Winner of Unearthed Car Announced

Jun 22, 06:11 PM

Current Headlines: By Chad Previch, The Daily Oklahoman

Jun. 22--TULSA -- Tulsarama officials this afternoon released the winner's name of the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere unearthed last week in Tulsa.

R.E. Humbertson or his or her closest heir will have five years to claim the car.

Fifty years ago people guessed what Tulsa's population would be in 2007. Humbertson guessed 384,743. The actual population is 382,457.

As of the announcement, officials had not found Humbertson or his or her relatives. Humbertson was born July 8, 1921 in Cumberland, Md. It was unclear whether the winner actually lived in Tulsa.

Humbertson's family came to the United States in the 1700s. Officials said 812 guesses were logged to win the car.

"She doesn't belong to anyone. Someone's going to belong to her," said Sharon King Davis, Tulsarama co-chair. "We know that the owner will treat her with the respect she deserves, as she stands as a symbol of the spirit of Tulsa."

Miss Belvedere was unveiled to a sold-out crowd in downtown Tulsa on June 15. She was heavily rusted and falling apart.

Officials don't think she'll ever run.

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