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      • A 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried under the city's courthouse lawn fifty years ago is taken from it's vault in Tulsa, Okla., Friday, June 15, 2007. Buried in 1957 to celebrate Oklahoma's 50 years of statehood, it is being lifted out of the 12-by-20-foot time capsule to commemorate the state's centennial year.
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  1. History. Burial (1957) As part of the city of Tulsa's "Tulsarama" Golden Jubilee Week festivities celebrating Oklahoma 's 50th year of statehood, it was decided to bury, in an underground vault, a new desert gold and sand dune white two-tone 1957 Plymouth Belvedere sport coupe.

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  3. Oct 25, 2021 · Some 300 miles west of Little Rock, in downtown Tulsa, Okla., Golden Jubilee officials were preparing to bury a new gold-and-white 1957 Plymouth Belvedere as part of a Tulsarama time capsule that celebrated 50 years of Oklahoma statehood.

  4. Mar 10, 2024 · In 1957, the town of Tulsa, Oklahoma came up with a unique way to bring the community together: take a brand-new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere with only four miles on the odometer and bury it. The car was called Ms. Belvedere, and she was buried under the lawn of the city's Town Hall in a reinforced "bomb-proof" concrete vault, where she would remain ...

  5. Dec 21, 2007 · For the life-long residents of Tulsa, Okla., the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere hardtop buried under the front lawn of the city's courthouse is more time machine than automobile. While much of the country debates the fate of the half-century entombed Belvedere, to be dug up on June 15, the car is already working just fine as mental transportation.

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  6. Jun 15, 2007 · The two-door hardtop — buried to celebrate Oklahoma's 50 years of statehood — was encased in a 12-by-20-foot concrete vault, supposedly tough enough to withstand a nuclear attack.

  7. Jun 15, 2007 · A concrete vault encasing a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried a half-century ago may have been built to withstand a nuclear attack but it couldn’t beat back the natural onslaught of moisture.

  8. Feb 10, 2023 · “Miss Belvedere” getting buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The car that was chosen was a brand-new desert gold and sand dune white two-tone 1957 Plymouth Belvedere sport coupe with only 4 miles on its odometer.

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