Tulsa 1957 Plymouth

[NCTulsan]

quote:Originally posted by Steve

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by Steve

Apparently the cost of the car raising event is going to be around $250,000.00.  According to an article in the World 7-10 days ago, Ms. King-Davis, local centennial committe chairperson, said they only have about $50,000 of the total $250,000 needed at this point and are scrambling for funds.  A car show is planned in conjuction with this to raise funds for the unearthing.  I guess the state is not providing any money towards this project, or state funds received have been allocated to other projects, and all the money must be raised locally.

I don't know why it is so expensive; I am just repeating what I have read and heard on TV. about raising the car.

The social elite in Tulsa seem to think you have to have champagne parties, finger food, jazz ensembles, big stages for local dignitaries with bloated egos to speak from, etc.

I think I could arrange to get it out of there for about 10% to 20% of that cost, depending on how much concrete would have to be replaced after the un-earthing- with plenty of media exposure and festivities.

Yea, they could probably trim a lot of fat from the event, but I am just guessing on that one.  I know it can't be cheap because they will have to hire people that know what they are doing, a large crane, etc.  If the original planners of Tulsarama 1957 knew it would cost so much in 2007, they probably would have entombed the car in an above-ground vault for public display.  At least that way, the condition of the car would not have been such a big unknown.  Hindsight is always 20/20.

But the "unknown" is what makes it kinda fun.

I'm surprised that Ms. King-Davis, with all her clout and connections cannot find the extra $200,000.  Isn't she the self-proclaimed queen of Tulsa?

[sauerkraut]

Maybe Tulsa can raise sales taxes or have some sort of temp. tax hike to pay for the digging up of this car. A one-cent sales tax should do it.

[Conan71]

I just had a crane out here for the other day to lift a 37,000 pound piece of equipment.  They charge a four hour minium for that particular crane and it cost about $900.  Crane rental ain't that bad to lift a 5000 pound land yacht.