Photo: GM
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 will forever be remembered as one of the saddest days in Vette history. That's because of the ginormous sinkhole that swallowed up eight historic Corvettes at 5:44 in the morning, damaging them in the process.
Since that unfortunate day earlier this year, National Corvette Museum attendance skyrocketed, fans of the breed flocking in to see the 45 feet wide, 60 feet long and 30 feet deep hole in the ground, as well as those mangled examples of the 61-year-old breed.
Three of those vehicles - the 2009 ZR1 prototype, the 1 millionth Vette and the 1962 model pictured above, will be restored by General Motors themselves, while the other five were too badly damaged to be restored. That's why these Corvettes will be displayed in 'as is' condition, providing some sort of a reminder of the highly-publicized disaster.
What about that sinkhole, then? As it happens, it will be repaired starting November 10th, with repair costs estimated at about $3.2 million. The National Corvette Museum announces that Sunday, November 9th, will be the last day for public viewing of the gigantic hole in the ground. For those misty-eyed Chevrolet Corvette enthusiasts among you that hadn't had the occasion to see the sinkhole, fret not!
The National Corvette Museum announced that it's going to put up a live streaming on the museum's official website for you to see how repairs are going along. Speaking of which, the repair process will use about 4,000 tons of stone and a lot of strengthening steel beams to fill up the huge sinkhole.
Three of those vehicles - the 2009 ZR1 prototype, the 1 millionth Vette and the 1962 model pictured above, will be restored by General Motors themselves, while the other five were too badly damaged to be restored. That's why these Corvettes will be displayed in 'as is' condition, providing some sort of a reminder of the highly-publicized disaster.
What about that sinkhole, then? As it happens, it will be repaired starting November 10th, with repair costs estimated at about $3.2 million. The National Corvette Museum announces that Sunday, November 9th, will be the last day for public viewing of the gigantic hole in the ground. For those misty-eyed Chevrolet Corvette enthusiasts among you that hadn't had the occasion to see the sinkhole, fret not!
The National Corvette Museum announced that it's going to put up a live streaming on the museum's official website for you to see how repairs are going along. Speaking of which, the repair process will use about 4,000 tons of stone and a lot of strengthening steel beams to fill up the huge sinkhole.
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