[FWDLK] brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere

[Mike and Sharon Higgins <clearcreek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a copy of the article I wrote of yesterday.  Thanks, Dan!

Mike Higgins
1955 Belvedere Sport Coupe
1999 Dakota


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Clark" <dbclark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:55 PM
Subject: coming out party for a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere


> It Was Buried, But I Don't Know If It Qualifies as 'Treasure'
>
> TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Organizers of a coming out party for a brand new 1957 
> Plymouth Belvedere could use some help.
>
> The car, buried 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.
>
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