A 1998 Plymouth Prowler buried in Oklahoma will be there until 2048
- Officials in Oklahoma buried a 1998 Plymouth Prowler
- The car will be unearthed in 2048
- It’s not the first time officials have buried a Plymouth
Published on Oct 29, 2024 at 8:18 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Oct 29, 2024 at 4:47 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
There’s a 1998 Plymouth Prowler prototype buried in a park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that won’t be unearthed until 2048.
The retro-styled Plymouth Prowler was manufactured between 1997 and 2002, based on a 1993 concept car.
During that time, it had two production runs, resulting in 11,702 Prowlers being made.
A prototype of the rare sports car lies beneath a park in Tulsa as part of an unusual time capsule not to be opened for another couple of decades.
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The Plymouth Prowler isn’t the first car Tulsa officials have buried
As strange as this may sound, it’s not the first time Oklahomans have decided to bury a car to preserve it for future generations.
Back in the 1950s, officials in Tulsa encased a brand-new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere in concrete and buried it on the grounds of the Tulsa City Courthouse with strict instructions to leave it in situ until 2007.
However, when the time come to dig it up, it’s safe to say it was a bit of a disaster with the car – dubbed Miss Belvedere – completely ruined during its time underground.
Of course, in the late 1990s former Chrysler boss Joe Cappy had no clue about the sorry state poor Miss Belvedere was in and decided to do a vehicle burial of his own.
The car will stay buried until 2048
This time, they opted to entomb a Plymouth Prowler under Centennial Park where it will stay until 2048.
“There’s something about time capsules – it’s always fascinating,” he told local news at the time.
The car was placed into a vault with various bits and pieces, including some restaurant menus and a local financial report.
Unlike the Belvedere, the Prowler was driven into a ground-level vault that was then covered in soil to form a small hill.
It’s also specially packed away in a pressurized box that was filled with argon.
Hopefully, this means the Prowler will avoid the same fate as the Belvedere, but it looks like we’ll have a bit of a wait to find out.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
