1957 Plymouth Belveder dug up after 50 years!

[the_only_turek_fan]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNew...263892-ap.html

The car spent the last half-century covered in three layers of protective material and encased in a 12-by-20-foot concrete vault, supposedly tough enough to withstand a nuclear attack.

[Vulcan]

Hope it's not too rusted, be a shame. 57 Pylmouth's had one of the biggest tailfins going. Those big old gas guzzzlers bring back a lot of fine memories.

[Bobblehead]

I was reading about this earlier today.
http://www.buriedcar.com/

[Ironhorse]

Judging from the amount of water in the vault, I'd say things are not looking too good for the Belvedere

http://buriedcar.myphotoalbum.com/vi...&id=DSC08671_1

[BlackArcher101]

Here's a better album.

http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html

[OutOfTheCube]

It's a time machine and everybody knows it!

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Also buried with it were 10 gallons of gasoline — in case internal combustion engines became obsolete by 2007 — a case of beer, and the contents of a typical woman’s handbag placed in the glove compartment: 14 bobby pins, a bottle of tranquilizers, a lipstick, a pack of gum, tissues, a pack of cigarettes, matches and $2.43.

- The gasoline would turn into a gel.
- Beer tastes like crap after a year or so, now imagine 50 year old beer... like bread in a bottle.
- Bottle of tranqs and some smokes.

good times all around it seems

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

It's a time machine and everybody knows it!

Time machines don't rust.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

- The gasoline would turn into a gel.
- Beer tastes like crap after a year or so, now imagine 50 year old beer... like bread in a bottle.
- Bottle of tranqs and some smokes.

good times all around it seems

Gas can be treated with a stabilizer. I don't know if it'd last 50 years though. Other problems would be the carb would be gummed up and need a rebuild and the pistons could be frozen to the walls.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Judging from the amount of water in the vault, I'd say things are not looking too good for the Belvedere

http://buriedcar.myphotoalbum.com/vi...&id=DSC08671_1

Might have to change the name to Rustydere

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Vulcan

Gas can be treated with a stabilizer. I don't know if it'd last 50 years though. Other problems would be the carb would be gummed up and need a rebuild and the pistons could be frozen to the walls.

That's why they brought in Boyd Coddington to git 'er fired up.
Besides, it is "an advanced product of American industrial ingenuity with the kind of lasting appeal that will still be in style 50 years from now." (at least that is what they thought 50 years ago.)

[tripin_billie]

Welcome to to world of tomorrow!!!!!

[RougeUnderoos]

Tulsa must have been a pretty happening place in the 50's if the typical dame walked around with a bottle of roofies in her bag and Dallas Winston was roaming the streets.

[blankall]

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?vi...videoChannel=1

a video

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

That's why they brought in Boyd Coddington to git 'er fired up.
Besides, it is "an advanced product of American industrial ingenuity with the kind of lasting appeal that will still be in style 50 years from now." (at least that is what they thought 50 years ago.)

I like the styles from 50 years ago where I could name every car and year it was made. I realize they're not practicle anymore but some of the aura has disappeared now that most cars to me look alike.