Moments ago, at noon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Plymouth Belvedere was hoisted from the time capsule where it has been entombed since 1957. As previously reported, the concrete crypt was full of water when it was first opened earlier in the week, but preliminary indications suggest that the car remains structurally intact.
After it was removed, the vehicle was placed on a flatbed truck and driven to the Tulsa's Maxwell Convention Center Arena -- still clad in its protective mummy-wrap -- where it will be unveiled this evening at 7 pm local time.
Tickets to the event are sold out, but Telstar Logistics will prowl the Internets to bring you photos of the time-traveling Plymouth as they become available. How will the car look? Will those tailfins still gleam, or will they be convered with unsightly rust blemishes? And what does the outcome mean as a metaphor for Tulsa in 2007? The answers to these and other existential questions will become clear tonight. Stay tuned!
UPDATE 1:11 pm, Pacific Time:
Flickr user mylesj was live on the scene when the car was lifted from the crypt, and he caught a tantalizing glimpse of the Plymouth's exposed tailfin:
Check out the rest of mylesj's complete Buried Car photoset.
Peek-a-boo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47422262@N00/553026940/in/set-1320520/
Posted by: Jon Haeber | 15 June 2007 at 12:59 PM
Its just a half-century-old car that is still absolutely compatibile with our 2007 transportation infrastructure. My, aren't we smart. But at least now most cars are made by foreign companies unknown back then that have since ate our incompetent asses (and jobs). In a way, the notion of an American car in a crypt very accurately describes 21st century USA automotive prowess. At least they got that right.
Posted by: buythisropefromme andhangme | 15 June 2007 at 01:07 PM
Thank Jon! Updated accordingly.
Posted by: Telstar Logistics | 15 June 2007 at 01:19 PM
"still clad in it's protective mummy-wrap"
Incorrect apostrophe usage.
Posted by: arlo1966 | 15 June 2007 at 05:59 PM
Here are some high resolution pictures of the car and the items that were stored inside it. Looks like a "fixer upper"
Pics:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=8700431#8700431
Posted by: Bobby Ewing | 20 June 2007 at 08:43 AM
what as happened to the car now?i seen the car at the car lot.i would like to see more newer pic of it.please.
Posted by: mark | 12 October 2008 at 06:53 AM