Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive

IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA

HURL Artifact No.	VEH-41	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	Roadster	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Automobile	Found:	6-Jul-13
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	PV-799
Class or Make:	Unknown	Location:	South Oahu
Model:	Unknown	Depth (m):	529m
Purpose:	Recreational Driving	HURL crew:	Kerby, Cremer
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	*1920's

Length:	*12
Width:	*6
Height:



Circumstance of Loss:	Intentionally Disposed	Crew Personnel/Position:	1 Driver and 3 Passengers

Reason of Loss:	*Old age or failure	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	n/a

Artifact History:	Unknown

Artifact Condition:	Vehicle is missing all of its body shell. The chassis is still present as are the wheels, which look to be disc type. The hub is hard to recognize as it looks like a large nut. The front passenger's headlight is still mounted, although empty. The passenger front fender is present, but the front bumper is missing. It looks like the engine and firewall are still present although starting to sink. There is numerous pieces of metal strewn about the front of the vehicle that may be from the windshield.

Additional Information:	From overhead video it appears that this vehicle landed on the front end of another vehicle that is now in much worse condition. *2600 lbs