That'll buff right out

[greatbear]

Finally some pictures are surfacing of the unearthed '57 Belvedere. While no car would look good after being immersed in water for 50 years, it has survived better than I had expected. Since the site is being hammered, I snatched these pictures from KOTV to give everyone a chance to see the car:


Still has those classic lines


The interior fared much worse


The engine will never run again

The tires were flat. They were inflated, and held air. The whitewall tires still showed the signatures of people who were there when the car was placed in the vault. Even in a seemingly sad condition, the car has a presence. There appear to be no plans to restore the car in any way. To me, that's the way to go. This is what time and history returned to Tulsa, and the world.

KOTV.com has a video of the unveiling. It's unwatchable at this point as the site is overwhelmed with viewers. Give it a day or so and you'll be able to watch it. From what I saw of it, though, there was no shortage of enthusiasm and love for Tulsa's "Miss Belvedere".

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[envirobear.livejournal.com]

You know, even in the drowned condition that old '57 Belvedere is in, it would probably run better than my '82 Horizon did. The best thing I can say about it is that at 3am on the deserted streets of a sleeping Midwestern town, if you got it up to 60, you could manage to coast it about a mile into its parking spot when it stalled...