On Friday night, a time capsule buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma was exhumed. One of the things inside was a then-new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Coupe. Apparently the concrete sarcophagus wasn't as water-tight as they thought. From Todd Lappin's post at Telstar Logistics (photo from Michael Bates's flickr set):
When civic leaders unveiled their freshly-unearthed 1957 Plymouth Belvedere last night in a gala ceremony involving plenty of colorful lights, draped curtains, and Enya-like music, they were no doubt horrified to discover that the car had been reduced to a giant, tailfinned paperweight…
As a monument to 1957 technology, the time capsule must be deemed a failure. But as conceptual art, it's varsity-level stuff.
Previously on BB:
• Time capsule with 1957 Plymouth Belvedere to be unearthed Link
