Isnt that 1957 Fury buried when brand new being dug up in 11 days?

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

Isnt that 1957 Fury buried when brand new being dug up in 11 days?

[dkn1997]

nope, I think it's june 15th 2007

[Dave22443]

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I seemed to have missed this headline.  Whats the story here?

[hotrod98]

In 1957, a Plymouth dealer in Tulsa, Oklahoma buried a car in a concrete vault in downtown Tulsa. Several other items were placed in the car as well. The person that guessed what the population of Tulsa would be in the year 2007 would win the car. Of course if that person is deceased, the family would get the car. There is speculation that the car will be a giant hunk of rust. They'll dig it up next summer.

[41husk]

If it is buried in an air tight concrete vault it should be pristine.  No air, no water, no rust! 

[hotrod98]

The people that were there said that they just set the lid down on the vault with very little sealant. Also, there has been a lot of construction in the ground near the vault over the years as well. The ground above it has been on a sprinkler system for the last 30 years. We'll know for sure next summer. I was told that every room in town was booked for that event.

[Carl1]

There is a video of it on You Tube, looks to be pretty well covered up.Looks like some kind of insulation was sprayed over it also. It will be a huge event in Tulsa when the 57 Belvedere is dug up, can't wait.

[ramit]

There is a video of it on You Tube, looks to be pretty well covered up.Looks like some kind of insulation was sprayed over it also. It will be a huge event in Tulsa when the 57 Belvedere is dug up, can't wait.

Can we get a link to the video?

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Official Website: http://www.buriedcar.com/

Forward Look Website: http://www.forwardlook.net/19571958Plymouth/countdown.asp

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6fQZhua6d0

XS

[ramit]

I am very interested to see what kind of shape that thing will be in.

[konigcharger]

in the movie their pouring cosmoline all over it, i think the car will be in great shape 

[hotrod98]

Let's hope so...those cars were rusting before they left the showroom. 

[Brock Samson]

what the hell is cosmoline?..
i know i could google it... 

[Charger_Fan]

what the hell is cosmoline?..

Kinda like a waxy oil.

I'm betting it comes out pretty rusty too, that box has got to be damp inside after all this time.

[hotrod98]

If you've ever bought army surplus stuff that was made from steel, it probably had cosmoline all over it. When I was a kid, you could buy surplus "non street legal"  jeeps cheap and they were covered with the stuff. Every farmer around had one or two on their farms. Kept them from rusting while in storage and more importantly while being shipped at sea.

[adauto]

Cosmoline is used by auto recyclers (good ones) to this day.

[TruckDriver]

Lets say for the heck of it, if that car does come out and is totally rust free (which would be totally cool), can you imagine what that car would get if they then took it to Barrett Jackson to be auctioned? 

[hotrod98]

I'll bet a museum would pay a million or more. Would be cool to be displayed along with the stuff they placed in the glove box and trunk with the car sitting beside the concrete vault. Maybe it'll end up in the WPC museum. My boss sold them a rare car a few years back. They paid top dollar.

[hemi-hampton]

Cosmoline if often used on Chrysler cars lower control Arms from the Factory. Actualy made by O.E. Smith in Inianapolis, Indiana & was either Dipped in Black or Cosmoline to protect the bare metal if not dipped in black. I beleive NOS lower control arms sat on Dealers shelf's for years also often Cosmoline coated. I think this car will come out of there looking mint, like brand new? LEON.

[Zentelis]

If it was coated in anything, it'll need detailed..

I'll give 'em a call 

[Old Moparz]

Hey, if it starts right up, how'd you like to be the car battery manufacturer & use that for your ad?   

My money says it's a rot box, maybe a parts car at best. The concrete box it's in, is probably filled with water like an old basement.

[BigBlockSam]

that is so cool , please let us know what happens. Rene

[rt green]

that is so wierd, i was just thinking about that car about 2 weeks ago. i was going to do a serch on this site to find out when they were going to dig it up,  but you guys beat me to it.   thanks for the reminder

[PocketThunder]

Hey, if it starts right up, how'd you like to be the car battery manufacturer & use that for your ad?   

My money says it's a rot box, maybe a parts car at best. The concrete box it's in, is probably filled with water like an old basement.

  Unless they put a few feet of sand under the concrete box and put a drain in the bottom of the box.  But there will still be tons of moisture present.

[Brock Samson]

yeah unless it was air conditioned like the egyptians had 

[MOPARHOUND!]

I once bought some new in the military packaging WWII era Snap-On extensions that were coated with cosomoline off Ebay.  Great preservative of metal, extensions looked like new cleaned up. 

The seller said the tools were coated due to the supply air drops the military did.  Sometimes the supplies would land in water/mud, or get rained/snowed on before the troops could get to them.  I'm sure rust prevention in genereal was also a reason.

[bull]

It might not be too bad but it's really hard to say. Oklahoma has a pretty dry climate so a lot depends on what went on just above it. It probably would have been better had they installed some sort of fresh air ventilation because either way it's going to smell like an old sock. Lets just hope the insulation they used isn't made out of asbestos or the govt. won't let anyone have it.

[hotrod98]

I lived in Tulsa for five years...it's not exactly dry there...the nickname for that area is "Green Country". I live 120 miles away now and it's not very dry here either. I think there's a pretty good chance that there will be moisture in that vault.

[tan top]

can't wait to see it dug up,  wouldn't it be great if it was all there, just as it was  put in the ground  50 years a go     some how though ,  i think its   rotted out 

[Brock Samson]

i d like to be there myself but it'll prolly be on you tube anyhow...

[konigcharger]

what the hell is cosmoline?..
i know i could google it... 

Cosmoline is a yellowish, light-amber, or greenish colored ointment-like mass, having a slight fluorescence, petroleum-like odor and taste. It is similar to petroleum jelly in properties, appearance, and thickness. It is the purified residue obtained from the distillation of petroleum oils.

Its most common use is in the storage and preservation of firearms. Previously, cosmoline was used to preserve other things. Objects the size of entire vehicles could be preserved for future use with cosmoline.

[Old Moparz]

i d like to be there myself but it'll prolly be on you tube anyhow...

There's still time to get a plane ticket & haul your butt there to see it. You could let us know first hand what kind of shape it's in too. 

[Lightning]

Here's a good question: if the car's rusted (a little or a lot) what kinda shape is the stuff inside the car gonna look like?

[HeavyFuel]

I lived in Tulsa for five years...it's not exactly dry there...the nickname for that area is "Green Country". I live 120 miles away now and it's not very dry here either. I think there's a pretty good chance that there will be moisture in that vault.

Tulsa comes in at 39 inches of rain a year.  Compare that to Seattle's 37 inches per year, Miami's 56 inches, New York's 42, Atlanta 51 and Boston 41.

Chances are that the concrete is cracked, and even if it isn't, concrete is porous.  They should have put it into a giant plastic bag, with a couple hundred bags of clay kitty litter(a good desicant).

Should be fun to watch no matter what condition its in.

My bad.....I just went to the website and they did wrap the car in "styrolene wrap", whatever that is.  Might work.

[BigBlockSam]

remember the movie sleeper . when they found the VW bug . after hundreds of yrs , and it started rite up . 

[hotrod98]

You know what's strange is the fact that I've walked by that corner hundreds of times and never realized that there was even a time capsule there. I'm sure there's some kind of marker, but I never noticed it. I didn't think to go by there the last time I was in Tulsa. Maybe we can get Howie to go by there and take a pic of the marker or something or maybe I'll do it next time I get over there. I read somewhere that it was to be televised live.

[BigBlockSam]

I read somewhere that it was to be televised live.

that would be cool. Rene

[Silver R/T]

we'll see what happens

[69_500]

Anyone know how many people placed guesses on the population? And how many if any of those numbers are even close to the current population.

I mean lets just compare city sizes from 50 years ago to today. 50 years later and has their size increased dramatically, or gradually, or possibly even dwindled.

[PocketThunder]

Did you guys know this?...

"In celebration of Tulsa's Centennial (Tulsa was incorporated on January 18, 1898), a time capsule was buried on January 17, 1998 in Centennial Park. Various items were placed in this capsule including a purple Chrysler Prowler, a case of Webber's Root Beer, and a cellular phone. This capsule is to remain buried for 50 years and will be dug up again sometime in 2048."

http://www.tulsalibrary.org/tulsahistory/additional_resources.htm

[GreenMachine]

I plan on going, I live a little over an hour away. I'll take pics and post 'em. If somehow I can't make it, I'll talk my brother into going, he lives less than a half hour away.

[dkn1997]

remember the movie sleeper . when they found the VW bug . after hundreds of yrs , and it started rite up . 

Now you are dating yourself!!!  yes, very funny movie.  didn't they make some comment about how reliable they were?  and then they are trying to steal the nose.... and was it an orgasmatron machine that made you feel like you were "finishing" constantly?

[BigBlackDodge]

Change it's fluids and throw a fresh battery in there and drive away!

........that is if it's not a rust ball.


I think it will be in decent shape......for a car buried in a vault for 50 years.


BBD