Buried Time Capsule June,15th-noon

[keith9291]

On that clip from http://www.kotv.com/ they are saying it looks like there is a tear over the drivers fin....

[Mopar-N]

There is no way that plastic dating back to the 50's would have resisted the moisture in that hole, dont think there was any materail back then that was considered to be rot or tear resistant, Im sure Oklahoma City is getting a good laugh ouf of this considering at the time this was Tulsas biggest rival when it came to trying to out do one another.

[flyboy01]

Is there any live feed for the unveiling tonight? I am about 300 miles away and can't make it, but would like to watch.

[Jamakin]

i think its tomorrow not tonight and on of the links on the first page of this post said they will have a live feed.  I wouldn't expect it to work very well though beucase i assume 1000's of people will be trying to watch

[guzzimike]

i think its tomorrow not tonight and on of the links on the first page of this post said they will have a live feed.  I wouldn't expect it to work very well though beucase i assume 1000's of people will be trying to watch

Yeah..That, and the fact that we shouldn't really expect a proper live feed when they can't even dig a hole in the ground...

[fasttcars]

...poor girl

[St.Louis-Dart]

Crews Perform Mini-Lift Of Buried Belvedere
KOTV - 6/14/2007 4:09 PM - Updated 6/14/2007 4:11 PM
Tulsarama organizers hold a practice unearthing for Tulsa’s buried car. Crane crews had a dry run of lifting the wet car on Thursday. News On 6 anchor Terry Hood reports crews made sure the rigging on the car was secure before Friday’s unearthing. Plus, lifting the car out of the vault gave it a chance to drain.

Don't tell the team from Taylor Crane and Rigging they're a day early. They set up the heavy equipment downtown just like it was the Belvedere's big day.

Water was always a worry for them, metal support skids were buried with the car, but weren't wrapped or sealed like the Belvedere. Those beams may be the source of most of rust in the waterlogged vault, and that's a relief to everyone but Jim Taylor. His guys brought in new beams to take some of the pressure off.

"We actually have a dual-lifting system, or two separate systems, in case one fails our new system will hold it," said Jim Taylor Jr. of Taylor Crane and Rigging.

With failsafes in place, the crane crew was ready for a practice lift. Many gathered around the vault to see the Belvedere rise again, and everyone held their breath that the rigging would hold. Most expected to see the car raised a few inches, but crews lifted it ten feet giving the water-logged floorboards a chance to drain. Crews say getting the car out of the rusty, muddy vault gave everyone new hope.

"It looked better today than it did yesterday for some reason,” said Taylor. “I was down in there myself and it was muddy, but it looks better today."

Organizers say they'll be in the clear if Friday’s lift goes as well as Thursday’s practice one did.

While the car was up in the air it gave people a chance to inspect the damage 50 years underwater could do. Hot rod builder Boyd Coddington from cable's “American Hot Rod” came to Tulsa to take a look. He will get a chance to clean up the car between the Friday unearthing at noon, and our live special Friday night at 7.

How well did the Belvedere and the memorabilia buried with it survive underground for half a century? Find out on Friday, June 15th, at 7 p.m. on the News On 6. You can also see live streaming video of the unveiling on kotv.com.


No matter how bad of shape its in someone will restore it...even if the glass is the only thing worth saving 

[west]

oh great boyd is involved,i just lost interest

[eldubb440]

boyd to the rescue  what a d1ck 

[PinkE]

Maybe he'll put Boyd Wheels on it....20 inchers....

[GON_RACIN]

oh great boyd is involved,i just lost interest

ditto. 

[redfastback]

if boyd is there,........where is mr. negative?.................. i mean dwayne?  are they gonna start blaming everyone too?

[Duster 413]

My theory-It's gonna be in good shape......Think about it....Most '57's were rust buckets within a couple of years. The body contours that I can see in the pics seem to be intact. If it were really eaten up with rust, the leaf spring bolts and other suspension parts would have let go by now...The car looks like it's stance is about right.....I think the reporter saying the bag looked torn is just trying to add drama........

[vitamindart]

just as long as they don't let that morond boyd do the resto it should be safe , its probley worth more un restored as a museum piece with all its history hopefull shes all pretty under that cover , i doubt it but no mopar deserves a watery grave

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[chryco]

While the car was up in the air it gave people a chance to inspect the damage 50 years underwater could do. Hot rod builder Boyd Coddington from cable's “American Hot Rod” came to Tulsa to take a look. He will get a chance to clean up the car between the Friday unearthing at noon, and our live special Friday night at 7.

Gee maybe they`ll put Boyd and Dwayne in the bag and cover them up after . See how they look in another fifty ! !

[doug 371]

i think she gonna be in pretty rough shape after seeing her tomb

[PinkE]

I understood there NOT going to clean it up...When they unveil it tonight is's supposed to be just as they found it, not a 6 hour boyd Detail Job...the lady reporting this was pretty adament about this...I guess we'll have to wait and see.....

[moparhunter]

is it time yet?

[ValiantOne]

if boyd is there,........where is mr. negative?.................. i mean dwayne?  are they gonna start blaming everyone too?

Boyd eats donkey nuts

[illfish]

Where is the live link to this?  Boyd is such a prick. 

[Twister400]

Found this on another website.  May not be as bad as we thought at first...

[moparhunter]

Don't know why but i'am dying to see the car!!

[DART VADER]

It's looking ugly. They put it on a ramp truck still wrapped up and are carting it away.

[moparhunter]

pics?

[Mopar-N]

It doesn't appear we get to see what it actually looks like until 7:00 PM CST this evening.


Bummer.

[speedymopars]

Rip in plastic; immersed in water. The car ain't gonna look new and is gonna need a full resoration at a minimum. Hopefully the panels aren't completely cancered...

[Ace]

Rip in plastic; immersed in water. The car ain't gonna look new and is gonna need a full resoration at a minimum. Hopefully the panels aren't completely cancered...

+1, I can't believe they didn't think about this.

[bbscamp]

at least it's still shaped like a car!   We'll see later tonight I guess.   

[DartKnight]

Well, at least it didn't break in half when they were loading it up; that's a good sign. I'm very anxious to see it, also...