The Prowler is entombed ABOVE ground, in a city park.
Neil Vedder
David & Susan Wallace wrote:
burying one car wasn't enough for Tulsa! They buried a Prowler
prototype in 1998 http://youtube.com/watch?v=ni1K_wB3bUg
David Wallace
58 Fury
*From:* Brent Burger <mailto:cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2008 3:13 PM
*To:* L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* Re: [FWDLK] Miss Belvedere News
I think this "debate" belies the opinions that this car was so far
gone and such a "time capsule" by nature of its burial, that it should
have just been left as found and kept as a relic. Supporting such
opinion was the opinion that it was utterly beyond any economic
sensibility to try and resurrect that car, being that little original
material could be saved and that another comparable model that was in
far more restorable condition could be had at a much more reasonable
effort and cost, if restoration was the absolute goal.
On the flip side, I think some believe this car should be restored
to keep alive a vision that THAT car would come out of the vault as
some living, breathing part of 1957 as it seems was originally
intended when it was interred.
Unfortunately, reality and some serious stupidity intervened and
the car was reduced to be a pretty metal sculpture with little hope of
function, due to deterioration. It is a darned shame the people that
buried the car did not really think all eventualities out. In fact, I
find it ironic how similar the claims made as to the "sealed" vault
are to the magical restorative powers of the people offering to
restore the car with a rag and some elixir.
The reality today is that power to change this situation does not
rest with any of us Forward Lookers. Too bad the car was not
protected from what seems to me to be the most obvious of problems.
Now that the damage has been done and it is owned by persons believing
it should be brought back to life (in spite of restoration realities),
there is little that can be done but go back to what we were doing and
shake our heads.
*sigh*
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