OT- 50 year old buried car

[David Griffith 2]

Here's the official website for the car.. I've been following this story for months now.. can't wait to see how it comes out..

 

[Wanda Kenton]

Not sure if you all watched, but the car came out in pretty bad shape. The car was covered in mud and rust.

The time capsule came out in great condition. The 46 star flag came out pristine!!

 

[Jenn D]

To answer the question......it rusted away......



Pictures in link below (if it works)...

 

[Thomas Rogers]

It reminds me of the old church story about where the wise man builds his house....



The foolish man buried is car within a pit:

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While the wise man put his car within a garage:

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[shawn stonbraker 2]

Boy, to be the lucky owner of that rust bucket.:wacko:

 

[Tom Schindler]

It doesn't look that bad.



I would be willing to bet one of todays care it would have been a pile of rust and plastic.





Tom

 

[Dingo]

I could restore it fairly cheaply. That metal is SUPER thick.

 

[Johnny O]

I wonder how much it'll go for at Barrett-Jackson?

 

[Larry Phillips]

Just think, if it can be salvaged, there's less than 10 miles on the odometer.

I bet there's a bit of hope for it if someone is willing to invest the time and money. Anyone notice the spot on the front bumper that they polished up?

 

[Tom Schindler]

I bet there's a bit of hope for it if someone is willing to invest the time and money. Anyone notice the spot on the front bumper that they polished up?

I did. That is what prompted me to make the comment I made. It doesn;t look that bad. The metal on todays cars rust through. Those days, it was surface rust.



I am interested on seeing what it looks like AFTER the grime has been removed. I bet the body is better than most people think. Worst case scenerio, it needs a new interior.



Imagine if they would have put a Toyota in there. That thing would be pristine.





Tom

 

[Johnny O]

If water hadn't got into the vault it would have been fine.

 

[Josh Langel]

:lol:A Toyota would have come out looking the same way, but it would have started.

 

[Fred]

A good pressure washer and some WD40 and she'll be good to go! :lol:

 

[Tom Schindler]

Mud,



It would have never happened. Toyota was not hear of in America in 1957.





Tom

 

[Gavin Allan]

I hope they put some Stabil in the gas tank!

 

[Josh Langel]

Tom:



I read that the first Toyota was exported here in 1956.





(I looked it up)

 

[Tom Schindler]

1 day after it hit the shore, it rusted away. :lol:





Tom

 

[Josh Langel]

Ha! I bet!

 

[Travis Munday]

I wish old cars only had surface rust...They rust through just as bad as any other car. The thicker metal just makes better sharp edges waiting to poison your blood.

 

[Bill V]

Someone here's got to say it...



All it needs is an EE swaybar and some better-than-OEM shocks.