Update on the buried 57 Plymouth
I was there when they brought the car up and yes it was a mess but not as bad as you would think. My guess it was water tight, once the water got in it stayed..........LOL The vault was a last minute idea, don't know what the original idea was.
Sometime in the early 70's they had a water main break in the area but it might have already been under water. It had a couple of feet of dirt on top of it, a 3 piece concrete top that was sprayed with gunnite.
The winning guy passed away in the late 70's but a relative has come forward as the rules stated the car would go to the relative if the person had passed away. The car is to be soaking in a rust removal solution and they do think they will get it running, you can google Miss Belevdere and get more info
The Prowler is in a park a few miles for downtown it is actually above ground with dirt filled in around it. My guess it has drainage system
Picture from where I stood when they brought it up, the location of the Prowler, the vault the 57 was in, the 57 in side after the unveiling, POA group at the Tulsa car show saturday after they pulled the car up
We were there with the Prowler Owners Association for one of the events the group does. We had over 100 Prowlers in Tulsa for the celebration
I have not figured out how to put text with the picture
I was there when they brought the car up and yes it was a mess but not as bad as you would think. My guess it was water tight, once the water got in it stayed..........LOL The vault was a last minute idea, don't know what the original idea was.
Sometime in the early 70's they had a water main break in the area but it might have already been under water. It had a couple of feet of dirt on top of it, a 3 piece concrete top that was sprayed with gunnite.
The winning guy passed away in the late 70's but a relative has come forward as the rules stated the car would go to the relative if the person had passed away. The car is to be soaking in a rust removal solution and they do think they will get it running, you can google Miss Belevdere and get more info
The Prowler is in a park a few miles for downtown it is actually above ground with dirt filled in around it. My guess it has drainage system
Picture from where I stood when they brought it up, the location of the Prowler, the vault the 57 was in, the 57 in side after the unveiling, POA group at the Tulsa car show saturday after they pulled the car up
We were there with the Prowler Owners Association for one of the events the group does. We had over 100 Prowlers in Tulsa for the celebration
I have not figured out how to put text with the picture