People from Tulsa are certainly unique...
So today I was perusing the news online, as usual, when I came across this story on CNN.com:
Contest winner has 5 years to claim 50-year-old buried car
Well, my family is kinda crazy about cars - I even have some cousins and a great-uncle who collect Hudsons and have at least 90 as of the last count. So I clicked on the story and read this:
"TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) -- R.E. Humbertson, wherever you are, you are the winner of "Miss Belvedere," the rusty 1957 Plymouth hauled from its leaky vault last week after being buried for a half century...
When the car was buried in 1957, hundreds of people submitted guesses on what Tulsa's population, which was around 250,000 in 1957, would be in 2007. Humbertson's guess of 384,743 was only slightly off the official U.S. Census count of 382,457."
How crazy is that? The car DEFINITELY looks like it has been buried for 50 years! It's very rusty! But 1957 was a good year for Plymouths. If R.E. Humbertson claims his car, I bet he could sell the parts (or maybe even the whole car) for a decent price at an antique car show. Some people who restore old cars will pay quite a bit for original parts.
So, best of luck to you, Mr. (or Ms.) R.E. Humbertson, or your closest living relative. This certainly looks like a unique prize, and a story that you will be telling for years to come!
Contest winner has 5 years to claim 50-year-old buried car
Well, my family is kinda crazy about cars - I even have some cousins and a great-uncle who collect Hudsons and have at least 90 as of the last count. So I clicked on the story and read this:
"TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) -- R.E. Humbertson, wherever you are, you are the winner of "Miss Belvedere," the rusty 1957 Plymouth hauled from its leaky vault last week after being buried for a half century...
When the car was buried in 1957, hundreds of people submitted guesses on what Tulsa's population, which was around 250,000 in 1957, would be in 2007. Humbertson's guess of 384,743 was only slightly off the official U.S. Census count of 382,457."
How crazy is that? The car DEFINITELY looks like it has been buried for 50 years! It's very rusty! But 1957 was a good year for Plymouths. If R.E. Humbertson claims his car, I bet he could sell the parts (or maybe even the whole car) for a decent price at an antique car show. Some people who restore old cars will pay quite a bit for original parts.
So, best of luck to you, Mr. (or Ms.) R.E. Humbertson, or your closest living relative. This certainly looks like a unique prize, and a story that you will be telling for years to come!
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1:25 PM
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