The plymouth was wrapped in protective materials and lowered into a concrete vault which was supposed to withstand even a nuclear attack it lay there for 50 years. On june 13,2007 the vault was opened,and the car was raised as thousands of people watched. The organizer of the event said: "ladies and gentleman,i present you Miss belvedere" Unfortunately the tomb was unable to protect the car from moisture,and the vintage vehicle was convered in rust. The contents of a "typical" woman's handbag in the glove compartment looked like a lamp of rotted leather. The microfilm that recorded the names of the contest arts wasn't found there was a bit of dissappointment that the items were not in better condition. However,some item inside the time capsule were in good shape. Theu included a u.s. flag and some historical document.such as aerial maps of the city and postcards