1941Dodge Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 http://dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll...arams=Itemnr=1 Your Opinion?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 linky no worky... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 if it were transported to a crusher, I would pay 25.00 just to pull the hydraulic lever to send it on its way to razor blades... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob westphal Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Sadly the idea was great but the capsle was flawed. The car is a monument to ignorance! Make more rice rockets out of it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Bullock Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I thought they were dipping it in the rust remover? I guess they changed there mind. That vault was flawed, such a waste of a nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Waste..think not...ruination maybe..the town fathers made out like a bandit with the influx of visitors, hotels and eateries were at capacity I am sure...really7..for the money involved..it was very cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm's Coupe Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Let the car R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatS.... Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I don't think it is really possible to restore it. Every part would have to be replaced which makes it a different car, not restored. Put it on tour as is for a while and then...who knows...somebody will want it. Use a big a$$ tow truck with a big a$$ push bumper to push it across the stage at the next Barrett-Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskies Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I think it should have gone straight from the muddy hole in the ground to the Smithsonian. They shouldn't have let Boyd touch it, and should have left all the grimy patina in place. The state that the car was in was the value it had, the curiosity was to see what 50 years in the ground would do to a car. Once they started cleaning off the car, it was just another old rusty pile. I don't think there is anything to "restore", aside from the stainless and the glass. The rest will have to be replaced from an otherwise complete donor car, which is sorta pointless imho. My 2cents Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T120 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I agree with the consensus.Unfortunately the car is beyond restoration.Some parts are no doubt useable but this would represent a very small percentage of the finished product.The bulk of the parts would be coming from donor cars and other sources.So it would be almost fraudulent to claim this was a restoration of the car unearthed in Tulsa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebelP23 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 dip it in acrylic and make a paperweight out of it. and i agree Boyd had no business being involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1941Dodge Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Here are the pics. of after it was dipped! Still looks like a wreck! They would have done better digging out the Titanic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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