1957 items to emerge

Oklahomans thought in 1957 that internal combustion engines might become obsolete by 2007. So when they buried a Plymouth Belvedere in a Tulsa time capsule, they included 5 gallons of gasoline with the car.

The car and other items buried in the concrete vault - as part of the state's golden anniversary celebration -- will be unearthed in 2007 as part of the Oklahoma centennial festivities.

The 1957 Belvedere is underground next to the Tulsa County Courthouse. Buried with it were 5 gallons of gasoline and a case of beer. Other buried items include the contents of a woman's purse: 14 bobby pins, lipstick, a pack of gum, tissues, a pack of cigarettes and matches, and $2.43.

There also was an unpaid parking ticket, a bottle of tranquilizers and a spool of microfilm, which records the entries of a contest held to determine the winner of the car. The person to guess Tulsa's population in 2007 or the heirs of that person were to win the car and a $100 savings account.

The account could be worth about $1,200 today.