Organizers of the unearthing of a buried 1957 Plymouth Belvidere expect at least 50,000 visitors during the event on June 15, reported the Tulsa World.
One fellow from Norway is shipping his ’57 Belvidere from Norway is driving Route 66 to the time capsule’s unsealing.
About 1,000 tickets for the car’s “unveiling” on the evening of Friday, June 15, at the Maxwell Convention Center were sold through Carson Attractions before their availability was formally announced. There are two classes of ticket — costing $10 and $5 — but no reserved seats. […]
Organizers say only about 400 bleacher seats will fit around the burial site, and those will be reserved. The best viewing location for the general public probably will be the parking lot on the east side of Denver Avenue next to the YMCA.
Actually, the best place might be Exhibit Hall A in the Convention Center, where the unearthing will be shown on closed-circuit television.
Once the car and an accompanying time capsule are removed, they will be taken to the Convention Center, where it will be determined how best to unwrap the Plymouth.
One of the other interesting details of the unearthing is that the time-capsule excavation will actually begin on June 12. That’s to check over the structural integrity of the capsule and get it ready for the big unveiling.
The official site for the 1957 Plymouth Belvidere unearthing is BuriedCar.com. To buy tickets for the unveiling the night of June 15 at Maxwell Convention Center, go here. Plenty of other details about the event are at the BuriedCar.com site.
This is fascinating! Although i was not born until after the 1950s I like the music and cars from this era. When I think of 1957 I think of all those great Pioneers of Rock music (Elvis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins,Little Richard,Buddy Holly etc).There would be no Beatles, Rolling stones etc if it wasn’t for these guys!
Crazy idea, burying a perfect car for 50 years, to have it unburied in the twentieth first century for the 100th Anniversary of Oklahoma statehood. Who would come up with such an outrageous idea- my father, Frank X. Long, who while working for an NYC PR firm, worked on the Plymouth account. Tulsa wanted an event to give it some attention for their 50th Anniversary, and Plymouth wanted some exciting PR for their product. 50 years later both Tulsa and Plymouth are creating quite a stir. My father has now passed away, but his three children will be in Tulsa on June 15 to honor his crazy idea. Hope to see you there!
Maybe they’ll find Jimmy Hoffa!
Christine. Its back. Please turn on a headlight for us. We know she hasn’t
given up the ghost quite yet…I really hoped Miss Belv did not look as if
it was just pulled from a lakebed. It still was a great idea, Frank X.
God Bless those who tried.
Moisture and steel definitely don’t get along well. What used to be such a sweet set of wheels is the living proof. I would really appreciate to see this automobile industry jewel cleaned up to its actual shape and more: I would really love to see it thoroughly restored to its last bolt. For I’m a real car enthusiast. And I mean real cars, those that were built to last…