Thread: Tulsa Buried Car

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Every pic i see reminds me of the scene in cristine, after it caught on fire and was pulling back in the garage all burned up.

I think they should let it dry out as much as possible,then coat every single single surface with an epoxy sealant. I wouldn't clean one inch of the car, just seal it up and preserve the "patina" that has built up over the last 50 years. Or possibly restore just half of the car. Seal one entire half of the vehicle exactly as it is today, and then completely restore the other half to the best condition possible. I think that would look great, and make a very interesting project overall, then again I'm might be drunk right now .

The red Plymouth is a good idea and the work is weel done, it look's like japanese "kuru" !

Mike, Thanks for keeping us informed. Please keep the pictures coming! To me, this is an extremely rare event, since it is centered around cars that aren't mainstream hot rodding's number one choice, but are undeniably beautiful.

I especially enjoy bits of trivia, like the story about GM abandoning the '58 Chevy design after one year, because they had seen the new Chrysler line.

Be sure to post some pictures of your car too. I'm sure it was getting an equal share of the attention.

I would have still liked to see Boyd all covered in dirt,tryin to clean it....
I am glad they left it untouched,its only right.

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

I would have still liked to see Boyd all covered in dirt,tryin to clean it....
I am glad they left it untouched,its only right.

Oh C'mon! You know darn well that Boyd would have told Dewayne to tell one of the other flunkies to do that!

Pat

Went to the car show and it was amazing. I'm scary, but I almost got teary eyed seeing that old '57 looking like a gold, rusty nugget under the lights. I agree, preserve it in the condition it's in now. Did anyone see the time capsule they pulled out? If they'd only gotten the company that made that to make a big car capsule, it would have looked like it just drove off the showroom floor.

In case anyone is interested we made it into Illinois about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. After driving across 6 states I have to say the drivers here are the worse I think I've seen.

Did a quick oil change and and good check over on the car this morning and other than picking up a couple of rattels (I'll worry about those latter) everything seems to be doing good.

We had a truely great time at Tulsa. Besides the cars the people were great. We had restores, hot rodders, and those in between really made it a great event. The Double Tree which is right across the street from the convention center has a 6 level indoor parking garage. The top 3 levels were where most of the cars were parked and those not staying in the garage could come and go too.

Some of those nasty old hot rodders actually brought BEER....can you believe that????? I was usually up there until aorund 1AM on the 3 nights we stayed there and it was still going strong when I left. Those Aussie boys can sure hold there own with some of the southern boys we had there.



Here's a few more from the event.

First is a chopped 57. nasty 440 with a big cam and functional lake pipes....he liked to idle from top to bottom in the garage. Good background music.

hen there is the COE I really liked.

and the last belongs to the wife an old friend who I hadn't seen in 10 years. It's a 300F and this the front of the bug screen after it was driven from Minn.

MikeP stated: " After driving across 6 states I have to say the drivers here are the worse I think I've seen."


You obviously haven't done much driving on the East Coast, have you?

Thanks for this post Mike and the pictures, been following it closely and has been very interesting. Too bad it turned out like it did, would have been great to hear it fire up after 50 yrs. Did they ever identify the winner of the car?

i had a hella of time, it was nice seeing a flock of 50s mopar, its good not too see the flock of 55-57 chevys. the out of towners where real nice. i just wish i could have drove my 55 to the event. i car wasnt as bad as i thought it would be

Just me personally, but I like the dug up car in Tulsa been than the 1/2 red 57 ......

Jack

you think the drivers are bad there wait till you come up here

Unless my brakes give out I should be stopping a couple states shy of there

your lucky LOL, hey mike, i have been admiring your car for some time and was wondering, did they make a 58 post? i like post cars alot, yours reminds me of a car that should of been built factory if they did slap me > i wouldnt mind snagging a 57 or 8 belvy for a furture project...