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06-16-2007 | 05:04 PM
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It was a good idea, I mean given 50 years ago they didnt have the good stuff we have today. I think they should do it again with a new car of today and bring it up again for 50 years. I bet the results would be better.
06-16-2007 | 05:59 PM
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I live about 30 minutes out of Tulsa. I went to the convention center where they have the car on display, along with MANY other muscle cars and classic 50's cars. I'll post a link to some of the pictures I took.
The car is in TERRIBLE shape. Key stuck in the ignition, Boyd Cottington and his crew apparently didn't know how to work the latch on the old Plymouths, so they used a crowbar to pry the rusted hood open, knocking off some of the PLYMOUTH emblems on the hood. The door latch linkages were crumbled in the door, so they had to slide the glass out to get inside. The bottom of the glovebox fell through onto the floor of the cab. The old push-button style shifter (the car had individual buttons for Park, Drive, Neutral, 1 Low and 2 Low on the left side of the steering column) are crumbling to pieces as we speak. Needless to say, the car is a piece of ****. But it's a valuable piece of our culture apparently.
Now the debate is whether or not to restore it. In '57 people were allowed to guess the population of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2007. The closest person to it gets the car, or whoever is left of the family. Drama will unfold when it comes time to restore it or keep it in bad shape.
In 1998 they buried the concept Prowler in a pressurized tomb along with a couple of the everyday items you would come across in '98. They've already had to move it once due to a senior citizens parking lot being constructed. Because it's pressurized and thought out much better, it should be pristine in 2048, if we don't blow the world up by then.
EDIT: The official site is www . buriedcar . com (15 posts anyone?)
The car is in TERRIBLE shape. Key stuck in the ignition, Boyd Cottington and his crew apparently didn't know how to work the latch on the old Plymouths, so they used a crowbar to pry the rusted hood open, knocking off some of the PLYMOUTH emblems on the hood. The door latch linkages were crumbled in the door, so they had to slide the glass out to get inside. The bottom of the glovebox fell through onto the floor of the cab. The old push-button style shifter (the car had individual buttons for Park, Drive, Neutral, 1 Low and 2 Low on the left side of the steering column) are crumbling to pieces as we speak. Needless to say, the car is a piece of ****. But it's a valuable piece of our culture apparently.
Now the debate is whether or not to restore it. In '57 people were allowed to guess the population of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2007. The closest person to it gets the car, or whoever is left of the family. Drama will unfold when it comes time to restore it or keep it in bad shape.
In 1998 they buried the concept Prowler in a pressurized tomb along with a couple of the everyday items you would come across in '98. They've already had to move it once due to a senior citizens parking lot being constructed. Because it's pressurized and thought out much better, it should be pristine in 2048, if we don't blow the world up by then.
EDIT: The official site is www . buriedcar . com (15 posts anyone?)
06-16-2007 | 07:01 PM
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http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m...sarama%202007/
PICS AHOY! The pics are kinda big, so you can just load one thumbnail at a time from there.
PICS AHOY! The pics are kinda big, so you can just load one thumbnail at a time from there.
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