.


48 posted on 03/20/2007 12:42:57 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: decimon

It's Christine! Don't dig it up ya fools!


49 posted on 03/20/2007 12:43:05 PM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: capt. norm

Christine?


50 posted on 03/20/2007 12:44:11 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: decimon

Al Gore has already threatened a law suit if they start it up...


51 posted on 03/20/2007 12:47:01 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: Tall_Texan
Just curious. Why was it necessary to excerpt this?

Don't know that it is. Personal thing. I like that site so it seemed the courteous thing to do. Well, courteous to them.

52 posted on 03/20/2007 12:47:49 PM PDT by decimon
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To: headstamp
This is the one that got buried...


53 posted on 03/20/2007 12:48:00 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (Objects in the mirror are more easily seen than they were through the windshield.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
A 1957 Plymouth will sure look strange...now that it's 2007 and we all have flying cars.

And personal robots, too!

54 posted on 03/20/2007 12:48:23 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: capt. norm
I also remember that the cars back then had much wider seats, where you could easily lay down ad get some shut-eye if needed.

My first car was a 56 Olds-88 and those big seats sure did come in handy --- but it wasn't for shut eye. ;~))

55 posted on 03/20/2007 12:49:20 PM PDT by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Loved the '57 Chevys. They were as solid as a brick...as opposed to my Plymouth, which was like driving a big piece of Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil down the road.


56 posted on 03/20/2007 12:52:22 PM PDT by capt. norm (Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.)
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To: Dick Bachert
It had that goofy transmission button panel to the left of the steering wheel. If you revved it up and pushed "D," you could get some serious rubber.

Dial-a-win shifter.

57 posted on 03/20/2007 12:52:48 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

Yes, the more I look at it the more I like it. First photo I saw was bright red, so this seemed duller by comparison. But this was a bigger photo...


58 posted on 03/20/2007 12:53:47 PM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: RightWhale

"The Plymouth was wrapped in plastic and buried in a concrete tomb and placed on a steel plate so the wheels are off the ground. "

It will be interesting to see what they uncover, that's for sure. A '57 in mint stock condition could be a nice find.


59 posted on 03/20/2007 12:56:07 PM PDT by WashingtonStateRepublican
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To: theDentist

Two-tone color schemes were popular back then. Salmon-grey was one I recall.


60 posted on 03/20/2007 12:59:14 PM PDT by decimon
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