LIVE Broadcast of the '57 Belvedere!*Update*Winner Found

[dodgecharger-fan]

It might bend (....or break in half) when they try to lift it out.  To me, its like looking at a shipwreck. Sad, very sad.   

There's some sort of base underneath it that they used to lift it into place. They'll use it to lift it out if it's in good shape. If not, I read something that they have another - just in case - but I didn't get the jist of how they would get it under the car....

[70charginglizard]

You would have thought that they would have put together some kind of drain to get the water out.

oh well. too late now.

what a bummer

[Mike DC]

 
I think the water wasn't supposed to get IN, so they wouldn't have needed a drain.  It was intended to be a 100% sealed bunker.

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In light of how effectively the Oklahoma groundwater compromised the best "bunkering" technology of 1957 . . . anybody else glad we didn't ever get into that Nuclear war with Russia?

 

[RallyeMike]

Cosmoline and big ol baggie wont stop water for 50 years. This is going to be ugly.

[terrible one]

I wonder how bad that smells. 

[Ghoste]

  Probably not as bad as whatever died under my deck but it's going to have it's own special funk that's for sure.

[BigBlackDodge]

The only hope now is that there was very little oxygen down there................no oxygen, no rust.

Not sure how many saw the russian WWII tank that was pulled out from a swamp/bog a few years back but it was in fantastic shape for being buried for so long..............no oxygen in the swamp bog preserved it quit well.

Methinks though it's in terrible shape.............

BBD

[jasonfromIKILLYA]

If I was Chrysler, I would be standing by to give the winning family a new car.  great PR opportunity here....

[Charger_Fan]

Any bets they find Jimmy Hoffa in the trunk?


*EDIT* Damn, Charger boy beat me to it in the other thread. Great minds think alike?

[PocketThunder]

Any way to combined these thread or lock one of them?   Or i guess they will both fall by the wayside after tomorrow..  nevermind..

[SRT-440]

Who knows..it may just start right up... 

[70charger_boy]

Any bets they find Jimmy Hoffa in the trunk?


*EDIT* Damn, Charger boy beat me to it in the other thread. Great minds think alike?

Cheers to great minds

[Skued]

It's out. Practice run for Friday.

http://kotv.com/news/topstory/?id=129491very interesting

[Mean 318]

It's out.

For god sake man! POST THE LINK

[tan top]

at least it did not break up when lifted   

[Skued]

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

[bordin34]

I spy a tear in the bag. 

[Drache]

I spy a tear in the bag. 

I spy a very brown looking bumper! 

[70charger_boy]

I think that the car will look real good...but then again it could be real bad

[Charger_Fan]

Ya know what...regardless of what shape this car is in, I think this whole event is just plain cool. Being able to take a page from history like this is pretty neat. I wish I were there in person.

[1BAD68]

definately a leaky bag, so the interior is shot, motor is probably stuck but I'm still thinking it will be rust free due to no oxygen in the vault.

[Lee01]

?Hot rod builder Boyd Coddington from cable's "American Hot Rod" came to Tulsa to take a look. He will get a chance to clean up the car between the Friday unearthing at noon, and our live special Friday night at 7.

[1carcrazyguy]

motor is probably stuck but I'm still thinking it will be rust free due to no oxygen in the vault.

Water is part oxygen.  So if what got in there, so did air-oxygen.   The said the car was coated in a chemical before it was lowered to preserve metal in the event of moisture.  But I think the moisture they prepared the car for was more just condensation, not submerged in water.    

Like mentioned above. It would be really great time for Dodge to step in and give away a new car   Pluse donate another to be "re-sealed for another 50 years!!  Redo the vault to todays standards and lets see what the next car looks like in 50 years!!       

[Charger_Fan]

definately a leaky bag, so the interior is shot, motor is probably stuck but I'm still thinking it will be rust free due to no oxygen in the vault.

I'm thinkin' there was oxygen in there. Looking at all the different water level lines on the side of the cement...where there wasn't water, there was air.
Still, even the little peek through the tear at the left rear, it seems to be in better shape that I assumed yesterday. Hopefully it's at least in restoreable condition.

[70charger_boy]

Think of all the worms and maggots in the engine.  Gives new meaning to engine sludge