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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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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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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