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Title: TIME CAPSULE from 50 years ago: Rusty 1957 Plymouth unearthed in Okla. Post by: Allhallowsday on June 15, 2007, 11:39:37 PM Rusty 1957 Plymouth unearthed in Okla.
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 49 minutes ago TULSA, Okla. - A concrete vault encasing a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried a half-century ago may have been built to withstand a nuclear attack but it couldn't beat back the natural onslaught of moisture. At a Friday ceremony complete with a couple of drum rolls, crews removed a multilayered protective wrapping caked with red mud, revealing a vintage vehicle that was covered in rust and wouldn't crank. . . http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070616/ap_on_re_us/buried_belvedere Title: Re: TIME CAPSULE from 50 years ago: Rusty 1957 Plymouth unearthed in Okla. Post by: DodgingGrunge on June 16, 2007, 12:43:27 AM That's so sad! :bluesad:
Tucked away in a corner of my grandparents' barn was a similarly gorgeous Plymouth, 1960 I think. Theirs was in considerably better condition though. I used to sit in the driver's seat in an imaginative one-man version of Cops and Robbers. They sold it with the farm about 15 years ago, not realizing anyone wanted it. Haha. Story of my life... Title: Re: TIME CAPSULE from 50 years ago: Rusty 1957 Plymouth unearthed in Okla. Post by: RCMerchant on June 16, 2007, 08:56:04 AM That's so sad! :bluesad: Tucked away in a corner of my grandparents' barn was a similarly gorgeous Plymouth, 1960 I think. Theirs was in considerably better condition though. I used to sit in the driver's seat in an imaginative one-man version of Cops and Robbers. They sold it with the farm about 15 years ago, not realizing anyone wanted it. Haha. Story of my life... My step Grandpa Bonarski ( now you KNOW I'm from Michigan!) usta have an ancient pickup parked in back of their barn would sit in the drivers seat, yanking on the sterring wheel,pretending I was Clyde Barrow...running from coppers! :bouncegiggle: Title: Re: TIME CAPSULE from 50 years ago: Rusty 1957 Plymouth unearthed in Okla. Post by: Raffine on June 16, 2007, 09:14:38 PM My dad used to have four Simcas from the early 60s; two that ran and two for parts.
They had engines in the rear and were air cooled, just like VW Bugs. Boy, I wish I still had one of those. Another cool car my dad had was a 1972 Mazda RX-2 with a rotory engine. I got to drive it a couple of times before it caught fire and burned on the side of the road. |