From time to time, the newspapers noticed the neglected car.  The upper photo accompanied a January 15, 1974 Times Picayune article soliciting ideas for its preservation in some new home.  The second photo caught it on a typical New Orleans rainy day in November 1975, reflected in the puddle next to it.  The caption recorded a promise from unnamed officials to move it to “a museum collection”, unspecified, with no timetable mentioned.  In fact, the deteriorating car would languish in this spot for several more years. — Times Picayune (first picture), AP Wirephoto (second picture)