1957 Plymouth Unearthed In Oklahoma

Published by Stephen | Filed under Offbeat

Hundreds of people watched the unearthing of a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried fifty year’s ago in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The car was buried to celebrate the city’s 50th year of statehood in a 12 - 20 foot concrete vault (supposedly) strong enough to stand a nuclear attack. Also buried with it were 10 gallons of gasoline, in case internal combustion engines became obsolete by 2007, a case of beer, and the contents of a typical woman’s handbag placed in the glove compartment: 14 bobby pins, a bottle of tranquilizers, a lipstick, a pack of gum, tissues, a pack of cigarettes, matches and $2.43.

There was also a spool of microfilm that recorded the entries of a contest to determine who would win the car: the person who guessed the closest of what Tulsa’s population would be in 2007 - 382,457 - would win.

That person, or his or her heirs, will get the car and a $100 savings account, worth about $1,200 today with interest.

How about that for a time capsule?!

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