About 10 percent of the tickets for the event have been bought by people in other countries, said Sharon Dunaway, box office manager for Carson Attractions.

"I think the only other time we had this much foreign as well as national interest was when we did the PGA," said Dunaway, who has worked at Carson Attractions for the past 25 years.

Most of the international orders have been from European countries, such as England, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Austria and The Netherlands, but some have been sold in Canada and Australia.

On June 15, 1957, a new Plymouth Belvedere Sport Coupe was buried in a time capsule outside the Tulsa County Courthouse.

The time capsule will be unearthed at noon June 15 at the courthouse, with limited public viewing for a group of 450, including volunteers who have been working on this event, elected officials and people who were present when the car was buried, said Kelly McElroy, Event 1 Productions chief executive officer.

The big event, the unveiling, comes later in the day.

The car will be unveiled and the time capsule will be opened at 6:30 p.m. at the Maxwell Convention Center arena. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Until that time, no one will see underneath the cloth that covers the car.

General admission tickets

All but 2,400 tickets of the 7,130 tickets have sold. With the $10 tickets almost gone, McElroy said she expects the event to sell out.

People from places around the world have found out about the event either through visiting cf,fgc www.buriedcar.comcf,ceno , the event's Web site, or because they are members of Forward Look, a worldwide Plymouth organization, McElroy said.

Anyone can attend a free simulcast of the unearthing in the Maxwell Convention Center's Exhibit Hall A, which can seat about 2,000 people, McElroy said.

Deciding who would be part of the 450 at the unearthing wasn't easy, McElroy said.

"When the whole world wants to come, you can't open the door to the world," she said.

Jaclyn Cosgrove 581-8300
jaclyn.cosgrove@tulsaworld.com

FOR SOUVENIRS

Tulsarama merchandise commemorating the burial and unearthing of a 1957 Chrysler in Tulsa is now available online and at local retailers.

Buried car enthusiasts can go online to www.tulsaramastore.com and find a selection of caps, posters, key chains and other novelty items.

Some items are also available at Bead Gallery, The Crowne Plaza Gift Shoppe, The Doubletree Hotel at Warren Place Gift Shoppe, The Embassy Suites Gift Shoppe, The Perfect Touch, Tapestry of Faith Gift Shop, Tulsa International Airport Paradies Shops and Tulsa Treasures.