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