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Location: central oklahoma! | just heard on the tulsa radio station this afternoon that the belvedere has been claimed by and will be shipped to the family of mr. humbertson, and that they will clean it up "as best they can."
i don't know if the folks at 57heaven have heard about this yet or not, but i post it here to try to get the word out as fast as i can.
without further comment, that is the news as best as i know it! |
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Location: bishop, ca | I'll let Bob Schmidt, curetor of the 'Heaven', know about that, manana!
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Location: Connecticut | OMG ! NO ! http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2007/buriedcarunearthed/articles.aspx?articleID=070719_1_A1_hANew20470 They're not going to restore it, just 'clean it up' ?????? So the car will lose all it's character and become just another car needing a restoration. And once they've totally screwed everything up, then they'll give it back to Tulsa ! The misguided nephew thinks the car will start ?? The engine was full of water, dope. BTW, take a look at the NJ firm's cheesy MissBelvedere.com website. I thought it was a porn site at first !
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Location: morehead, kentucky | if that stuff really desolves rust the way they say it will then that poor car will wash down the drain. |
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Location: bishop, ca | THAT, is a MAJOR-SCARY article.
I had 2 conversations with Bob Schmidt, today, and sent him the article.
He is shocked & awed, at the stupidity/audacity of trying to ship the car, back east, & for some cowboy-company to say that they
want to "de-rust" the car, & try to get it running.
I suggested (big deal) & Bob agreed, that it was now time to go spend some quality face-time, with the "sisters", and
their family!
The GAME, is afoot (or: a car!) !!!!
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Location: bishop, ca | Of course, the article alludes to a possible inheritance-dispute, which is something I've written about, previously.
57 Heaven needs to be somewhat circumspect, in its initial contact with the fam-darn-ily, at least before absolute ownership is established, because some folks therein are going to be seeing mega dollar-signs, in their eyes.
Little do they know how MUCH moolah 57 Heaven really has available, to purchase that car!!!
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Location: Hell's Outhouse - a.k.a. Buckeye, Arizona | Wasn't there a bidding war between 3 museums in which the offering tag topped $300,000? What ever became of that? |
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Location: bishop, ca | That WAS the word, on the street, in Tulsa; I know nothing about the status of any actual-contacts made to the family, from other interested parties. |
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Location: Williams California | Well.. this is some disparaging news. Wonder if the de-rusting company [Ultra-one] offered cash money to the future owner of the car, as well as their services? And, what would follow the de-rusting? Restoration? and if so, who would foot the bill? Or would the car be left as is after the de-rusting process? lots of mysteries remain here. ---John
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Location: Bama | Good luck to them and the car. As Neil said, the ownership dispute may not be over yet. Maybe the Nephew is her favorite. As long as the car is actually trying to be worked and saved, that is much better than shuffling it around over and over in its brittle state. Thanks for the link. |
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Location: central oklahoma! | ya know, for the first time EVER on this board, i think i can see a clear majority saying............PLEASE DON'T do whatever you want to with your own car!!!!!
and i can't blame anyone for a double-standard in this case. there has been much discussion (yes, even here locally) about WHAT the purpose of tulsarama was, and why john ehrling was selected (allowed?) to be the announcer, i.e. "is this news or promotion?" next question, does this car really belong to the humbertson family, or has it transcended reality and become "community property"? while i am a MAJOR proponent of property rights, i must admit that ms. belvedere (HAH! she wouldn't have been a "ms." in 1957!) really does belong to society as an historical artifact. it is also something that should be fairly paid compensation for.
i hope that they settle for the above-mentioned $300,000.00, then let the professionals do the "harvey dent" two-face restoration of her, and then preserve it as best we can for as far into the future as we can. but as a non-winning non-owner, my opinion carries absolutely nothing beyond my own self. may they do "the right thing." |
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Location: Connecticut | Not a double standard at all. We just want them to make an informed decision. The statements we've heard from the nephew indicate that he knows nothing about cars, let alone car restoration. So some huckster out to get some free publicity for his business makes grandiose promises that with their 'miracle' process, they'll be able to do wonders to the car and he believes the whole thing. At least if he spoke to a competent restorer and then agreed to pay the 50K or so that it'll take to restore Miss B, I couldn't fault him even though I feel it should be left 'as is'. Let's hope that Bob Schmidt can be our 'white knight' in this situation, and keep this from turning into a boondoggle. |
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Location: SE Arizona | It's appears that Miss Belvedere's continued subjection to the "Latest and Greatest" may not be over.
From the "New Process Wet Mix Concrete" that formed the vault
To the vacume sealed bag over the car
To the Gunite used to seal the lid
And now the De-Rusting process, which I suspect will leave gapping holes in what's left of the car (from what I saw of the car at Tulsa rust thru and metal delamination has already started on the car). This new process claims to be paint safe but from what I saw on the shock absorber on the car in the pictureon there site it sure looked like it was to bare metal when it was done.
Hopefully this will not be the fate of the car (I can find enough cars with rust thru 5 minuets from here to want to see another one), but as stated once the leagal owner has been named, it's their car.
Time will tell, hopefully the next 50 years will be better to the car than the last 50 were.
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Location: Hell's Outhouse - a.k.a. Buckeye, Arizona | Well Mike, this is what they showed their solution/solvent/whatever doing to a 1963 Comet with plenty of surface rust caked on the top (looks like a New Jersey car from other pictures). Whether it'll leave holes in the Bevy, I don't know, but it'd better be done quick for there to be any hope of the car's sheet metal turning out like this - even in patches:
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | I think de-rusting the car would be a disaster--there would be nothing left but a memory. Nutralizing the rust, if that could be done, would give miss Belvy extended life. I wonder if that outfit would put a $300,000 guarantee that their process would not further damage her????????.....................MO |
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Location: SE Arizona | "......Well Mike, this is what they showed their solution/solvent/whatever doing to a 1963 Comet with plenty of surface rust caked on the top (looks like a New Jersey car from other pictures). Whether it'll leave holes in the Bevy, I don't know, but it'd better be done quick for there to be any hope of the car's sheet metal turning out like this - even in patches:......."
Problem is, the Tulsa car is WELL beyond surface rust. From what I remember seeing it looked like the steel was starting to delaminate on the front of the hood (the area where the M and the O have fallen off). I suspect the rest of the sheetmetal is close behind. I also note in the pictures you show that all the paint in the cleaned area is gone.
You might also go back and look at Rebels-59 Coronet group of pictures http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=15510&... . Take a close look at what's left of the rear leaf spring (it started out life a whole lot thicker than the sheetmetal).
Also check you tube for videos of the trunk being opened......that big piece of "stuff" falling down is actually the inner support structure of the trunk lid that has rusted away.
The cosomoline may have done a pretty decent job of keeping the water from the metal on the outside, but this car was submerged and not well protected from the factory on the inside.
I've run into a LOT of cars over the years with "just a few rust bubbles" under the paint. Even the slightest pressure would open a hole you could put your fist thru.
The discussion.... particularly as it relates to restoring Miss Belvedere has been talked about at length on this board and many others (yes I know this is about cleaning the car up not restoration but it still applies), and there are generally 2 camps. The ones who have not seen the car in person and those that have. I don't believe you can really appreciate the amount of deterioration without actually seeing the car.
The real differences to this point between this car and one that has been driven in snow country is that it has been completely submerged in water and to this point anyway not subjected to a lot of vibrations and shacking to cause big rusty areas to drop off.
As it sits now the car looks like what it is......a 57 Plymouth. If the process works half as well as the company claims.......well I think plymouth58 said it best "..... then that poor car will wash down the drain...."
I know Miss Belvedere's future will revolve around some type of commercial venture designed to generate more revenue....... I'm just holding out hope it will be the least destructive to what's left of the car.
To steal Steve's signature line, this is just MY OPINION., but I haven't hear anyone else who has seen the car voice a different one.
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Location: SE Arizona | You know it's funny, if this was just an old car sitting in a wrecking yard it would just be stripped of what's salvagable (basically the stainless and glass) and literally shoveled into the crusher. I tend to agree with Dave, this is a "historical artifact" that hopefully will still be around in a couple of years.
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Location: Connecticut | Mike P makes a good argument for leaving the car alone. There are some areas of the car that suffered more than others. My concern is if this NJ company starts 'cleaning up' the car, some panels will end up looking like swiss cheese (trunk lid, driver's door), while other areas, such as the fenders, will clean up remarkably well. Then we'll start hearing 'oh, this car is much worse than we thought' and they'll send the car back to MD half done, looking like hell and stripped of all its personality. Not to mention that the exposed bare steel will then start to rerust within hours of being exposed. Then the car will be parted in some money-making 'own a genuine piece of Miss B' scheme. Has this NJ company even seen the car up close ??? Just like in 1957, no one is giving this much thought. Stupid. |
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Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | I hope to hell that Bob can talk some sense into these folks.... The last thing we need is some rust treatment company using it as their banner on their webpage..... It belongs AS IS in a museum and I cannot think of a better place than 57 Heaven. They are a quality outfit and will preserve the car better than anyone can.
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Location: Los Angeles, Ca | On one hand the city of Tulsa made a raffle for this car and did intend to give the car to its new owner, which it is honoring. It seems as though many of us are becomming personally attached to this car because of its unique history and what it has meant to us, despite it not being owned by any of us.
On the other hand it's too bad they can't just give this family a check or another restored car and send them on their way- getting them appeased and out of the picture so this Miss Belvedere with its one of a kind history can be properly cared for at a museum where many of us feels it belongs. I too side with many posts above believing that any additives or chemicals will further ruin what is left of this car.
Another thought- had this car survived perfectly as it was hoped to do- would we all feel the same way ("put it in a museum")? Or, would everyone want to see this car cruising down the road, attending shows, go on tour, etc.? and, had it been only lightly blemished would you rather then see it restored, or still left as is? Just wondering.
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Location: bishop, ca | Brendon, I'm certain that the family will do-right, by 57 Heaven.
A good opening negotiation ploy would be to ask the family exactly what they would like to receive, for the car, and then, to act
like they're reluctant to accept such an outrageous demand, while they attempt to get the demand, in writing......
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Location: bishop, ca | AND: if the family says :"Make me/us an offer" , 57 Heaven should offer about 50% of their maximum-anticipated purchase price;
say : $150,000.00, and look shocked, when they come-back, with :"We'll take nothing less than THREE hundred thousand dollars,
for it!".
Deal.
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Location: Bama | Personally, I would take the car and put it in a mini storage and when they give me about 3 million, sold!!  The folks at Rust Eaters INC will change their tune when they see that car up close as we have. I think must of us care a lot about that car. Isn't that crazy? That is the farthest I have ever driven to see a junk car, for sure!!!
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Location: Hell's Outhouse - a.k.a. Buckeye, Arizona | Oh, I hear ya, Mike and I'm totally with you. Just giving an example of what they plan on doing and what method they're using.
Yeah, I saw the trunk supports come falling down in the original webcast and the close-ups of small holes on the driver's door from someone here posting stills (I think Tulsa World or somebody even had a pic of a hole starting the upper center of the top of the trunk lid as well - pic taken when it was at East Tulsa Dodge). There's no doubt in my mind that the sheet metal is a hell of a lot thinner now than it was in 1957.
That said, maybe they can, for example, treat the frame and axles/suspension (essentially, the entire undercarriage) to, at least, arrest the rusting process there and, thus, keep the poor Bevy from eventually caving in on herself, you know? Hence, why I was stressing "soon"..... |
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Location: SE Arizona | ".....Isn't that crazy? That is the farthest I have ever driven to see a junk car, for sure!!! ....."
I hear you Larry, and we're already talking about doing it again LOL.
Brendon you bring up some interesting questions. I think most of us are currently looking at what the cars state really is. If it had been "perfect" I really suspect we would be watching it at BJs next Feb.
A little rough.....hmmm.....say paint peeling, or the water had only gotten high enough to rust the frame and rockers, I'd probably have gone with restore it (then it would have been at BJs  ).
I do have to admit, it's funny how an old rusty fin car HAS affected so many. Most one of a kind cars the majority of us would have been satisified to see only once say at a car show or something. This one I do want to see again....maybe something to do with the amount of time we anticipated seeing it for the first time (and of course the whole Tulsa experience). |
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Location: bishop, ca | ...Larry: we didn't KNOW that it was going to be in "interesting" condition, and, as far as "junk" is concerned, that may yet
turn out to have been a VERY valuable junk car, that we saw be unearthed!!! |
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Location: Bama | Neil, right before I left I read on FL that the car was flooded. That is when I left to go see it. I knew for a month that the car was flooded. Had they dug a hole next to the septic tank, they could have seen where the water table was(at that particular moment in time). The prowler will be perfect in 2048, gonna be there Uncle Neil?  |
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Location: Mishawaka, IN. | Hey all I was on the band wagon to restore Ms B but now that I have come to my sense's I do also agree 57 Heaven will most likely be the best home for her. I also believe these people in the east have no real clue of what they are getting into, just some free publicity maybe. And really, will we care if the prowler is perfect, it's got so much plastic in it that it should fair way better. It's not placed in a drain tank after all. Reguardless the rust needs to be stopped some how because she is rusting from both sides. Preservation should be first and foremost priority, and to try to save as much of the history that she is. Just some thoughts.
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Location: Big pimpin' | Bottom line......Nobody gives a good sh*t about history when it comes to money!
Would any of you give 300K for it? I doubt it....I can't/wouldn't give 300K for the one that was restored......It's all about money....THAT'S why they atre tryin' to "Derust" the d@mn thing! The publicity from doing it to "Miss "B"!!
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Location: Lemoore CA | If I was the winner of the car this is what I would do. Since I am much more interested in having a nice car than preserving a non driveable piece of history in it's present condition, I would offer it to whoever wanted it, and in return I would ask for a completely restored, or very good original 57 Plymouth 2 door hardtop. If there were several people offering a car, I would choose the best one or the one I liked the best. If the Tulsa society or any other museum wants it they can buy or locate and purchase a proper car for trade. To me that is the only option that really makes sense. |
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Location: bishop, ca | Larry; I'll be 98 in 2048, so I'm already making my plans, for The Prowler Show, but the 'Tree's not taking reservations yet!
They say wait until 2047.
Chaney & James, et al : money talks....
If 57 Heaven didn't think that Ms. B. would be a valuable asset to their museum, they'd WALK....
A new car tends to be a depreciating asset; Show ME da-(MOST)-MONEY, for the car !!!!
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | I just wonder if the "family" is naive enough to think Miss Belvie can survive shipping to the East Coast , willing to put the kind of money into it to try to restore it---as has been said. I don't think it has much sentimental value to them as there are no close relatives to the winner. Don't you think this is maybe a little "mind game" to generate extra $? I think in the end, income money with a minimum expense to the family will decide where she goes...............................MO |
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | 5859 - 2007-07-21 1:57 AM
If I was the winner of the car this is what I would do. Since I am much more interested in having a nice car than preserving a non driveable piece of history in it's present condition, I would offer it to whoever wanted it, and in return I would ask for a completely restored, or very good original 57 Plymouth 2 door hardtop. If there were several people offering a car, I would choose the best one or the one I liked the best. If the Tulsa society or any other museum wants it they can buy or locate and purchase a proper car for trade. To me that is the only option that really makes sense. James--If in fact, there has been an offer of $300,000 for Miss B---I think you could buy a couple of pretty nice two door hardtops!  ............MO |
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Location: Lemoore CA | Yeah, if that offer is sound, I would take it and buy a 59 Dodge! and then maybe a 58 Belvedere 2 door hardtop, which I like better than the 57s given a choice. Oh, and a couple other cars and a nice place to keep them! |
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Location: SE Arizona | ".........Don't you think this is maybe a little "mind game" to generate extra $? I think in the end, income money with a minimum expense to the family will decide where she goes......."
It's and interesting thought hat hadn't occured to me, mostly because of the discussions I've read on ohter boards by people who have not seen the car in person and believe it is restorable. I'm still kind of leaning that way, I would like to see the face of the guy from the stripping company when they do see the car in person.
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Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma | there wont be anything left if they try to rust convert it, by the end of the week at the dodge dealership here in tulsa, when i went to visit her again, there was a large crack in the metal on the tail panel, where it was crumbling away i dont know if someone leaned or pushed against it too hard, or if it happened on its own, but it tells how thin the metal actually is, although it looks solid. prior to that, the only hold on it was a small dime size hole in the door skin. |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Just Copied and Pasted this from that site...........
Tulsa Oklahoma's Famous Miss Belvedere Fifty-Year Old time Capsule will shine once again!
Hackettstown New Jersey July 20, 2007 Press Release
Tulsa Oklahoma's 1957 Plymouth Belvedere affectionately Known as Miss Belvedere is on her way to a new chemical preservation treatment to preserve her history for many future generations to come and enjoy her historical history and journey.
Robert Carney of Frederick ,MD present impending custodian of Miss Belvedere who will accept the keys to Miss Belvedere in a official presentation ceremony on September 14th 2007 in Tulsa Oklahoma has today announced his future vision and plans for the once buried famous Time capsule 1957 Plymouth Belvedere today.
Robert Carney announced today that he has entered into an agreement with Ultra One Corporation of Hackettstown ,New Jersey inventors of the Safest Rust Remover product to have Miss Belvedere Chemically de-rusted and preserved with their proprietary Safest Rust Remover process.
Dwight Foster representative for www.safestrustremover.com will receive the 1957 Plymouth sometime shortly after Robert Carney takes possession the 1957 Plymouth at the September 14th 2007 ceremony.
Dwight Foster said he expects it to take about 6 months to complete the de-rusting process of all of the rust off of the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere along with all the other artifacts that were placed in the trunk such as the case of Schlitz beer cans and other items for future display.
Ultra One Corporation's Dwight Foster said they will also use the Ultra One environmentally safe Hi -Performance Ultra One heavy duty and G-5 degreaser products that they invented to clean the world famous Holland and Lincoln tunnel to clean up Miss belvedere prior to her de-rusting procedure that awaits her.
This past March 2007 the Ultra One degreasers products out preformed the best selling Simple Green cleaner and many other well known cleaning products by the largest overall performance score ever recorded recently when conducted by the WD-40 company in a independent lab test studies that were performed by the WD-40 company while researching and evaluating cleaners to market to the consumer market under there own brand name in the near future.
Robert Carney plans to take Miss Belvedere back to Tulsa for a second unveiling in the spring of 2008 for all to see her in her entirely new preserved condition for future generations to enjoy. Robert Carney and Dwight foster feel confident that Miss belvedere's motor will be running and all her lights will be on and shining brightly at her debut.
Future plans for Miss Belvedere beyond her second Tulsa Oklahoma unveiling include touring around the USA for special events for a few months and then probably finding her way to the Barrett-Jackson auction block in Scottsdale in January 2009 and then headed to a great auto museum for the rest of her life..
You can follow Miss belvedere's past,present and future journey at www.missbelvedere.com
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Location: bishop, ca | I just emailed Bob Schmidt Cleeve Rive's posting !!!!
Someone else had mentioned to me that the skin of Ms. B was VERY (as in: poke-able-thru it!) thin.
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Location: SE Arizona | ".....Robert Carney and Dwight foster feel confident that Miss belvedere's motor will be running and all her lights will be on and shining brightly at her debut....." and ".....auction block in Scottsdale in January 2009......"
One born every minuet. LMAO
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Location: bishop, ca | Mike, it IS kinda sad, but, almost every family has out-laws who fail to see the big-picture, or who pretend to know everything
on or about a certain subject, when in fact, the subject-itself reveals just how LITTLE they actually do know.
A micro-version of this, is when someone comes up to us, by our cars, and begins saying : " My so-and-so used to have a
car just like this one.......what year is it?"
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Location: SE Arizona | ".... Mike, it IS kinda sad...."
Neil it's hard to say. Carney may be seeing is BIG dollar signs on a car he really believes will be in a lot better shape (and running no less) at BJs. He may also be using all this hype as a bargaining chip in the real negotiations (something MOPAR-TO-YA alluded to previously).
The de-rusting outfit is already a winner......cashing in with all the free press it has gotten even if they NEVER touch the car. I really can't believe that any company would care for the backlash from completely dissolving an artifact under the pretense of trying to preserve it however.
We'll all see that happens in the next few months. I personally see Ultra One backing out of the deal after an examination of the car. I can also see car being sold (but the sale not being announced) prior to the official presentation to one of the competing museums.
My real amusement comes from the claim of starting the engine after the derusting process (drivetrains being what I do best). The pitting on all the once moving components must be horrible, cylinder walls, valves that were open (which would be most of them), pushrods, rockers, the crankshaft, oil pump, valve springs, on and on and on.
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | What kind of fantasy world does Mr. Carney live in?? I wouldn't let that derust company touch the car without a performance bond equal to top $ amount offered for Miss B. The only way that she will come back to life is if JESUS himself, heals her! Either the family is listening to some bad advice or, like I said earlier, it is all a part of the bargaining process................................MO |
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And that missbelvedere.com link no worky.
It works with me.. Try this.....
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Location: Connecticut | This is going to be an abomination. I just spoke with the owner of the company. They plan to derust the car, then spray it down with WD40. That's it. BTW, as soon as he found out that I wasn't interested in buying his product, he cut me off and referred me to the MissBelvedere website if I had any more questions. Somebody call 57Heaven pronto !!! |
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| Why does anyone think a car-savvy guy like Bob Schmidt at '57 Heaven would be interested in paying big dollars for this nearly destroyed car, even WITH it's interesting background? Face it, the car is a mess. "57 Heaven has some of the finest cars on the planet--how does that fit? The "curiosity factor" surrounding this car will fade quickly and will not be a big draw or money maker for a first class outfit like '57 Heaven. Maybe if the new owners derust it, it will melt into a sort of goo that could be bottled and sold to everyone who wants to own a piece of it! |
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Location: bishop, ca | 57 Heaven is HUGELY interested in the car (Exhibit-A: John Fowlie's advertisement, above here, where they SHOW the car
juxtapositioned against their OWN identical- originally 57 Belvie.)
I'll call Bob Schmidt, on behalf of this FWDLK thread, and if I'm not intruding upon the private-operations of 57 Heaven, maybe
he'll keep us apprised of the situation.
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | You got my Vote,,,,,,,, |
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Location: Georgia | After reading this, I think we ALL need this "Ultra One". It will heal all our cars! It's a miracle solution!!!
I wonder what would happen if you drank it? Maybe it would heal you too! Hear, Hear! I vote we can the 'shine at the reunion and drink "Ultra One" instead!! 
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Location: bishop, ca | Well, nobody likes to be bugged, and Bob may have been having a hectic day, but, essentially, he said that 57 Heaven had made
its contacts with the Tulsarama people, & to date had not had any direct contacts with the family.
I told him about the Tulsaworld article, of today, in the "And the Winner is" thread, which talks about there being "18" family members
who want to share joint-custody of the car, and he said that 57 Heaven may wait until the September 'releasing' of the car
before making serious entreaties to the family.
At least, nothing bad will happen to the car, until then! Bob said that 57 Heaven is presently working on a "zillion things" which
is occupying their immediate attention, right now.
They want, and can definitely afford to buy the car, but right now, they are not in active direct negotiations with the family.
Stay tuned.
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Location: bishop, ca | I mis-read my newspaper-reference, above.
If you click on one of the newspaper-references, you'll get today's date (July 24, 2007).
The story's dateline, however, was June 24, 2007 , which talks about the family's 18 in-laws and out-laws.
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Location: bishop, ca | I wonder what the active ingredients ARE, in "Ultra-One" ? |
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Location: Williams California | d500neil - 2007-07-24 12:25 PM
I wonder what the active ingredients ARE, in "Ultra-One" ?
I don't know, Neil, but their site does state that it is a non-acid formula. It certainly does appear to work, as long as the photos are not re-touched or doctored in some way. ---John |
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Location: bishop, ca | If it's non-acidic, it most be a strong caustic-alkaline solution. |
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Location: Bama | carjock - 2007-07-24 1:18 PM Why does anyone think a car-savvy guy like Bob Schmidt at '57 Heaven would be interested in paying big dollars for this nearly destroyed car, even WITH it's interesting background? Face it, the car is a mess. "57 Heaven has some of the finest cars on the planet--how does that fit? The "curiosity factor" surrounding this car will fade quickly and will not be a big draw or money maker for a first class outfit like '57 Heaven. Maybe if the new owners derust it, it will melt into a sort of goo that could be bottled and sold to everyone who wants to own a piece of it!
I disagree with you totally. If you would have attended Tulsa, you wouldn't have wasted the time to type that Me, being a junk car lover/finder, I was blown away by the amount of people in Tulsa totally ignoring all the "nice" cars at the indoor car show..spending tons of time staring at the Rusty Hulk. I agree the car is a piece of s**t, I am uncertain of the derusting process. I say brace it off and go for it. What the hell? |
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Location: bishop, ca | As Larry says, the car, in its present state, is a fascinating, compelling artifact--truly like looking at a piece of the Titanic,
or something---there's a LOT, to look at, all OVER the car!!!
Look at how BEAUTIFUL the deterioration is, as seen in Cleeve Rive's ( I mean : Clive Reeve's) pics, of its interior (and
of its exterior).
It's a "natural" work-of-ART, now.
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| I'm with Larry, let them go ahead and derust it with their miracle formula. The way I see it, Ultra One can hardly do worse than Tulsans did to this car. If it does melt into a pile of goo, I'll be the first one in line to buy a bottle or locket with Miss Belvedere goo inside. I'll put next to the one I bought which contains Titanic coal. So for me, it will be a happy ending no matter what happens. 
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Location: bishop, ca | I didn't even notice a 56 Dodge pseudo-race car, inside the Convention Center, because I had spent so much time looking at
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Location: Connecticut | I think it's amusing that they keep talking about 'turning over the keys...'. There are no keys. And no title.
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Location: Bama | The keys are above the visor |
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | If the product does not replace rust with metal- even if it does remove rust only, there wouldn't be enough metal left to keep its shape--in my opinion. They DO have a money back satisfaction guarantee, so there should be no problem( sarcasm) ..................................MO |
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ | Maybe they should just put it in a large block of resin, kinda of an oversized paperweight! Personally, I doubt much can be done with it and it should stay as it is for history's sake. I'd hate to see it just start desinergrating (sp?). Isn't all this exposure to oxygen now going to accelerate the rust issue? |
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Location: Williams California | d500neil - 2007-07-24 2:48 PM
If it's non-acidic, it most be a strong caustic-alkaline solution.
Hopefully it isn't a caustic solution, as all the aluminum and potmetal will dissolve rather quickly. ---John |
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Location: bishop, ca | Well, John: which is mo-bettah: acidic, or caustic ????
'Course, there's always wire-BRUSHING, or sand/media-BLASTING......or dipping....
YEAH, baby! DIP that sucker (again)......
Actually, aren't keys normally temporarily stored beneath the floor mats?
Which is sillier: the description of Christine, in the book (4-doors, door lock-posts, dome light, trans gear-lever[???] ) or the thought
of trying to "restore" this car????
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Location: Blythewood, SC | Questions about this chemical process? What's next? Check this out. Be careful, you may throw up a little...
http://www.missbelvedere.com/ |
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Location: bishop, ca | THANX, for the warning, Brian!
Just sent THAT page, to Bob Schmidt.
Hope thar 57 Heaven gets properly-pissed about "Ultra-One" usurping their images and corporate 'identity'.....
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Location: bishop, ca | I note that there is NO PAINT showing on the de-rusted rear axle assembly; who cares, I suppose [LOL] about any
residual OEM paint/finishing remaining on the car, under the cosmoline?
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Location: Mishawaka, IN. | I was going to mention that, yes the monkeys did find a key, we even got pics one late night. Didn't we Brian,Mark, Colin, and I took a walk to see what we could see and man was that fun and there were other accomplises to. There is some of a key still in the ignition. I seeded it wit me own eyes. LOL
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Location: bishop, ca | Jimmy, how did the subject of re-inspecting Ms. Belvie come-up, and were there any difficulties in walking right up to the car
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Location: Blythewood, SC | We were all drunk (no big suprise there) and thought it would be cool. The guard took the pictures for us and let us move the ropes. No issues there. |
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Location: bishop, ca | Alright; I thought that there was/were some instance(s) where the guard let someone walk right up to the car & fire-away.
May have been Cleeve. |
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | 57plymouth - 2007-07-26 4:26 PM
We were all drunk (no big suprise there) and thought it would be cool. The guard took the pictures for us and let us move the ropes. No issues there. HMMMM--seems that I heard a conversation in the Lobby bar -from the perpertrator who was sitting beside me---but I won't tell!............MO |
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Location: The not-so-great, dirty-white North ( Michigan) | Second Amendment? That's the right to bear arms (or is it arm bears?)
Don't you mean plead the Fifth Amendment?
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Location: morehead, kentucky | you know after watching there slide show, the stuff seems pretty interesting. I do not agree with using it on the Tulsa Belevedere, but if ti works like it shows it does that would be some pretty cool stuf to have to derust bolt and brakets and other things that are hard to find. I belive I am going to order a gallon in the near future just to see what the s**t will do. |
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Location: Etters Pa | No idea if their rust remover works as well as they show? but I just ordered a gallon with hopes it does.. Any product that gives hope of less time spent media/sand blasting is worth a shot! |
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Location: morehead, kentucky | let us know how it works, how much did cost to ship a gallon if you don't mind me asking. |
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Location: Etters Pa | shipping was $6.95 UPS, which I didn't think was bad at all but I'm only 135 miles from them... If you want , you can go into the check out part of their site
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| As you can see by the prior posts, Ultra-One's publicity is yielding results without them even touching Miss Belvedere. Thank God for publicity stunts.
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | mean58fury - 2007-07-27 10:15 PM
As you can see by the prior posts, Ultra-One's publicity is yielding results without them even touching Miss Belvedere. Thank God for publicity stunts.
Doug HMMMMM--very interesting --how this all plays out..Wouldn't it be something to know how much money has been or will be generated from Miss B. Tulsarama may have been just a start...............................MO |
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | Moparman74114 - 2007-07-27 10:58 PM
i'm against the arming of bears. You want to see armless bears?? Go get him PETA!....................MO |
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Location: Lemoore CA | I have a feeling you guys will be surprised at how well this process is going to work, now as for the thinness of the metal, that will be a major problem to solve. There is almost no way to build it back up, in fact the only thing I can think of is that "electrolosis welding"? I'm not sure that's what it is called, but it is the process where a panel is basically energised to attract weldment that is sprayed on to it. They use the process to fix holes in sheetmetal that looks like swiss cheese, up to one inch in diameter, instead of cutting and patching. In theory the panels could probably be built up, but can you immagine the reshaping, and smoothing involved? Once again, at what point does a car stop being the same car that came off the assembly line? Not worth the effort in my eyes. I also have to agree with carjock on the point that in a few years, it is likely that this car will only be important to the people who were at Tulsa and Forward look enthusiasts. I don't think your average car show attending 57 Ch**y driving man on the street will give a ...... well you get the picture. |
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Location: central oklahoma! | i dunno, but when i saw the website the miss belvedere link provided, i got pretty pissed.
first, you see miss belvedere on the top right photo. next, you see the photo of the beautiful 57 in mint condition that was displayed at the car show underneath, GIVING THE IMPRESSION that the product produced these wonderful results, when we all know darn GOOD AND WELL that it did not.
it might in fact be a good product, but i think this is REALLY underhanded advertising. |
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Location: central oklahoma! | i hate the word changer. when i want to say D*A*M*N, it shouldn't be so much trouble. however, dave is a great fearless leader, so i will shut up now. |
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Location: bishop, ca | Dave, the conventional observation is that anyone/everyone(??) who saw the car in person was very impressed with its
unique, wonderful, appearance and wants it to be preserved, as-is.
Most of the people, who would not mind, or, who WANT the car to be stripped-down (including the Sister's family/nephew---
but, that's an immediate-MONEY thing, with him/them) have never seen the car, in person.
Draw you own conclusion(s) , folks.......
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Location: Williams California | d500neil - 2007-08-01 5:44 PM
Dave, the conventional observation is that anyone/everyone(??) who saw the car in person was very impressed with its
unique, wonderful, appearance and wants it to be preserved, as-is.
Most of the people, who would not mind, or, who WANT the car to be stripped-down (including the Sister's family/nephew---
but, that's an immediate-MONEY thing, with him/them) have never seen the car, in person.
Draw you own conclusion(s) , folks.......
Neil, what you just typed says it all. ---John
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Location: Mishawaka, IN. | I will second that motion John, Neil is right, and we did get to go all around the car where few have gone Brian can back me up on that HEHEHE!!!! But we the folks that made the pilgrimage are the main draw for who ever gets Ms. B. to make money as a specticle or as another type of display. So who exactly cut a bears arm off???????
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Location: central oklahoma! | i agree with neil completely. i'm just saying that the ad is very deceptive, and might lead one to believe that the BOTTOM PHOTO IS MISS BELVERE'S AFTER SHOT! we all know that it certainly is not, but WE WERE THERE. it's the unfortunate folks who weren't that i'm fretting about.
it's no different that toothpaste commercials selling the message, "use this and you'll get laid!" except that i think it may be worse; the toothpaste commercial leads you to what you hope will happen, but the belvy ad makes you think it already HAS happened. |
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Location: bishop, ca | I always use my toothpaste afterwards.....works great on chrome-finishing, too . |
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Location: Bama | I have been told by a reliable source that their rust away stuff is legit and works great. I noticed a lot of the car still holding itselt up. I like the fact that something is going to happen to the car instead of Tulsa parading the car around some more. It is either rust away or sealed in a 25,000 gallon cube of clear epoxy for "the viewing". |
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | d500neil - 2007-08-02 7:44 PM
I always use my toothpaste afterwards.....works great on chrome-finishing, too . Removes hair from teeth??  ............................MO |
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Location: Hell's Outhouse - a.k.a. Buckeye, Arizona | The solution they plan to use is supposed to leave any remaining paint alone - even leaving chalk marks/numbers etc. intact afterwards, to look at the pics they've posted.
Not that there might be any paint left on the Bevy, but that's what they claim..... |
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Location: Kangasala, Finland | 1959Fury - 2007-08-03 10:07 AM
Not that there might be any paint left on the Bevy, but that's what they claim.....
There was still paint left on the car - atleast on the upper body.
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Location: bishop, ca | BENADRYL seemingly cures EVERYTHING.
I would rather look at/contemplate the car, in its post-unearthing condition, with its "patina"/corrosion/deterioration/discoloration, than look at an inconsequential cleaned-up wrecking-yard-appearing car.
But: get SERIOUS, Neil : the family's looking at EASY-MONEY, here; it ain't as if they're MoPar Freaks, or , interested in the
car , as its being a truly unique historical artifact!
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Location: Bama | http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/28/will-there-be-anything-left-tuls...
http://www.dustbury.com/backlog/2007/07/therell_be_a_fury_if.html
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1065/557571154_733b146274.jpg
I can't help but be interested. The car is supposed to leave Tulsa in September then "after it is running and all the lights working" will go back to Tulsa for a "re-unveiling"
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Location: Lemoore CA | WoW that's a lot of blisters in a small space. Maybe if thigs work out and they re unveil the car in Tulsa, everyone will have an excuse to get together again. Of course, there has to be something left to unveil........................ |
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Location: dunbar , wv | getting this car running with out a rebuild is totally out of the question , i feel a new wiring harness would be need as well if they want the lights to work still i feel it would be a better museum piece if left alone . |
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Location: bishop, ca | Adam, I believe that the family's mathematical
formula, for the disposition of the car is:
EASY MONEY > historical artifact
Their MISTAKE, I believe, is in thinking that the car will be worth (MORE) money, after they collect their EASY money, than it would be worth to them, in its as-unearthed condition.
The problem is: once the car is screwed-with, its fate is sealed.
Their better-option would have been to explore its as-unearthed value, against the availability of the Easy-money (which would always be available to them, because Ultra One is dying to exploit their own product, at the expense of the car).
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | d500neil - 2007-08-05 10:28 PM
Adam, I believe that the family's mathematical
formula, for the disposition of the car is:
EASY MONEY > historical artifact
Their MISTAKE, I believe, is in thinking that the car will be worth (MORE) money, after they collect their EASY money, than it would be worth to them, in its as-unearthed condition.
The problem is: once the car is screwed-with, its fate is sealed.
Their better-option would have been to explore its as-unearthed value, against the availability of the Easy-money (which would always be available to them, because Ultra One is dying to exploit their own product, at the expense of the car).
I agree totally--what value does Miss B have after someone has put her thru the process- with no guarantee- collected the money, and all there is left is useless scrap. Maybe if I were passing by, I would pay $1.00 to see the famous car that they screwed up.................................MO
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Location: dunbar , wv | your exactly right! i beleave there screwing up there profits and are too stupid to realise it . i wish it would have been brought up in good condition just like all the other car guys around here, but it is what it is so i guess we will all see what happens in the coming months. too bad a car nut like one of the guys on the board didnt win it .seems like they dont see how cool of an artifact they own. I wish the car had been above ground in some type of container! |
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