Guest South_paw Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Click HERE I wonder what they will do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 It would be neat to have an AACA National meet here during the same weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 There is a web site called "the forward look"(?) that is putting together what they are calling, "the fin meet"(?) specifically for this event. I start this weekend on a project to semi-restore a 56 Dodge Royal 4dr hardtop to bring to this meet. I wanted a fin car that I could bring and also to paint it in the late 50's colors of black and pink and this car lends itself quite well to that color combo. I do not plan to go all the way with this car as far as restoring it. It will not be a concours car just a decent driver. An AACA meet in the same area at the same time might not be a bad idea. Any regions in that area?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 South Paw, there was a contest when the car was buried. The contest was to guess the population of the US at the time when it is uncovered. Closest guess wins the car and it's contents. If the winner is dead the winner's heirs get the prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24T42 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 nearchoclatetown,I have always read that you had to guess the population of Tulsa in the year 2007. Here is a link to another story and some pictures - 1957 Belvedere Time Capsule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24T42 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Oh yea - here is the link to the official Tulsa centennial committee web page. 1957 Belvedere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 You are right, I guess that number would be a little smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snappydwp1 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 The video on that web site looks interesting but man does it take a long time to down load. I have the first 6 or 7 seconds of the video but it has taken an hour and a half to get that. I may just leave the computer on tonight to down load the rest while I sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I have about 1/2 the video and it has taken over 12 hours so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snappydwp1 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have about 1/2 the video and it has taken over 12 hours so far. </div></div>I gave up last night and shut the computer down. I downloaded only 10 sec. of the video and that took 2 1/2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I watched the video. It speaks with the daughter of the PR guy (Her photo is inside the car). They Showed the car going in. Foil was wrapped around the air cleaner and a tarp was over the car. They were shown blowing something in over the tarp. Humm? The item were placed in the trunk and gas and oil on the floor in front of the car "in case it's not available in 2007." There is a plaque on the sidewalk over the car's vault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I agree. If it wasn't an issue of plans being already made, 2007 would make it an odd year which would place the AGNM on that side of the Mississippi Rover. Another dual meet like was done in Colorado this year would be a neat idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Posting to bring this up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 http://www.tulsaworld.com/NewsStory.asp?ID=070112_Ne_A8_Vinta10572 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I remember when it went in. Shows you how old I am. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZondaC12 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 wow thats gotta be really neat! to see it go in then come back out again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rbl2 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">wow thats gotta be really neat! to see it go in then come back out again! </div></div>You're young. Bury yours and come back 50 years from now and dig it back up. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 To make it even more interesting is to think of how Chrysler pulled the plug on the Plymouth line six years ago.I think the biggest question will be if the vault stayed waterproof, or if it filled up full of water to the point where you'll have a pool of rust. In either case, it'll be interesting to see what's left of the car when it's all over.Granted my dad and I have our share of Mopars, but why couldn't it have been a new Thunderbird or a Corvette?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisSummers Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 We had a similar thing in Huntington (closest city to my current town) a few years ago. Back in the 1950s Dave Garroway of the Today Show visited and buried a time capsule of newspapers and photos in a "sealed" vault in front of the C&O depot. Fifty years later Al Roker came to "unearth it" on national television, and everything inside had turned into goo.I really want to see a perfectly pristine car come out, but on the other hand, knowing how well '50s Chrysler products were rustproofed... <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I thought I'd bring this post back to the top because the time is getting close to see what the car is going to look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpushbutton Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Chris--the '57 Chrysler products liked to rust in Arizona! That body began the dark ages of Chrysler body design/fabrication and lordy, did the Forward look cars rust fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Mills Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I am heading for Tulsa next Tuesday. I'll let you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moepar Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I'd like to go, but mother-in-law not in best of health, have to stick closer to home. Take lots of pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest South_paw Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Wow, this thread is still going, very cool. It looks like the car should hold up well <span style="color: #CC0000">The car will be covered with a special preservative provided by the Dobeckmun Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, a casing developed during World War II to protect military equipment. The encapsulating, the goo itself, and two company representative all were donated by Dobeckmun.</span>Here's the whole article from 1957 Click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 In an early post I said I thought the car was sprayed or covered with cosmoline. My first experiance with this stuf was in 1958 at fort benning ga. It may take 50 years to clean the car, but car should be perfact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest South_paw Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 She is siting in muck. Not a healthy situation flooded car link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moepar Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 That's a real shame. Guess we'll have to wait & see as to just how bad off it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDude Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 A quote from the above mentioned story"The discovery of water in the vault was particularly difficult for the scores of volunteers who have worked for more than 18 months on the car's excavation" What could have taken scores of volunteers 18 months to excavate that car?? Did they dig it up with just their hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sparky65 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 found some pictures that show them working on it. buried car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BruceW Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 This was the first time I had seen the 1957 article written prior to the event. It was also the first I had seen a mention of a Cosmolene type preservative other then the postings made here. The www.buriedcar.com site refers only to the strylene wrap, which is like wrapping it in heavy Saran Wrap.I am wondering if they actually did coat the car as planned in the article, because it looks awfully clean in the photos just before and as it is being lowered into the vault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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