Preserving Miss Belvedere

Dwight Foster of Ultra One is on a mission to preserve Miss Belvedere, a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was buried in a time capsule for Tulsa, Oklahoma's 50 anniversary in 1957. When the capsule was opened last year, instead of a shiny '57 Belvedere, they found a car covered with rust because the concrete vault had leaked. With a little patience, and rust remover, Foster is going to preserve the car for the future.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• nj
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• plymouth
• belvedere
• tulsa
• oklahoma
• preserve
• rust

[mikestheman3]

What a price to pay for pure stupidity, really, a concreate vault, what a no brainer, I call that dumb folk. Actually I think an inground pool would have been a better idea.If they take it around on tour I hope they show pictures of the idiots who buried it!

I say restore it!

[biljorj]

This car deserves the BEST restoration possible and should be Preserved again, but be stored properly this time, It's still a new, zero mile car.

[MrCrashoveride54]

It should be restored and displayed in a building that's what the 50th birthday guy would've wanted

[everettwilliams31]

Brand new 50 year old JUNK!

[bandit1979100]

It's cool because it's completely original.

[990mustang]

get it running at least!!!!

[rus0004]

well, she ain't Christine. :(

[comatone1982]

soooooo, concrete's porous? who woulda thought. id hate to see the driveways and foundations of the "brilliant engineers" who thought this up in '57. im gonna write someone to get a 2011 veyron ss put into orbit around earth for preservation....imagine seing that through a telescope.....hahahaha.

[bad65stang]

restore it and bury it again, better this time >:D

[Deathscythetransform]

whats the point?

I mean... this is a proof of the ignorance otf the poeple back then...

I breaks my heart to say that, but restoring it would be as expensive as buying a mint condition belvy.. :(

[331hemi]

i dont think this car can be restored. ive seen it up close.. something to remember, as the vault filled full of water, the battery leaked its acid out ..it set in a pool of low grade acid for who knows how long,chyrsler was the worst of the big 3 when it came to rust prevention....notice how flimsy the trunk lid was when he was lifting it.. the whole body is like this...