The 1957 Plymouth Belvedere was buried in honor of Tulsa's 50th birthday celebration in 1957. It was unearthed during a centennial celebration last month and awarded to Bowling Green, Md., resident Catherine Johnson. Johnson, who is in her 90s, is the closest living relative of the late Ray Humbertson, who, 50 years ago, submitted the closest prediction of the city's current population. Humbertson died in 1979.
Johnson's nephew Robert Carney, of Frederick, is scheduled to receive the car at a ceremony in Tulsa on Sept. 14. He told The Frederick News-Post on Tuesday that he will bring it back to Frederick and work with Ultra One Corp., New Jersey-based maker of rust-removal products, to remove 50 years of rust and make the car presentable.
Carney won't do a full restoration, which he said would reduce the car's historic value.