A fellow by the name of R.E. Humbertson was revealed as the person in 1957 who guessed closest to Tulsa’s 2007 population, and so he gets the rusted 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was taken out of a vault last week, reported the Tulsa World.
It is possible Humbertson is still alive; he would be 85 years old today. However, other than the fact he was born in Cumberland, Md., little is known about him.
Humbertson or his heirs have five years to claim the vehicle. It is hoped that more will be known about him later.
UPDATE: There’s a fascinating bunch of reader comments with the World’s story that strongly indicate the R.E. Humbertson is Raymond Humbertson, who died nearly three decades ago. The intriguing thing is that this Humbertson’s wife is dead, and he apparently had no children.
If this speculation is true, this adds a whole bunch of new questions about who gets the Belvedere.
UPDATE2: The World confirmed that Humbertson has died. However, he has two elderly sisters, so there may be heirs after all.