Any One Want a Free Car

[Saxjazzman]

Remember what life was like in 1957? They buried a car in Tulsa and now for the 50th anniversary they are about to unbury it!! Buried Car

 

[NullSmurf]

Good read. I didn't catch how they intend to dispose of it.

 

[MiamiCubano]

That car should be in great condition. Belvederes and Furys have a habit of spontaneously regenerating, no matter how damaged. Just ask Arnie.

 

[bfreebern]

Yes, we are about to "unbury it".

 

[JHolmes763]

Good read. I didn't catch how they intend to dispose of it.

Whoever in 1957 guessed closest to the 2007 population of Tulsa gets the car.

 

[Mrepp]

Good read. I didn't catch how they intend to dispose of it.

Whoever in 1957 guessed closest to the 2007 population of Tulsa gets the car.

umm that was 50 years ago... wont alot of people be erm passed on by now?

 

[drew_goring]

...the Plymouth was chosen because it was "an advanced product of American industrial ingenuity with the kind of lasting appeal that will still be in style 50 years from now."

:laugh:

Should be interesting to see.

 

[JHolmes763]

umm that was 50 years ago... wont alot of people be erm passed on by now?

Maybe that's what they're banking on?

 

[SammyP]

The car was seen as a method of acquainting twenty-first century citizens with a suitable representation of 1957 civilization

The contents of a women's purse, including bobby pins, a bottle of tranquilizers, cigarettes and an unpaid parking ticket, were added to the glove compartment of the car shortly before burial.

I wasn't around back then, but that seems like some odd stuff to include in a time capsule.

My dad remembers when they buried it. I don't think he submitted a guess, though.

 

[Saxjazzman]

The car was seen as a method of acquainting twenty-first century citizens with a suitable representation of 1957 civilization

The contents of a women's purse, including bobby pins, a bottle of tranquilizers, cigarettes and an unpaid parking ticket, were added to the glove compartment of the car shortly before burial.

I wasn't around back then, but that seems like some odd stuff to include in a time capsule.

My dad remembers when they buried it. I don't think he submitted a guess, though.

Let us know how it turns out. I have a car I may want to bury! :whistling:

 

[KayakinBoy]

Bump!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070615/ap_on_...P9LaIqN0oSs0NUE

 

[Rob_k]

Yes, we are about to "unbury it".

ya, as opposed to "digging it up", or "extract from the ground"
makes you wonder where these so called journalists got their degrees from and if they took writing classes.

 

[interscape]

I followed this on AR15 today. I am guessing it turned out ugly. Look at the water lines in the tomb.

50 years under water

 

[CoventryCat86]

What a bunch of dumbasses.

Why not just put the car on the bottom of a lake for 50 years, take it out and "see if it starts." :laugh:

Here Mr. winner of the contest, you hereby get to dispose of this pile of junk, hopefully the $1,200.00 will cover most of the costs.

 

[NullSmurf]

That's a damned shame. They obviously didn't consult an engineer before chosing the capsule site. I can just see someone handing the winner a bill.

 

[Saxjazzman]

That's a damned shame. They obviously didn't consult an engineer before chosing the capsule site. I can just see someone handing the winner a bill.

Ditto on that. It could have been such an easy fix if they got the right people involved but they obviously didn't. A sad loss of a great car.

 

[sonuvabum]

Here's the latest from FOX...

Linky...

 

[bfreebern]

I guess they weren't that versed in waterproofing tombs in 1957. Friggin' Okies.

I'd hate to see some tombs from that time.

 

[Rob_k]

still looks like it could be restored, least there are no dents and dings.

 

[tomthirtysix]

Here's the latest from FOX...

Linky...

The Oklahoma Centennial Commission will have a trust company speak with the Humbertson family about the family's wishes for the car, centennial events co-chairwoman Sharon King Davis said Saturday.

"I wish they had a clue what they were doing, and the car wasn't in such sh!tty condition." That should probably cover it. :laugh: