Just
my two cents,,, I wished they would have never put the car in a capsual, I
wished they would have just given it away in 57 to someone,,, it’s a crying
shame to see this car in this condition… such a thing of beauty when it
was new…there is no reason it couldn’t have been brought out just
as it was put in… it can never be brought back to its original new
condition… not that it cant be restored but its just too bad …. I
cant believe that the people of Tulsa who done this wouldn’t have studied
things a little bit better like water table and leak proof, at lease with drain
tile so that NO water would have stayed in. The concept is fantastic but the planning
was done by someone who didn’t think very well.. I personally think my
10 yr. old granddaughter would have thought things thru better then they did. Its
just such a crying shame… Id rather do a fire damage car than a water
damage car… just everything is shot… there is just NO reason why
this car couldn’t have been brought out, drained out the fluids, and
started up on the spot, and driven away. It makes me cry when I look at these
photos,,, I was feeling very bad that I didn’t go to Tulsa to watch this fantastic advent. But Im glad I didn’t
waste the gas now. .I would have been so angry to see this in person. Its great
that the people who went to support the mopar side of the world but,, Im not disappointed
that I didn’t go personally. I think I would have cried…….
Just my 2 cents worth
mel
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From: Forward Look Mopar
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Sent: Sunday, June
17, 2007 8:47 AM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 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
Connection
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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