Sinkhole swallows eight cars in National Corvette Museum
02-12-2014, 01:09 PM
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Sinkhole swallows eight cars in National Corvette Museum
02-12-2014, 02:39 PM
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wow they look like toy cars in there. gives you a real idea of its size. 
02-12-2014, 03:41 PM
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The sizzle in the Steak
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02-12-2014, 03:46 PM
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sinkholes are so crazy! 
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02-12-2014, 03:49 PM
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why can't it take Florida....
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02-12-2014, 06:57 PM
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special 'Vettes....Whyyyyyyyyyyy.....
02-12-2014, 07:04 PM
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the cars that were swallowed:
1962 black Corvette
1984 PPG pace car
1992 white 1 millionth Corvette
1993 ruby red 40th anniversary Corvette
1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors
2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette
2009 white 1.5 millionth Corvette
2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil" on loan from General Motors
1962 black Corvette
1984 PPG pace car
1992 white 1 millionth Corvette
1993 ruby red 40th anniversary Corvette
1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors
2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette
2009 white 1.5 millionth Corvette
2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil" on loan from General Motors
02-12-2014, 07:19 PM
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Very sad......
02-12-2014, 09:20 PM
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Sinkholes a freakin' scary phenomenon.
02-13-2014, 12:26 AM
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Earth was hungry.
02-13-2014, 09:59 AM
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I was just thinking about visiting there. Maybe the Vettes were scared of the Charger roaming the grounds. Meh, who am I kidding, they ain't scured.
02-13-2014, 03:51 PM
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The sizzle in the Steak
Time to relocate the museum.
02-13-2014, 09:24 PM
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Timeline Set for Sinkhole Repair and Car Recovery
During a press conference today on Corvette Boulevard, Mike Murphy with Scott, Murphy & Daniel construction provided an update and timeline on the work to be done.
Highlights of the press conference include:
- This is very common for this area, what's not common is for a sinkhole to swallow eight Corvettes.
- It is repairable. The building foundation and structure is in good condition.
- They will be securing the sinkhole and surrounding areas to ensure that even if we have sinkholes on the property in the future it will not affect the Museum.
- It will take 2-3 weeks to stabilize and secure the area (red spire, walls of the sinkhole) then the process of vehicle recovery will begin.
- They will be making sure the sinkhole is safe and that no further damage will occur before starting vehicle recovery.
- It will take 4-6 days to retrieve the vehicles
- After that, they will replace earth and the floor system
- They have a good plan and it takes action tomorrow with no problems foreseen
"We are confident that it will be done in time for the Museum's 20th Anniversary Celebration in August. You won't even know that this has happened," said Wendell Strode, Museum Executive Director
During a press conference today on Corvette Boulevard, Mike Murphy with Scott, Murphy & Daniel construction provided an update and timeline on the work to be done.
Highlights of the press conference include:
- This is very common for this area, what's not common is for a sinkhole to swallow eight Corvettes.
- It is repairable. The building foundation and structure is in good condition.
- They will be securing the sinkhole and surrounding areas to ensure that even if we have sinkholes on the property in the future it will not affect the Museum.
- It will take 2-3 weeks to stabilize and secure the area (red spire, walls of the sinkhole) then the process of vehicle recovery will begin.
- They will be making sure the sinkhole is safe and that no further damage will occur before starting vehicle recovery.
- It will take 4-6 days to retrieve the vehicles
- After that, they will replace earth and the floor system
- They have a good plan and it takes action tomorrow with no problems foreseen
"We are confident that it will be done in time for the Museum's 20th Anniversary Celebration in August. You won't even know that this has happened," said Wendell Strode, Museum Executive Director
02-14-2014, 10:13 PM
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Thats crazy! Wonder if the ZR1 that i saw there is the same one in the hole..
I actually totally forgot that I went there. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...orvette+museum
I actually totally forgot that I went there. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...orvette+museum
02-14-2014, 10:34 PM
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I want to see their plan for hoisting these cars out of the hole. GM is fully funding full restoration of all 8 cars.
02-15-2014, 02:35 AM
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Thats crazy! Wonder if the ZR1 that i saw there is the same one in the hole..
I actually totally forgot that I went there. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...orvette+museum
I actually totally forgot that I went there. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...orvette+museum
02-15-2014, 06:47 AM
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Glad to see they are planning a speedy recovery.
Thank God no one was in that part of the museum when it happened, that would be a true disaster.
Thank God no one was in that part of the museum when it happened, that would be a true disaster.
02-15-2014, 08:39 AM
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02-16-2014, 08:37 PM
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^^^^ lol........
04-26-2014, 08:26 PM
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Some sinkhole Corvettes may not get fixed
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/26/travel...ate/index.html
Includes before and after pic slide show
Some are pretty good, some are really gone
Includes before and after pic slide show
Some are pretty good, some are really gone
04-26-2014, 08:44 PM
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That Mallet Hammer 
04-26-2014, 11:47 PM
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who wrote those captions lol - stupid how they start with that capital letter positive word on the old pix.
04-27-2014, 02:06 PM
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They're now talking about NOT restoring some of these cars-especially the Mallet Hammer.
04-28-2014, 02:38 PM
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04-29-2014, 08:35 AM
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I think they should not restore or touch any of these and create a special museum showcasing what happened. Just like the Mallet or PPG car, restoring is basically building a new car with a couple pieces of scrap metal from these.
09-07-2015, 11:53 AM
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Chevy Unveils The Restored 1 Millionth Corvette Pulled From A Kentucky Sinkhole
09-07-2015, 01:28 PM
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Cool! I have to visit.
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It's a great visit. I saw all the cars unrestored except for the Blue Devil. Now the unrestorable ones are on permanent display in the Museum, which just reopened before Labor Day weekend.