Workers have expected to uncover some unknown areas of contamination during event center site work.

But they didn’t expect to uncover an entire vehicle.

A 1967 Chevrolet was found completely buried in the ground about two weeks ago near the south entrance for the Bemidji Regional Event Center, said Greg Judge, the project superintendent.

The Chevy, which was not salvageable, was discovered during site work at the site of the old turntables, Judge noted.

There was no engine, no fuel tank and no glass.

“It was crunched up pretty good,” Judge said, explaining that the vehicle was taken away the same day it was found.

So how did they know it was a ’67?

“I’m 67 years old,” Judge said. “I remember them.”