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Old Car Unearthed

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Hundreds watched Friday as a crane lifted a muddy package from a hole in the courthouse lawn: a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried to celebrate Oklahoma’s 50 years of statehood.

The wrapped car — a gold and white two-door hardtop — appeared brown and red as it came out of the hole, but it was unclear whether the color represented dirt or rust. A bit of shiny chrome was visible on the bumper.

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.

But event officials already had to pump out several feet of water from its crypt.

The car was placed on a flatbed truck so it could be unwrapped, spruced up and officially unveiled Friday evening at the Tulsa Convention Center. Spectators packed the streets to glimpse its journey.

Posted by Owen at 1733 hrs
Off-Duty

1. Buried with the car 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.

   Makes me proud to be a former Tulsan and a native Oklahoman. We are such practical people!

   Posted by Cindy on June 15, 2007 at 1819 hrs
   
   
   

2. Bet that’s some excellent gasoline in that thar package….

   Posted by phel on June 15, 2007 at 1824 hrs
   
   
   

3. Here are some high resolution pictures of the car and the items that were stored inside it. Looks like a “fixer upper”

   Pics:
   http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=8700431#8700431

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 19, 2007 at 1658 hrs
   
   
   

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