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The '57 Tulsa Plymouth

Started by 1BAD68, January 25, 2007, 02:10:04 PM

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What condition do you think it will be in when recovered?

Pristine (no rust, rot or deterioration)
16 (13.1%)
Good (minor surface rust, slight  interior damage)
47 (38.5%)
Not Good (significant rust, interior rotting)
30 (24.6%)
Bad (everything rusted, interior shot)
11 (9%)
Junk (one big pile of junk in 6' of murky water)
18 (14.8%)

Total Members Voted: 122

Voting closed: July 19, 2007, 02:10:04 PM

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69bronzeT5

#100
June 13, 2007, 12:33:17 PM
Quote from: TUFCAT on June 13, 2007, 12:18:08 PM
I was being funny ;)

I know, I was just saying :slap: :lol:
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hemigeno

#101
June 13, 2007, 12:36:07 PM
Well, since we know what's in there I'll lock down the poll...

That's a shame though.  I guess the water seeped in from the seam at the top and had no way to get out of there (no drain at the bottom).

Charger_Fan

#102
June 13, 2007, 12:38:49 PM
More pics... http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html

That's a total bummer. :'(
You can tell by the water lines on the walls how high the water had gone...clear to the very top. That poor car will probably crumble into dust after it's dried out.

Maybe they shouldn't have planted grass over the top, eh? The sprinklers done it in. :brickwall:

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Aero426

#103
June 13, 2007, 01:20:17 PM
People knowledgeable about the, ahem... funeral trade, have said that what we are witnessing here was to be expected. 

ck1

#104
June 13, 2007, 02:09:44 PM
To bad, should have put Uma Thurman in there with a flash light....................
CJK

PocketThunder

#105
June 13, 2007, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: ck1 on June 13, 2007, 02:09:44 PM
To bad, should have put Uma Thurman in there with a flash light....................

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whitehatspecial

#106
June 13, 2007, 02:37:57 PM
Hate to say it, but I thought so and voted for 'PILE OF JUNK". Looks like the soil (looks like red clay) didn't drain too well around the concrete vault and the lid wasn't keyed for a good seal. So much for 50's soil engineering...
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TUFCAT

#107
June 13, 2007, 02:38:17 PM
I read a story that the Plymouth was actually 85% submerged under water when the lid was opened. That explains why they immediately got the pumps down there. Also why the walls (as shown in the pictures) are wet up to the top of the vault. Also shown is standing water on the deck lid of the car. 

bordin34

#108
June 13, 2007, 03:01:01 PM
I think it will look like a parts car. I think I can see some gold paint.

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PocketThunder

#109
June 13, 2007, 03:13:06 PM
What will become of the vault itself?   :shruggy:  Will they just fill it in?  Excavate? 

Turn it into the city pool? :scratchchin:    :icon_smile_big:
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#110
June 13, 2007, 03:14:09 PM
Quote from: ck1 on June 13, 2007, 02:09:44 PM
To bad, should have put Uma Thurman in there with a flash light....................

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69charger2002

#111
June 13, 2007, 03:51:31 PM
that really is a shame.  was hoping for the best, but expected the worst
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The70RT

#112
June 13, 2007, 03:55:12 PM
You would have thought they would have put gravel under the vault and maybe some holes in it to drain? Maybe they did? They must have sold all their tickets since this footage got out. Maybe Coddington can fix it :rofl:
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TUFCAT

#113
June 13, 2007, 04:15:00 PM
Coddington couldn't fix me a sandwhich ;)

70charger_boy

#114
June 13, 2007, 04:45:49 PM
Maybe, they will find Jimmy Hoffa under the Plymouth :eek2:

IowaCharger69

#115
June 13, 2007, 06:27:36 PM
Those pictures take me back to Christmas' as a kid. You know the days. you get a ll fired up Christmas morning, shoot down the stairs. You dive into the giant pile of boxes. Find the biggest one with your name on it. You're mind is about to implode with anticipation and when you crack the box and let loose a string of expletives that would make a trucker blush. Apparently mom decided you needed a couple dozen new pairs of socks....

I feel that bummed out, and I have the sick stomach that would :eek2: :icon_smile_dissapprove: :bawling: follow a day walking around with a bar of soap in your mouth.

Ghoste

#116
June 13, 2007, 08:32:54 PM
And the soap was the better part of the deal.

Mean 318

#117
June 13, 2007, 08:37:49 PM
I think I am going to cry...

Chargerfanatic

#118
June 13, 2007, 08:44:22 PM
I don't suppose they have a yellow and blue make green seal on that ziplock bag?

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rt green

#119
June 13, 2007, 08:48:12 PM
the smokes in the glove box will be hard to lite. what a shame. looks like not only water got to it, but air too.
wonder if they will be able to read who won the thing?
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beedees

#120
June 13, 2007, 09:10:25 PM
Quote from: TUFCAT on June 13, 2007, 04:15:00 PM
Coddington couldn't fix me a sandwhich ;)
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69Coronet

#121
June 13, 2007, 09:17:01 PM
I thought they werent gonna dig it up till the 15
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71ChallengeHer

#122
June 13, 2007, 09:22:17 PM
That really sucks. :eek2: I was hoping it was in half decent condition.

Red Ram

#123
June 13, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
Very sad :'(  If you think about it...why did they have to bury it. Should have put it in a secret vault within a building or something. In 57' they probably thought 07' would be a nuclear wasteland.
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Old Moparz

#124
June 13, 2007, 09:58:35 PM
The safe from the sunken Andrea Doria, Al Capones vault, & now the '57 Tulsa Plymouth.   :lol:

No way it was going to be okay, but if they buried a pack of Twinkies with it, you could still eat them.  :o

The same thread from 2005:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,6960.0.html
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