Nuke-Proof Bunker Turns Out Not Waterproof

An anonymous reader writes "The AP reports on the opening of a vault in Tulsa, OK which was designed to withstand a nuclear attack by the Russians. 50 years ago they put a Plymouth Belvedere in the vault to preserve it so that we could get a good look at it in the (for that time) magical year of 2007. Unfortunately it turns out that the vault wasn't even waterproof. The once beautiful car is now a literal rust bucket."

Comments

Re:old cars

[king-manic]

I can't be the only one that finds classic/vintage cars beautiful. And I can't be the only one who thinks recent car designs are insipid. Yes, they're more reliable, the interiors are nicer, but why does the outside look like automobile equivalent of hospital food? Aerodynamics be damned! Does anybody think a 2007 corvette looks nicer than a 1960s model? Or a 2007 mustang looks nicer than a 1960s model? (And just look at it before the last redesign).

Agree? Disagree?

Compare a 1963 corvette to a 2005 NSX and yes the NSX looks better. A 1963 mustang to a 2007 s2000 and you'll find the s2000 is subjectively better looking. You comparing models that have come down dramatically in the grand scheme of things.

Where I come from the corvette and the mustangs are cars for the old and the poor driving beyond their means. In my particular driving circle of various ethnicity and social class there is a persistent stigma that they are either old mens cars (mustang) or white trash cars (corvette).