buried 57 belvedere in tulsa

[motomech]

buried on 1957 a brand new car was buried and was to be unburied 50 years later vault found full of water
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070613_1__Theva21346&breadcrumb=Breaking News

 

[babyface]

Too bad!

buried on 1957 a brand new car was buried and was to be unburied 50 years later vault found full of water

Oh, too bad! That would have been really really cool!

BF

 

[motomech]

well they havnt showed us what it looks like but some workers said that they hit the sides of the car and it seemed solid im looking for more pictures of the car uncovered

 

[joehalford01]

post them as soon as you get them, that would be sweet if the waterproofing held up. what a neat thing to do, i can't wait to see it.

 

[motomech]

i think im gonna have to wait till friday thats when they are gonna uncover it

 

[tiny1]

Its a shame water got in there with it. I wonder what condition it would have been in without the water .

 

[chop509]

Really too bad the water got in. you would have thought the engineers designing the vault would have thought about that.
“Ahhh…., gee I wonder if there is a possibility of ground water getting thru this porous concrete?”

Jeff

 

[joehalford01]

thats what i was thinking chop.....

 

[WIZEGUY]

Really too bad the water got in. you would have thought the engineers designing the vault would have thought about that.
“Ahhh…., gee I wonder if there is a possibility of ground water getting thru this porous concrete?”

Jeff

You answered your own question.....
"Engineers" and "thought".......

Common sense wins everytime.........

 

[Bonehead]

looks like a swimming pool with a lid. I bet it holds water.

 

[Gastrick]

I saw some pictures of it. It sure looks like there was alot of water in that vault. And from the water level marks on the walls, it looks like it's been a reoccurring process over the years. I hope that bag that the car was wrapped in held up. If not, that car is probably a mess.

 

[joehalford01]

on the plus side, at least they didn't have to worry about mice or moths

 

[Tripper]

Wonder!?

I wonder how they got in down in that swimming pool in the 1st place?

 

[Gastrick]

I wonder how they got in down in that swimming pool in the 1st place?

The car is on a platform that can be hooked to and hoisted out by crane. I read that the platform is being inspected in order to determine if it is still sound enough to be safely utilized.

 

[Gastrick]

Of course I feel it my duty to post some pics.

 

[TudorRat]

More pics. Doesn't look good.
http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html

 

[Gastrick]

More pics. Doesn't look good.
http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html

Oh my. Looks like the bag ripped. I wonder how many years and how many times this car has been a sponge. That's not good at all. Very poor planning. Maybe they thought that no one would ever actually dig it up.

 

[chop509]

Cool pics though.
Are they televising this?
Seems like the should be, and have Heraldo Rivera as the host !

Jeff

 

[Gastrick]

Cool pics though.
Are they televising this?
Seems like the should be, and have Heraldo Rivera as the host !

Jeff

That would have been funny. I forgot about that big flop.

 

[Onequick26]

I think they sold raffle tickets for the car and just before it was put to rest they put the winning ticket in the car.

Bet its no good now.