Here's a link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070615/ap_on_re_us/buried_belvedere;_ylt=Au_WuT1K8KbbZX6GnI6gKa4DW7oF Long and short: In 1957, they buried a brand-new 1957 chevy to be dug up in 2007. Anyways, they also put $2.47 in the glove compartment. Hmmmm. Don't suppose that's a proof set? Are the coins toned? I don't think there are any rare coins from 1957 - don't know about the bills though.....
geeze, it's people like you who think that a 1909 S Lincoln is worth less than an 09 S VDB. Picky, picky, picky.
They will not uncover it until this evening. They have Boyd Coddington there. He swears that he will be able to get it running.
If it has been under water for all this time,then that car would need to have a lot of restoration work done,especially as far as the panelling & the seat coverings go. Aidan.
I doubt that it has been under water for all that time. After a decade + of drought, we have had 3 months of flooding rains. My guess is that it has only been in water for a month or so this time. However, if there was water in there this time, I doubt that it is the first time there has been water in the vault. If you go - - LINK - - you will find several stories, pictures, and even live coverage.
The engine should run. It would have to be almost completly submersed for the water to make it up the exhaust or down the intake. The wheel bearings, however, will probly be seized up pretty bad. I'd rather have the Plymouth than a 57 Chevy. 57 Chevy's are everywhere. Just check out this cruiser. Slammin !
OK, credit is given for a valiant effort at trying to add in a bit about coins But let's remember gang - this is a coin forum. Not a car forum, not a cool story forum - not an anything but coin forum.
I have seen threads go on and on about safes. Just consider this a very involved way of preserving that $2.43 in the glove compartment.
i read that story when i first got on. pretty neat. reminds me of my town. we have a time caspsel that was buried july 4th 1976 and has coins in it. too bad that car got rusted and under water.
Having lived in OK for several years, you would think that the Okies would have learned from burying their COINS and or NOTES (for you GDJMSP) in Prince Albert tabacco cans, coffee cans and the such, they new that when metal is put in the ground, or in this case a vault, it would rust, seems to me they would've tried to do a better job in preserving the "time capsule". John
