Will it run? Tulsa to dig up car buried for 50 years
Organizers of a coming-out party for a buried
1957 Plymouth Belvedere could use some help. The car, which was buried in
brand-new condition under the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 1957, is
scheduled to be unearthed June 15 as part of the Oklahoma
Centennial.
Organizers of a coming-out party for a buried 1957 Plymouth
Belvedere could use some help. The car, which was buried in brand-new condition
under the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 1957, is scheduled to be
unearthed June 15 as part of the Oklahoma
Centennial.
Promoters are looking for people who helped lower the car into its crypt in 1957 to perhaps shed some light on what to expect when the car is unearthed.
When the car was buried, a contest was announced to award the car and a $100 savings account to the person who came closest to guessing Tulsa’s population in 2007.
At the time, the guesses were recorded on microfilm and sealed in a steel container buried with the car.
My recollection of ‘57 Plymouths was that you could poke your finger through their bodywork when they were shiny brand new. It should look like spiderwebs when they disinter the critter.
Promoters are looking for people who helped lower the car into its crypt in 1957 to perhaps shed some light on what to expect when the car is unearthed.
When the car was buried, a contest was announced to award the car and a $100 savings account to the person who came closest to guessing Tulsa’s population in 2007.
At the time, the guesses were recorded on microfilm and sealed in a steel container buried with the car.
My recollection of ‘57 Plymouths was that you could poke your finger through their bodywork when they were shiny brand new. It should look like spiderwebs when they disinter the critter.
Posted: Fri - January 26, 2007 at 06:40 AM