Could Not Be Saved
Miss Belvedere’s rust had been removed, but it appeared that the car could not be saved. By that time, it had already caused total devastation. The state decided not to display Miss Belevedere because it was hopeless. There was then a dilemma over what to do with the vehicle. They can’t just throw away such a historic vehicle. It was similar to a keepsake from Tulsa. Then, Ultra One’s owner, Dwight Foster, made the ultimate call.
Is Miss Belvedere Beyond Hope?
There was not the slightest trace of Miss Belvedere’s 1957 appearance.”It’s basically papier-mache,” Dwight Foster of Ultra One in New Jersey said. “We did not know how bad it was until the car arrived here.” The announcement devastated people’s hopes. Sadly, by the time Miss Belvedere was able to get help, it was already too late. Dwight Foster knew that attempting to repair the car would end in disaster, so he and his crew abandoned their plans. “Everything we wanted to do on the car could not be finished because it was too fragile,” he said.