[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"If a car has been buried for fifty or sixty years in a dry climate, can it be restored and would it be worth the effort?"

Speaking as a car buff, no. The better thing is to take a new car before it exits the assembly line and freshen up the old one with embryonic valve stem cells....

/s


(Also speaking as a pro-life, NO embryonic stem cells buff)


Back to your original question, 2-door hardtops and convertibles almost always yes. Sedans both 2-door and 4-door it is easy to lose money on over-restoring....

[MARTIAL MONK]

Thank you for the information. I have no time or inclination to do restorations but I happened across a tidbit of information from an old railroader. He told me that when a train derailed they would simply trench and push everything in and cover it. Keeping the line open was more important than a few cars. He pointed out a spot where he had buried a couple dozen new Cadillacs, some with little or no damage. He started with the railroad in '57 and mentioned that communication was still by telegraph so it was probably around the early '60s.

I wondered how long this had been the practice and if there are restorable treasures buried out there.