hey Bobby, whatever happened with the time capsule car that was supposed to be unearthed?

I forgot all about that cool only 2 more weeks to go.

Crap, I forgot about it too.
I'm sure it'll be all over the news when it happens.

It will be interesting to see how well the car fared (or not) after all this time..

i wonder what it will sell for or anything... or how nasy the oil is chances are the motor is locked up

One more week to go; if it actually emerges in fair shape, they will probably sell T-Shirts saying: My Old Plymouth Aint Rusty

less then 2 days any predictions??

"Christine" is about to rise from the grave...

wasnt Christine a 68 Plymouth Fury?

If the "tomb" has remained sealed, I think it will have a fair chance of looking pretty good. Of course it'll have to be gone through to change all the fluids and rubber hoses and lines.
If the "tomb" is compromised in any way, it might be full of nasty yucky muck which could cause the car to be a rust bucket, which they were famous for anyway.

Christine was a '58 Plymouth Fury: Christine

http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html
check out these pics they already started digging and pumping out the water )

Water? It's going to be a mess.

OH CRAP! its from top to bottom in water!!!!!!

http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/slides/DSC08650.html

well I guess the tomb was not sealed off well... no telling what it'll look like under that tarp/canvas like thing

damn that suxs ... no way is that car in good condition.. its gotta sux for the person who one it hahaha

I wonder if it will even be able to be pulled out with out breaking up. All that water what a shame.

well, according to some folks out there, it may not be all that bad. Read this . We'll definitely see tomorrow at Noon CST for the removal and 7 PM for the unveiling. We'll see.

im deing to see the condition!!! Cant wait till tomarrow at noon, ill have my comp on and watchen!

hmmm guess we are gonna have to wait till tommrow... good news if it reuined parts for the 57 will be on ebay for the other cars .. haha

I can see the Ebay auctions now: Don't miss this unique opportunity to own a piece of history! Place your bid for the buried no longer '57 Belvedere..

yea they prob be parts of a 59 saying it was from the org 57 haha or from a totaly different car. i sense someone will be suckard within the comming days hahaha

I love this quote from the article

The time capsule was opened briefly Wednesday so hazardous-materials crews could inspect the contents, which include 10 gallons of gasoline and 5 quarts of motor oil placed inside in case internal combustion engines became obsolete by 2007.

i thought the same thing... i think what they meant to say was we shouldve drain all of the fluids like the gas and oil but since we were stupid and left them in here is some extra so that you can change it hahah... i wounder if that gas is leaded??? hmmm but any ways i think they shouldve spent more time worrying about the design of the capusle...

well, the ppl were ALMOST right about the engine being obsolete: we have mass marketed hybrid, electric, and propane vehicles now. Almost.

THATS FREAKIN GARBAGE!!! I was tryin to watch the video, but Tulsa's servers were overwhelmed by international demand for streaming video starting 10:58 MST and continuing even through now (11:30 MST) on http://www.oklatravelnet.com/ they will be archiving. but AARRRGG! Oklahoma web site

Yeah,
It seems it would have made much more sense if they had only built an ABOVE ground vault and sealed it.

Don

ok while reading some more i found out what they burried with the car

Also buried with it 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.

my question is whats up with the tranquilizers???

Man they won't pull the cover off until tonight

Strong enough to withstand a nuclear attack my @$$. That thing is soaked!

Where's everyone viewing this? This site is not opening, just slowly scrolling the status bar:
http://www.forwardlook.net/19571958Plymouth/countdown.asp

prob outter space like our cars we shouldve had... haha

http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=129540

Down at the bottom of the page... "Watch Now"

I'm getting video, but no sound.

It appears to be a rust bucket.

damn that suxs oh well some of the stuff is still in good condition...

I am watching a few seconds here and there, can't get the video to completely download fast enough. Looks like it needs a pressure washing.

pressure washing? oh nnoooooo, dont do that, whatever's left of teh car will end up in the drain. Found it funny that the fuel survived, but the gas tank didnt. Any word on the oil? did that survive?

wow, that thing is in terrible shape

that was really bad... whole new meaning to the word rust bucket when you think about it lol

I didn't have very high hopes when I saw the water in the vault and the tear in the covering. But I didn't have much faith in th covering either.

That thing is...


It will make a good museum piece though.

lol... so much for the hype

hey, found the full unveiling video. follow this link:

http://www.kotv.com/e-clips/?id=6779

Here's all the video, stills, and interviews that KOTV Channel 6 has on the story:

http://kotv.com/special/buried-car/

Enjoy yall.

They should do it again, only do it right this time.

ya know, I was thinkin that, too. Like dual vaults. The interior vault should be on some good progressive rate springs, and the exterior vault having a drainage system. How would they keep the vault dessicated so that ambient humidity doesnt end up destroying the car? Dunno. Thats why smart ppl get paid lots of money. But you are right, Bobby. They SHOULD do it again.

well from watching one of those vids ... i got wind that in 1998 they buried a plymouth prowler in one of there parks .. haha this time they pressurized the vault and weled it tight... so i guess we got to wait about 40 more years till that comes out