Well, I couldn’t make it down there, but, at least, I watched it on TV. I was probably in Tulsa about that time that they put it in the vault. I can’t be sure, as I was young at the time and I was either in Houston or Tulsa.
My first car I ever bought was a “lemon yellow” 1960 Plymouth Belvedere with a slant-six engine in it, with the “push-button” automatic transmission (shift gears by pushing buttons on the dashboard). I got that car in 1968. It was a great car. I always liked the slant-six engine after that. It ran great. Those fins were giant ones on that car, too...
I was in Houston, I know that for sure. Moved away from the Tulsa area in June 1954 and then back in Oct 1958. Just missed all this, lol.
I’m wondering where they got the beer, even if it was three-two - Oklahoma was dry until 1960, I know that! They must’ve made the Caney, KS, run like we all did - or “borrowed” some from their friendly local bootlegger.
Fun stuff! Since I can’t play videos on this puter, I’ll wait on the edge of my seat for some still photos. Loved the photoalbum site that was posted - the Visitor Cars album was the best one!
Thanks!
Miss Belvedere made Good Morning America this morning and is on the Today Show right now, too - so now I’ve gotten to see the video - to the tune of Pat Boone crooning “Love Letters in the Sand.” *sniff*
Thanks for the thread!