Vaulted hopes for buried car dampened

[madokie]

The reason I posted this is because as a third grader I and all my brothers and sisters have an entry in the drawing for this car. so sad its more than likely ruined from all the years setting in such a wet environment :cry:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070614_238_A1_imgsr08042

The vault in which Tulsa buried a Plymouth Belvedere 50 years ago was built to withstand a nuclear attack.

Water, apparently, not so much.

Workers lifted the vault's lid Wednesday morning to find about 2 feet of standing water and indications the vault may have been filled to the rim sometime during the past half-century.

Despite the discovery, organizers said late Wednesday that they think the car may be in reasonably good shape.

"It's not a rust bucket," said Art Couch of W.N. Couch Construction, after he and Jim Taylor of Taylor Crane examined the steel skid on which the car rests.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Check out the comments!

Sharon King Davis is crying over an old rusted car? What about the jobs leaving Tulsa? She is more concerned over an old rusted car than jobs leaving Tulsa.

[madokie]

2. amazing isn't it

a person would think they would have put sump pumps or at least a french drain in that vault. I have the same problem with a cellar I put in 10 or so years ago that I should have put in a french drain on. live and learn I guess :hi:

[Nomad559]

3. Another thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1104791

Video of the car being buried
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6fQZhua6d0

:)

[Javaman]

4. Will someone think of the children...who are now adults with no lives that depend

on a rusted heap to give them meaning.

I know, I'm so harsh. :evilgrin: