Miss Belvedere

[@MichaelD8393]

I pity the fools who thought this was great idea. They should have put it in a time capsule ABOVE ground. What did they think would happen after 50 years, the car would look like the one at 1:05? You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know the car would've been ruined after 50 years underground. And why wouldn't they restoring it? It would be the kindest thing to do for that once beautiful car, but no they gotta keep it ruined. Sure, the guy cleaning it up did a great job getting the rust off, but the interior is ruined and it's just sad.

[@wolfox712]

well the frame and sheet metal was mostly rotted away because of all the water and corrotion.. so fully restoring it would require a frame rebuild and a new belvedere body..

[@2ndlt.sadness67]

Imagine how bad it would have been if it had been a 70s car

[@MichaelD8393]

@@2ndlt.sadness67 They'd have a pile of rust from the 70s.

[@flyurway]

Hard to believe that a whole group can get together, go to all this trouble for their gimmick and not be able to build a water tight concrete box! Guess they should've found a better mason than their Uncle Otis!

[@toirmetalshaping]

Was at that in 07. A fellow that had served and died in Vietnam won the car so his sister ended up with it. Cool part was the capsule the books and Flag were buried in was pristine inside. Everybody cheered when Ol Glory (with 48 stars) was pulled out. Had a great time in OK

[@willyboy6126]

Nice to hear that it wasn't all doom and gloom that day...thanks for sharing David! : )

[@davidr4332]

They forget to put a rubber seal under and around the concrete slab and a egg pipe around the slab for water to drain away what were they thinking off at the time , now that great structure engineering ...

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

David R 1950s in a nutshell, style mostly over reliability (these Plymouth’s are solid cars though)

[@teecee3866]

Between tornadoes, the Cold War and the fact that it was "out of sight, out of mind", the idea of an underground time capsule sounds great. Given the naivety in the construction of the bunker or even thinking that the gasoline stored would survive 50 years (come on, they had to have had experience with gasoline turning to varnish in a few years) I cringe at the idea of any buildings built in that region around that time.

[@willyboy6126]

...a sack of rocks would have had more intelligence! XD

[@markusantonio4866]

A couple of older women won the car. "Whooh!?" "Wow"! "Ow"! I like the song that went with this short clip, hilarious.

[@garyvanbuskirk7014]

It is now in a museum at Historic Attractions , Roscoe , Illinois

[@michaelreece458]

Holy hell!...thank God they had covered it with a tarp!

[@andyblack5687]

I read that they smeared Cosmoline all over it first. Yuck.

[@ranelldodge7519]

I was lucky to have been there when it was raised out of the ground. The cars that came to Tulsa for the even were an assembly of the wonderful finned cars Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler and De Soto. People came from everywhere, Europe and Australia and me from Denver. I can’t imagine why they didn’t think to weld it in a steel box, but lay sod on top of the three slabs of concrete and water that grass for 50 years. There wasn’t any information on if there was any prep for the cars hibernation.

[@frankroper282]

"They dug a big pit And threw in all kinds of .,...memorabilia " HAHA

[@ssan3257]

shit

[@noizyneighbour5790]

I can almost see the Ebay listing: "Complete - could be back on the road with a couple of weekends work. Too many projects forces reluctant sale. I know what these are worth and I'm not desperate to sell it so don't bother messaging me with silly offers. No time wasters or tyre kickers" 😂

[@uuutwohere]

A couple of new spark plugs and a bit of elbow grease and that thing will be as right as rain.

[@jdrs4214]

That car should have been hermetically sealed in a 6” wide stainless steel box, very much like the shell of a refrigerator compressor, sealing away the motor and pump assembly, refrigerant oil, and refrigerant, from all the elements. Whoever’s brilliant idea of using a concrete “nuclear blast” proof box was probably a cheapskate SOB!!! They should’ve known better than that. What a sad time capsule opening ceremony, and most of all!!!! What a flippin waste!!!! SAD!!!!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

JD RS it was the 50s

[@gusneaker]

The car that looks like brand new is the very same rusted car? Was it restored? Thanks to anyone who can answer!

[@jdrs4214]

gusneaker no, unfortunately not!!! That shiny looking Belvedere is not Miss Belvedere, but just another surviving Plymouth Belvedere that was restored to like new condition almost, if not, very much like Miss Belvedere. According to the sites that I’ve read about Miss Belvedere, she sits statically in a museum in her cleaned and “stopped” rusty state. I don’t know if the museum owners will one day come through and agree to give Miss Belvedere a chance at a 2nd life by getting her a new heart, and gearbox, along with everything else needed to get her up and running again. It was said though, that her engine was rusted solid, “never to be started again.” Hopefully many Oklahomans together agree to make a “Save Miss Belvedere” campaign, and fix her up like she was back in ‘57.

[@willyboy6126]

....yes, she does look much better than the rusted state at the unveiling.

[@uski59]

Sad,....Very sad,.....

[@billbright1755]

Do you think there might be any ground water? Oh heck no the dirt will hold it out. Genius behind this must have worked for the government.

[@andyblack5687]

I read there was a water main near the concrete bunker that got accidentally broken by a construction crew. That could have contributed more water than the designers anticipated to the soil around the concrete.

[@vid4525]

Atleast gasoline tank didnt blow up

[@wolfox712]

i dont think water would make it blow.... Plus im pretty sure varnish doesnt explode.

[@ese30]

Menudas cabezas pensantes...a quién se le ocurre enterrar un vehículo en una especie de sarcófago que cuando llueva se inundará y lo arruinará...

[@StillHip4AnOldGuy]

Show me... LOL

[@LanceisLawson]

Proving once again that the 57 Plymouth was the worst car ever made.

[@area85restorations75]

Bro, this car was submerged underwater for decades, i dont see how this proves that his is a bad car. Please explain your logic to me. I own a 57 plymouth and it is a wonderful car from an engineering perspective and they drive wonderfully. It will out handle most any other full size car from 1957. The sheet metal quality was complete shit i will give you that.

[@nicksspeedshop8664]

57/58 Plymouths are the most amazing cars ever made!

[@peterkirgan6850]

57 Plymouth were great cars!!! Wtf r u talking about????

[@ranelldodge7519]

Ops, too bad so sad My ‘57 Dodge Cornet was to be in Tulsa for Boyd Coddington’s ride. It’s never left me anything but smiling, sour puss.