Posted on 12/12/2005 6:33:15 PM PST by neal1960
A Plymouth Belvedere that was buried in a concrete vault nearly 50 years ago as part of the state's golden anniversary celebration will be unearthed in 2007 as part of the Oklahoma centennial festivities.
(Excerpt) Read more at goupstate.com ...
Old news reports indicate the gas was buried in case internal combustion engines became obsolete by 2007 and no fuel was available. Other buried items include the contents of a woman's purse: 14 bobby pins, a lipstick, a pack of gum, tissues, a pack of cigarettes and matches and $2.43.
There was also an unpaid parking ticket, a bottle of tranquilizers and a spool of microfilm, which records the entries of a contest held to determine the winner of the car. The person to guess Tulsa's population in 2007 or the heirs of that person were to win the car and a $100 savings account.
Assuming an average annual interest of 5 percent compounded quarterly, such an account would be worth almost $1,200 today, if the account could be found.
The account was set up at a savings and loan that was taken over by Sooner Federal, which was liquidated during the savings and loan bust of the early 1990s. The committee has been trying to find the account, so far without success.
It's not clear exactly how the items were prepared for burial, or how they may have held up for all these years.
The Tulsa Historical Society and the centennial committee have been getting inquiries from all over the world about the car, including one from a Scandinavian who claims to have an exact twin of the buried Belvedere.
Leave the Plymouth! Grab the beer!
The future is kind of a disappointing...
A '57 Belvedere was worth about $4,000 then. Can't say I'd pay much more for one now.
Looks like Christine.
Yes, indeed, except for the paint job.
Actually, I think my dad had one (a convertible) when I was a wee one, but he bought me a '57 Chevy (hence my handle)
I still remember the pushbutton tranny on the left side of the dash from the steering wheel...
If there's a 392 under the hood, that'd be a mistake.
My dad had a gold '57 when I was a kid. I hated that car. Kids in school can be cruel when seen getting out of one of those monsters.
That '57 Chevy was a thing of beauty, no question.
Check out this commercial:
http://www.tvparty.com/vaultcomm.html
Scroll down a tiny bit; link is on the right.
It is billed as a 1957 Dodge commercial, but if you listen to it, it really is for '58. Oh well!
I'll bet when fueled up the old beater gets better mileage than any other modern vehicle in its weight range.
That's an interesting site. I'll have to view a few of those commercials...
My dad had a '56 and '60 Dodges when we were kids; slick cars!!
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Wonder if they'll find another Ted Kennedy date in there.
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