Keep an eye on the news on June 15, 2007.  That’s when the folks in Oklahoma will unearth a time capsule buried in 1957 as part of the state’s 50 year celebration, which makes this year a centennial celebration.  Here’s the really cool part: they buried a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Coupe in a concrete "coffin" as part of the capsule, along with a case of Schlitz beer, the contents of a woman’s purse and a container of oil among other things. Check out the Youtube video of the car being buried.

Update 6/19/07. Below is a picture of the car after it was exhumed and here’s a link to the Flickr photo gallery of the exhumation:

Since Esbee was nice enough to tell everyone to visit my blog to get their local Winston-Salem fix while she’s offline I thought I’d try and find a way to tie this to the Camel City.  Hmmm, oh yeah, I remember touring the l ocal Schlitz brewery with my grandparents when I was a kid in the late 70s.  According to this article, at the time it was built in 1970 it was the largest brewery under one roof in the US. Stroh’s took over Schlitz in 1982 and the factory was in operation until 1999. The free beer tasting at the end of the tour was the only time I ever saw my grandpa throw back some suds, and my granny wasn’t too pleased about it.

Just for kicks you can check out the satellite image of what once was the Schlitz facility here.