Civic EG

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/23/buried ... index.html

TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) -- Organizers of a coming-out party for a buried 1957 Plymouth Belvedere could use some help.

The car, which was buried in brand-new condition under the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 1957, is scheduled to be unearthed June 15 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial.

Promoters are looking for people who helped lower the car into its crypt in 1957 to perhaps shed some light on what to expect when the car is unearthed.

There's speculation the car may have turned into a pile of rust. Or that it's in pristine condition and worth thousands of dollars.

Sharon King Davis, who has chaired Tulsa's centennial efforts, looked at photos of the people responsible for burying the car in 1957 and found her grandfather.

"I wish grandpa had left me some instructions," she told the Tulsa World.

The car had been largely forgotten until Davis and her group started work on the centennial. Files on the car have vanished, so it's not clear what to expect when the lid is lifted.

What's known is that the car is on a steel pallet with jacks under the axles. Efforts were made to preserve it, but it's unclear if moisture has gotten to the metal and caused rust.

"There's a kind of Rip Van Winkle reaction," Davis says. "Most people had long ago forgotten the buried car, but as the time to dig it up nears, they are waking up and wondering about life in 1957."

Another unknown is who will be able to claim the car.

When the car was buried, a contest was announced to award the car and a $100 savings account to the person who came closest to guessing Tulsa's population in 2007.

Organizers concede that finding that person or his or her heirs may not be easy.

At the time, the guesses were recorded on microfilm and sealed in a steel container buried with the car.

I should bury a hatch and see if there is 4 tires, a motor and a pile of rust in 50 yrs

i dunno i live in that Town...they talked about it on the radio but i doubt it'll run lol maybe just maybe ....

i don't think itll run the motor is probably siezed up

any word on if it ran or not?, or if it was even there?

bet seeing this old thread bumped up will surprise you teal haha its like 4 years old haha

official results

http://www.unburiedcar.com/

you'd have to drill out literally THOUSANDS of spot welds to rebuild that thing. it looks like absolutely everything needs to be replaced.

looks like its tomb was full to the neck with water a few times, shame though would have been just epic if it rolled out half decent but good as dead now

^^ yeah, but it seems like theres someone out there willing to put the effort into restoring it.

if i had the time and money to restore that, i still probably wouldn't. not my style. hahaha

That is a definitely a 100% restoration job.

the entire chassis looks totaled to me like the rear fenders of a civic

corse could be just all the dirt and shit but no dought a lot of body is going to have to be cut away and replaced, if it where me id leave it behind a glass panel in a museum with the epic story behind it