50 jaar geleden werd een 1957 Plymouth tijdens de "Golden Jubilee Week" in Tulsa begraven als tijdscapsule.
Aankomende vrijdag is het zover.. wie wordt de eigenaar van deze splinternieuwe 1957 Plymouth ?
Alle inwoners van Tulsa konden in 1957 hun geschatte polulatie van Tulsa in 2007 inleveren.
Al deze data is opgeslagen op een microfilm en mee begraven met de auto.
Diegene die er het dichts bij zit wint de auto. Als deze persoon overleden is zal de auto en zijn inhoud overgaan naar familie.
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http://www.buriedcar.com/tulsarama.asp (check het filmpje.. zeker de moeite waard!)
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 Sr., 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.
Other items included in the time capsule were:
*10 gallons of gasoline and 5 quarts of oil
*A Douglas Aircraft Co. aerial map of airport facilities and legend
*Statement from Tulsa council of Churches and prayer for greatest good next 50 years a recently completed history of churches in Tulsa and a directory of the present churches
*Statement from board of education - historical data related to 50 years of education in Tulsa and copies of "School *Life" all-high school publication issued by Tulsa high schools each month
*Statements from Mayor and Chamber of Commerce officials
*Flags which have been flown over the national capitol, state capitol and in the county and city
*Other aerial photos of the area
*Statement from Tulsa Trades and Labor Council
*Statements from all former mayors of the city - their record of service and civic accomplishments in the city, state and nationally.
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.![]()
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door FooFighters op 13-06-2007 07:46:01 ]