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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
[Re: wldgtx]
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06/14/07 08:24 AM
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Why didn't they ponder the thought of putting it into a steel container and weld all the seams and doors shut....
Why'd they use concrete? You could use galvanized metal and then maybe put it inside the tomb.
You think chrysler is still offering that trade for a production vehicle for this cancer eaten body?
They had the bright idea to take everyone's name and population guess and put it into a metal container and weld the container shut....I bet you that container is the only thing that will survive this situation
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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
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06/14/07 08:43 AM
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Well, as already mentioned, they really shouldn't have buried it. Instead, seal it up above ground.
After all, time capsules are often stored in the cornerstone of a building. This would just be a REALLY big cornerstone.
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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
[Re: Magnumguy]
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06/14/07 09:40 AM
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Ya just never know, check this link someone posted earlier.
Underwater about as long.....
http://www.channel3000.com/news/9657949/detail.html#
That figures! The ONLY way to have a car survive in WI is to drop it to the bottom of the lake. 
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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
[Re: 79powerwagon]
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06/14/07 09:44 AM
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That car stayed underwater, so there wasn't much oxygen.
The 57 Plymouth's tomb looks like the water level changed and part of the car was exposed.
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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
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06/14/07 09:46 AM
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A car that's been totally underwater like that old Ford has had no oxygen to rust it The vault car has had air in the vault - water in pushes air out, water out is replaced with air 
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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
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06/14/07 10:10 AM
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A car that's been totally underwater like that old Ford has had no oxygen to rust it
The vault car has had air in the vault - water in pushes air out, water out is replaced with air
That's true. All those wet/dry cycles will aid in the corrosion process, unfortunately.
Plus, the real damage will occur inside the panels (at hemmings, spot weld areas, etc), where there is little or no paint film build combined with crevices which facilitate oxygen concentration cells. The stuff they sprayed on the outside of the car will have done little to protect the critical areas.
Not to mention all the damage that water and dirt/grunge will have done to the engine/transmission, interior upholstery, electrical system, etc etc.
I would like to believe otherwise, but it doesn't look like it will be pretty. It will be interesting either way, though. Rather than restore it (if it's even possible), it would be cool if they could put it in a museum as is... I'm sure it's the only one like it in the world. 
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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
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06/14/07 11:13 AM
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A car that's been totally underwater like that old Ford has had no oxygen to rust it
The vault car has had air in the vault - water in pushes air out, water out is replaced with air
Yep, the only way theres any chance at all is if the 3 layer sealed "plastic bag" somehow stayed sealed, but we ARE talking about 1957 technology. Yep, its a big pile of rotted, filthy, stinking junk. 
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Re: Official Tulsa Buried 57 Plymouth Raising Thread 6-
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06/14/07 11:20 AM
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didnt realize 57's werent as valuable as 58's 
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,she deserves us there 
,if it was a 57 chevy i wouldnt walk across the street to see it 
see ya there
hey its a 318 
