Miss Belvedere

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I remember reading about this car a few years back but don't recall a thread on here. Take a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belevdere, and offer it as the prize for a competion. The only catch is that it's going to be stuck underground in a time capsule for 50 years...

Fascinating reading, and good to see it's finally found a home. I'd quite like to have a look around the place at some point.

Warning: Do not follow the links below if you are sensitive to graphic car photos!

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/.amp/news/miss-belvedere-found-her-forever-home-and-is-on-display

https://axleaddict.com/cars/MissBelvedere#gid=ci026d96c7b0012766&pid=missbelvedere-MTc0OTYxNzQzNTkxOTc0NzU4

 

 

 

[anonymous user]

I think a similar thing has been done a few years ago with a Plymouth Prowler, only this time it has been walled up above ground.

[MiniMinorMk3]

 

The car was dug up by Boyd Coddington. I think it featured in one of the episodes of the Discovery TV show American Hot Rodder.

Here's a series of vids from the Youtube showing the unveiling of the car back in 2007.

 

 

 

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Wasn't it completely fucked due to the water table?

[Matty]

Fascinating like, but what the fuck where they thinking? "You've won a lifetimes supply of pies but you can't eat them till they've gone off". Bloody yanks, spoiling life one crap idea at a time 😄

[danthecapriman]

Great story. Great car! 
It’s a shame the (inevitable!) water leak got into the capsule and that happened but it’s still a fantastic car and well worthy of a place in a museum where it can now be preserved and seen.

I would most definitely take Miss Belvedere out on a date!😁

[Dick Cheeseburger]

5 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Great story. Great car! 
It’s a shame the (inevitable!) water leak got into the capsule and that happened but it’s still a fantastic car and well worthy of a place in a museum where it can now be preserved and seen.

I would most definitely take Miss Belvedere out on a date!😁

Yeah, my thoughts entirely. The derusting has made it look like a car again and although it's now little more than an fragile ornament, it's an eye-catching one with a cracking backstory. It's way more interesting than your average museum piece. 

[artdjones]

It doesn't look any worse than the average 2003 car in Northern Scotland.

[danthecapriman]

3 hours ago, artdjones said:

It doesn't look any worse than the average 2003 car in Northern Scotland.

I was going to say, despite its rust problems, there’s probably still more metal on that car than most modern cars leave the factory with!

[tooSavvy]

9 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I was going to say, despite its rust problems, there’s probably still more metal on that car than most modern cars leave the factory with!

Over on Utoob.... Guy bought a sound bottom 4dr and welded a totally dissolved Coupe top on.... Same car [he explained the tags & flanges as they made both 4dr and coupes to order] and spotwelded different 'tops' on.

@.. coldwarmotors

Cool 😎👌

[jonathan_dyane]

Mind @tooSavvy those coldwarmotors lads are the bomb, I got into them after you referenced them previously