Tulsa Story :This is a video
pictorial of the 1957 Plymouth
Belvedere that was buried in
Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 15,
1957 as a time capsule. It was
uncovered 50
years later on June 15, 2007.

I was hoping to see a pristine
version of 'Miss Belvedere',
but as it turned
out, the vault leaked and
filled with water, causi
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Tulsa Story :This is a video
pictorial of the 1957 Plymouth
Belvedere that was buried in
Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 15,
1957 as a time capsule. It was
uncovered 50
years later on June 15, 2007.

I was hoping to see a pristine
version of 'Miss Belvedere',
but as it turned
out, the vault leaked and
filled with water, causing
much damage to the
automobile. As a car
enthusiast, I watched the
story develop over the past
few years. I waited and
watched it live online as she
was extracted from
the ground. When I saw the
rust-colored dirt and muck on
her, I had a bad
feeling about her condition.


I wish the person who won this
car (by guessing the closest
to the town's
actual 2007 population back in
1957) could have it restored,
but that would
be a massive undertaking. On
the other hand, she should get
a chance to
dance again!


I hope you enjoy the video,
along with some before,
during, and after
photos.
update the winner of this car
was
Raymond Humbertson died in
1979
he was Marine and a Korean War
veteran
he has 2 sisters who may
inherit he car
Thanks,

Chris
Miss Belvedere Moves On

By Old Cars Weekly


After spending nearly 50 years
quietly rusting beneath the
Tulsa County Courthouse lawn,
the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere
affectionately known as 'Miss
Belvedere,' is on the road
once again.

Don't get too excited, when
she rolled out of Tulsa
earlier today, it wasn't under
her own powerâ??she was
whisked out of town in the
back of a truck.

After months of legal
wrangling to establish
ownership of what is clearly
the most famous 'finned' Mopar
in the world (yes, even more
famous than Stephen King's
'infamous' Christine), Miss
Belvedere has begun her
journey to New Jersey â?? and
possibly a rust-free future.



Levada Humbertson Carney and
Catherine Humbertson Johnson,
elderly sisters from Maryland,
will officially take
possession of the Belvedere as
beneficiaries of their brother
Raymond Humbertson who won the
car as part of a contest held
back in 1957.

Buried with the car was a time
capsule containing people's
guesses as to what the
population of Tulsa would be
in 2007. Included among the
hundreds of guesses, was one
made by Raymond Humbertson of
Cumberland, Md., who died in
1979. His guess was only 2,286
off the actual census numbers,
closer than any other entry.

Assisting the cars elderly
owners will be Levada Carney's
son Robert Carney and Dwight
Foster, President of the
UltraOne Corporation.

As you will recall, as part of
this ongoing saga, New
Jersey-based UltraOne,
manufacturer of a line of rust
removal products, will now
begin the pain-staking process
of de-rusting and preserving
what remains of the rusty
relic.

According to Robert Carney,
the car, which suffers from
extensive damage after being
submerged in conditions
described as a 'watery grave'
for an unknown number of
years, may eventually be able
to take to the road under her
own power.

Once Miss Belvedere arrives in
New Jersey she will undergo a
lengthy cleansing and rust
removal process that her new
owners and the folks at
UltraOne hope will stabilize
the car before sealing it with
a clear-coat designed to halt
the rusting process.

'We will not be restoring the
car but preserving her for the
future,' Mr. Foster told the
Tulsa World. 'We have to stop
the rust, because if nothing
is done, this car will be dust
in two years.'

According to the UltraOne Web
site, future plans for Miss
Belvedere could include a
second Tulsa unveiling and a
tour around the country for
special events. Following the
tour, the car's future remains
unclear.

However, it has speculated
that the car could find her
way to the Barrett-Jackson
auction block in Scottsdale in
the coming years.

we will miss you the legend
Boyd Coddington,

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