Just
my two cents,,, I wished they would have never put the car in a
capsual, I wished they would have just given it away in 57 to someone,,,
it?s a crying shame to see this car in this condition? such a thing of
beauty when it was new?there is no reason it couldn?t have been brought out
just as it was put in? it can never be brought back to its
original new condition? not that it cant be restored but its just too bad ?.
I cant believe that the people of Tulsa who done this wouldn?t
have studied things a little bit better like water table and leak
proof, at lease with drain tile so that NO water would have stayed in.
The concept is fantastic but the planning was done by someone who didn?t
think very well.. I personally think my 10 yr. old granddaughter would
have thought things thru better then they did. Its just such a crying
shame? Id rather do a fire damage car than a water damage car? just
everything is shot? there is just NO reason why this car couldn?t have
been brought out, drained out the fluids, and started up on the spot, and
driven away. It makes me cry when I look at these photos,,, I was
feeling very bad that I didn?t go to Tulsa
to watch this fantastic advent. But Im glad I didn?t waste the gas
now. .I would have been so angry to see this in person. Its great that
the people who went to support the mopar side of the world but,, Im not
disappointed that I didn?t go personally. I think I would have
cried??.
Just
my 2 cents worth
mel
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '57
Plymouth
Waking from Time Capsule - The Car Connection
I would echo the "no restoration" sentiment, and it
is by far the prevailing opinion of all we talked to.
Tulsa does not have any plans to do any restoration
or cleaning of the car at this time.
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Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:11:18
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] '57 Plymouth Waking from Time
Capsule - The Car
Connection
In a message dated 6/17/2007 6:44:40 A.M. Eastern
Daylight Time, wbh@xxxxxxxxx writes: "Looks to me like Tulsa and surrounds
were flooded on a regular basis
up until the 1990s.
http://www.cityoftulsa.org/CityServices/FloodControl/History.asp
It also looks like the courthouse is only a half
mile or less from The Arkansas River."
With all due respect to the citizens of the area, it
seems to me that they MUST have known AT LEAST of the PROBABILITY of
flooding, and I would guess that the public officials at the time cared only
about the immediate short-term benefits of publicity. It's the old
"100 years from now, nobody will know the difference" syndrome.
Unfortunately for them, our print and film media
caught up with them. Likely they're all gone by now, but hope that if
any are still around, someone thinks to ask "What were you thinking? !!!"
While I'm up on my soapbox: I keep reading of
people remarking that "It could be restored." No, no, a thousand times
no! It should be preserved as it is (After a wash job) in a dry
location (The Chrysler Museum?) as a memento of this event. It is
unique. To restore it would make it into just another restored
car. I already have one of those in my garage.
I'll step down, now.
Joe Savard
Lake Orion, Michigan
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