jerseyjunker1 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 i guess you can say i took a little hiatus. i have been working on a couple of projects this one is my rendition of the 1957 plymouth belvedere that was buried in a vault in tulsa ok in 1957 and then opened up in 2007. this model is far from done this is just where i am now.this model started out as a franklin mint 1/24th scale 1957 fury had to do some modifications on it. it started out looking like this one. i forgot to take a picture before i started so i took this before picture from ebay of a 43rd scale model of the same car i did. here is a link to the story of the real miss belvedere buried 1957 Plymouth time capsule unveiling, 2007 still got a lot to do but here are some pics of the progress to date. i have removed the antennas and the fender mirrors and changed the side trim from fury to Belvedere. the first picture is a comparison of the real miss belvedere next to little miss Belvedere model. i don't know how to get good interior shots but i tried some anyway.
cobraman Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I do remember that ! What a disapointment to find that water had gotten into it and destroyed it.
rmvw guy Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I think I remember, wasn't Boyd Cottington present for that? Oh and welcome back Manny, been missing you on here, nice work on this one.
cobraman Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Forgot to add that your replica looks great !
shafer Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I remember this story - you did a gr8 job recreating it
AzTom Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I do remember that, looked worse than I thought it would. You are doing a great job making a replica of it.
CadillacPat Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Just think, Instead of walling it up in a concrete box, they could have just left it in the parking lot for 50 years and it would have been in much better shape. CadillacPat
jerseyjunker1 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Posted February 19, 2013 Just think, Instead of walling it up in a concrete box, they could have just left it in the parking lot for 50 years and it would have been in much better shape. CadillacPat lol AGREED. i just finished the accessories in the trunk and will be working on the tarp and vault as soon as time and the weather lets me. i do most of my work in my shed and its been a little chilly in there lately.
sjordan2 Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 I grew up in Tulsa and I was there when they buried it. It was shocking to see its condition when it was disinterred.
Geno Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Manny, you know what I think. everything you build just amazes me. Impressive indeed.
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