1957 Plymouth buried as a time capsule for 50 years! Unveiling in 2007!

allpar.com ^ | March 20, 2007 | Robert Earl Lauer

[Mr Ducklips]

I was a juror this morning and took a look at progress during a break.

Half of the concrete cover was off, and workers were pumping out water. Apparently, the car had been almost submerged in H2O.

I could see the rear half of the car, but it's covered in plastic wrap. Should be interesting what's underneath...

[Jet Jaguar]

Thanks for the reminder!

[org.whodat]

I am just all swept up in the excitement of this buried car business!

Good for you, by the way those are a couple of good looking chicks, don't know about the boys holding them though!

[2Jedismom]

Ok...here's some pictures! Not great pics...my battery was running down and it was a dreary rainy day.

We went down into town and saw where they had the area sectioned off. Burt Mummolo with Channel 8 was there...

The boys stood up on some rocks to see if they could see in...but you really couldn't.

There was a few people milling around...reporters and such...taking pictures over the fence.

I thought that was a good idea so I took some too...this is all you could see.

[A knight without armor]

Oh, please. I’m tired of reading about these time capsules containing the 50 year old wonderments. In my opinion a time capsule should not be opened for a minimum of 100 or 200 years. Perhaps I’m irked by “time capsules” that are younger than I am!

[Responsibility2nd]

If what I’m reading about all the water they are pumping out is correct.....

That car will be one huge rusty pile of scrap.

Hope not, though.

[Kirkwood]

“Oh, please. I’m tired of reading about these time capsules containing the 50 year old wonderments. In my opinion a time capsule should not be opened for a minimum of 100 or 200 years. Perhaps I’m irked by “time capsules” that are younger than I am!”

I know what you mean. I think there is one over in Japan that is not supposed to be opened for a thousand years. Now that would be something to see.

[Kirkwood]

http://davidszondy.com/future/timecapsule/timecapsule1939.htm

even better-— a 5,000 year time capsule.

[A knight without armor]

Wow! Now those will be amazing to open by future generations!

[2Jedismom]

I know it. It really doesn’t look good.

:-(

Well, we’ll know exactly how it is on Friday and I’ll post pictures of the Tulsarama event too...

[2Jedismom]

I’m partial to old cars...my Beetle is almost 40 years old.

[amigatec]

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.

The '57 may have had a 265 V8 the 289 was a Ford, Chevy made a 283.

If memory is correct. The '58 283 was a bit different then later models, namely it had side motor mounts and a rope real seal.

[Daffynition]

Some pix ....enjoy!

[the OlLine Rebel]

So far, at least, it’s looking pretty solid.

[potlatch]

devolve, you will like this!

[devolve]

 Chevy 789 

[potlatch]

Lol, THAT’S the one I’d like to have!!

[potlatch]

Lol, I didn’t realize this is a revived thread!! You could have posted in the first 100 posts when it was first posted!

[HungarianGypsy]

Perhaps it was already posted in one of the 159 posts : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2cPBl6scJk