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VEH-35: Automobile with radiator falling off

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HURL Artifact No. VEH-35 *Denotes approximations and speculations
Name: Unknown Lost: Unknown
Artifact Type: Automobile Found: 3-Mar-11
Nationality: USA Dive No: PV-753
Class or Make: *Sedan Location: Kewalo
Model: Unknown Depth (m): 546m
Purpose: Unknown HURL crew: T. Kerby, S. Price, J. Smith
Serial Number: Unknown Additional Dives:
Built/Launched: *1920's
Length: *12
Width: *6
Height:
Circumstance of Loss: Intentionally disposed Crew Personnel/Position: Unknown
Reason of Loss: *Obsolete Crew Survivals/Fatalities: n/a
Artifact History: Unknown
Artifact Condition: This vehicle landed on its side. The spokes on the two upper wheels have decayed and the remains have slid onto the axels. The radiator has fallen off onto the seabed. From above, it appears that this was a 4 door and from its length probably a 6 or 7 passenger sedan, although everything above the doors has fallen away.
Additional Information: Numerous 4 door sedans from the 1920's were also found on this dive over about a mile in distance. *3000 lbs