Re: IML: Tulsa '57 Plymouth- Only time will tell the story

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I've been thinking about the heir who might be the recipient of the rotting carcass of a '57 Plymouth.  I assume the City fathers/mothers are smart enough to offer it to the winner in it's current state of horribleness, and offer to accept it back as a tax-deductible donation to some City-controlled foundation.  From that point the City would be free to restore or otherwise preserve it.  Plainly, unless the "winner" of the car is a millionaire, no other individual is likely to want a water-logged hunk of rust... unless it's someone from the IML!  Are you sick enough to want it??!!!   I am!

 

Anyway, we'll all be watching closely to see what happens.

 

Patrick

'58 Southampton (My own time capsuled/"preserved" in a barn since '77.)

 

 

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Subject: IML: Tulsa '57 Plymouth- Only time will tell the story

I would think there would be a fairly good value in the engine and transmission if they were not compromised too much.   I remember reading a story about a 1920's Ford that was recovered 75 years later from one of the Great lakes after it fell through the ice.  The oil was changed and a carb replacement done and new ignition and the engine ran perfectly.  The rest of the car was not so good, but it was a testament to Ford's reliable motor and it was purchased by Ford and put on display.  So lets wait and see how Mopar's motor survived?  Only time will tell.


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