Vor 50 Jahren wurde ein nagelneuer 1957 Plymouth Belvedere zusammen mit einigen Zeitdokumenten (so unter anderem auch eine Kiste Bier) in einem Container (genannt die “Zeitkapsel”) verbuddelt. Am 15 Juni wird er wieder ausgebuddelt. Nein, kein Aprilscherz…wer es nicht glaubt, sollte mal bei www.buriedcar.com vorbeischauen. Dort gibt es auch ein Video von der Aktion in 1957. Ich bin ja mal gespannt wie die Karre aussieht, wenn sie die gehoben wird.
At Noon on Friday, June 15, 2007 the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere will be taken from the ground just as it was put in 50 years ago! This car, its contents and the mysterious time capsule will be loaded onto a trailer and transported into the Arena of the Tulsa Convention Center in preparation for the 6:30 unveiling. Limited viewing is available at the unearthing.
On June 15, 1957, a new gold and white 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Coupe was buried in a time capsule in downtown Tulsa, OK. The time capsule was part of Golden Jubilee Week: Tulsa’s celebration of Oklahoma’s semi-centennial. The car is buried under the sidewalk in front of the Tulsa County Courthouse, approximately 100 feet north of the intersection of Sixth Street and Denver Avenue.
The car was seen as a method of acquainting twenty-first century citizens with a suitable representation of 1957 civilization. According to event chairman Lewis Roberts Jr., the Plymouth was chosen because it was “an advanced product of American industrial ingenuity with the kind of lasting appeal that will still be in style 50 years from now.” The contents of a women’s purse, including bobby pins, a bottle of tranquilizers, cigarettes and an unpaid parking ticket, were added to the glove compartment of the car shortly before burial.
As part of the “Tulsarama!” festivities, citizens of Tulsa were asked to guess what the population of Tulsa would be in the year 2007. The guesses were then recorded on microfilm and sealed in a steel container buried with the car. When the car and artifacts are excavated, the person whose guess is closest to Tulsa’s 2007 population is to be awarded the Belvedere
