I doubt those comments were implied as any form reference to deteriorating
since being exhumed. I think the intended meaning was to explain why the car is
being transported exposed to the elements instead of sealed in some form of
enclosed transport. I was not in Tulsa to personally inspect this car but I
would assume the wheels might be a little difficult to turn especially with
broken rear leaf springs. Picking the car up and setting it down on a flatbed
could be accomplished a lot easier than pushing/forcing a non-rolling vehicle
into an enclosed transport. Unloading it would be another difficult task. I have
personally damaged several cars over the years by trying to get them on and off
of a trailer when they don't roll easily. It sounds like the people of Tulsa
have done a lot of unacknowledged work since the car was exhumed and still have
concern about its treatment while in their possession. Just my take on this.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 5:21
PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Bye, Miss
Belvedere
Here's the text of an email that I sent to Randy Krehbiel, the article's
author:
I was sorry to see that your most recent article on Miss
Belvedere raised more questions than it answered. How was the title
issue resolved ? Also, the article states, The Plymouth, exhumed in June after 50
years in a time capsule, has deteriorated to the point it couldn?t be
transferred from a flatbed wrecker into a covered trailer without risking
serious damage. Are you saying that this has happened just in the five
months since the car was exhumed ? What are you basing your statement on
? Unless the car was kept in a vat of salt water, I find that rather hard
to believe. Are you relying on the word of the Snake Oil salesman from NJ ?
He's also the guy that stated that the car would be dust in two years unless
something was done. As someone that has done car restoration for about twenty
years, including body restoration, I can say that both statements are
nonsense.
We car folks continue to follow
this story from afar, as the final chapter has yet to be written. Keep the
stories coming. Pay no attention to the Nabobs of Negativism that respond
every time you write a piece on Miss B.
Ron
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