Car buried in Tulsa in 1957 to be unearthed

UPDATE: The car has been unearthed and is on its way to an unveiling ceremony. Is it lost to rust and time, or will the winner of a contest started fifty years ago be in luck (the person or their heir who is closest to guessing the current population of Tulsa wins the car and a $100 savings account that has grown to $1200)?

A car "time capsule" that was buried in the lawn of the Tulsa Courthouse in 1957 is set to be unearthed at the state's centennial year ceremony on June 15th (Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907). The car, a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere, was protected with "rust-proof" materials and then sealed in a cement block fifty years ago. The '57 Belvedere was a popular model that it was seen as futuristic at the time. As a consequence, production of the cars was sped up. The resulting cars were later found to be leaky and prone to rust; makes you wonder what will be left under there, cement or not.

Click here to read an awesome newspaper article dated June 15, 1957, which explains the rest of the capsule, including tranquilizer pills in the dashboard "to resemble a woman's handbag."