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1957 Plymouth buried as a time capsule for 50 years! Unveiling in 2007!
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| March 20, 2007
| Robert Earl Lauer
Posted on 03/20/2007 12:10:23 PM PDT by decimon
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To: DeFault User
LOL..I remember the Chrysler push button automatic transmission...My roomie in college had one...the most fun was to put it in neutral, rev the engine..then push the DRIVE button..and hope the tranny didn't drop to the ground..
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:02:09 PM PDT
by
ken5050
(The 2008 winning ticket: Rudy/Newtie, with Hunter for SecDef, Pete King at DHS, Bill Simon at Treas)
To: colorado tanker
And they're a dime a dozen.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:04:10 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: decimon
But in the days before pollution equipment and with few electronics to run, even the six cylinder '57 Chevy could move!
To: decimon
I learned to drive on my father's 1960 Belvedere with push button transmission and fins - I LOVED THAT CAR!!
To: headstamp
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:09:46 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: decimon
I'm hoping to get to go to this...I'll try to get some pictures and post them.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:12:05 PM PDT
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: decimon
Here's a photo of an actual Belvedere
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1957_Plymouth_Belvedere.jpg
And here's the OFFICIAL WEBSITE....
http://www.buriedcar.com/
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:14:38 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: WashingtonStateRepublican
"buried in a concrete tomb"
Must be one heck of a tomb. You'd need a crane to get the lid off.
Low mileage.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:14:59 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Hillary - the Empty Pants Suit)
To: colorado tanker
But in the days before pollution equipment and with few electronics to run, even the six cylinder '57 Chevy could move!My brother was a Chevy guy and had a '56 with a six. He seemed to enjoy adjusting the valves by ear.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:15:31 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: william clark
Pretty cool!
Are you in the running to win it all?
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:15:52 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: Kirkwood
My thoughts exactly!
Amateur restoration.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:16:58 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(Warning. If your tagline is funny... I may steal it.)
To: RightWhale
Actually, probably won't be too bad. I'm predicting easily restorable.
I've seen cars buried in the earth itself keep their structure pretty well. I'm talking cars buried in the '20s and released maybe 50 years later.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:17:11 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: decimon
The '57 Chev came with a nice 289 cube V-8. Put the power pack option on and it was a hot car. Could even get fuel injection, but it was mechanical and didn't always perform that well.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:17:53 PM PDT
by
sockhead
(Oh for the good old days when men were men and women were too.)
To: Responsibility2nd
LOL that's acquiescence to all the safety NAZIs.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:18:00 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: 2Jedismom
I'm hoping to get to go to this...I'll try to get some pictures and post them.The pics will be appreciated. Especially if something blows up or if the crane crushes some people or something cool like that. :-)
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:20:25 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Ok! If that happens I'll be sure and get some close-ups! With the jedis posing nearby, of course.
;-)
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:21:25 PM PDT
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: the OlLine Rebel
I am thinking of the Plymouths from '55 to '59. Very few left.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:23:02 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Treaty rules;commerce droolz)
To: RightWhale
Huh?
The car should be in decent shape. Won't be perfect, but if it's really IN the ground, without any portal to outside, I can't see it being bad.
Unless, God forbid, the concrete overhead collapsed and then you have a total mess!
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:25:49 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
The company nearly went out of business due to their product rusting to dust in those years.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:27:44 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Treaty rules;commerce droolz)
To: sockhead
The '57 Chev came with a nice 289 cube V-8.Do you recall when they came out with the 327 SS? Seemed funny to be in a full-sized car with a floor shift.
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posted on
03/20/2007 1:28:00 PM PDT
by
decimon
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