The car looks like it all rusted out, even the welding seam which connected the two pieces of the hood rusted out and the hood splitered in halves... I don't really believe something can be "restored" on such a car, unless you have a whole spare body.
Anyway, it is in unbelieveably nice condition for a car that was underwater for some decades, - that guys in Tulsa really should have considered dropping the poor '57 Plymouth into some northern lake istead of their (in)famous "time capsule"...
Well I can understand it--a dreary bopadoodle like that would not have had much appeal in 1967, considering what could be bought new. That was when cars actually got better year after year! I'll bet it really spit and sputtered! Was it a Powerglide or standard? What was the point, it couldn't have been worth what it cost to restore it.
TheAZJacob.: The car was worn out, and dumped in the water in 1967. This was an usual way to get rid of old cars here at that time. The car is now restored and on the road again.
Det står om bilen i Norsk motorveteran nr.3. Fantastisk historie og meget imponerende restaurering. Hadde vært morro å se bilen på youtube etter all jobben som har vært gjort.
@DL24StaS THE CAR DOES LOOK SAD BUT JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE HOOD IS ACUALLY TWO HAVES BOLTED TOGETHER THE A TRIM STRIP COVERS THE SEAM
ricardoooo1969 2 months ago
@DL24StaS
You have no idea what Scandinavian restorers have saved!
I have seen cars in much worse condition beeing restored to concours standards!
Many of these cars has then returned to the US.
But of course a decent parts car helps out a lot.....
A good friend of mine is now restoring a -57 Chrysler 300C.
We could actually take the front seat out together with big parts of the floor!
Now the body is in shape as new! (No bondo or such shit)
campingkillen 3 months ago
The car looks like it all rusted out, even the welding seam which connected the two pieces of the hood rusted out and the hood splitered in halves... I don't really believe something can be "restored" on such a car, unless you have a whole spare body.
Anyway, it is in unbelieveably nice condition for a car that was underwater for some decades, - that guys in Tulsa really should have considered dropping the poor '57 Plymouth into some northern lake istead of their (in)famous "time capsule"...
DL24StaS 4 months ago
Well I can understand it--a dreary bopadoodle like that would not have had much appeal in 1967, considering what could be bought new. That was when cars actually got better year after year! I'll bet it really spit and sputtered! Was it a Powerglide or standard? What was the point, it couldn't have been worth what it cost to restore it.
VictrolaJazz 5 months ago
@kjetilB71 i smell insurance fraud lol. funny thing is my dad was just telling me how he did this with his yamaha 750 back in the day hahah.
is300ss 6 months ago
how long did it take for the restore? any pics?
fuegotraxxx 6 months ago
TheAZJacob.: The car was worn out, and dumped in the water in 1967. This was an usual way to get rid of old cars here at that time. The car is now restored and on the road again.
kjetilB71 9 months ago
Det står om bilen i Norsk motorveteran nr.3. Fantastisk historie og meget imponerende restaurering. Hadde vært morro å se bilen på youtube etter all jobben som har vært gjort.
MrGeirhelge 10 months ago
Probably got there because of a drunk driver and crashed into the lake. That would be creepy if there was a dead body in there.
TheAZJacob 1 year ago
Las om bilen i BilKlassikere nr7. MEGET interesangt. Imponerende. Flere slike som er nedgravd/dumpet i vann skulle vore redda.
hullracing2 1 year ago 2