Re: [FWDLK] '57 Plymouth Waking from Time Capsule - The Car Connection

[Dave Stragand <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: [FWDLK] '57 Plymouth Waking from Time Capsule - The Car Connection

I would echo the "no restoration" sentiment, and it is by far the prevailing opinion of all we talked to.

Tulsa does not have any plans to do any restoration or cleaning of the car at this time.

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Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:11:18
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '57 Plymouth Waking from Time Capsule - The Car
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In a message dated 6/17/2007 6:44:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wbh@xxxxxxxxx writes: "Looks to me like Tulsa and surrounds were flooded on a regular basis

up until the 1990s.

http://www.cityoftulsa.org/CityServices/FloodControl/History.asp

It also looks like the courthouse is only a half mile or less from The Arkansas River."
 
 
With all due respect to the citizens of the area, it seems to me that they MUST have known AT LEAST of the PROBABILITY of flooding, and I would guess that the public officials at the time cared only about the immediate short-term benefits of publicity.  It's the old "100 years from now, nobody will know the difference" syndrome.

 
Unfortunately for them, our print and film media caught up with them.  Likely they're all gone by now, but hope that if any are still around, someone thinks to ask "What were you thinking? !!!"

 
While I'm up on my soapbox:  I keep reading of people remarking that "It could be restored."  No, no, a thousand times no!  It should be preserved as it is (After a wash job) in a dry location (The Chrysler Museum?) as a memento of this event.  It is unique.  To restore it would make it into just another restored car.  I already have one of those in my garage.

 
I'll step down, now.
 
Joe Savard
Lake Orion, Michigan

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