40ft Sink hole opens under Corvette Museum, swallows 8 cars

[Dan]

No!!!!! Of all the Corvettes in the museum, it had to be the MILLIONTH CORVETTE?!?!

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

Seeing the Corvettes buried under the dirt nearly brought a tear to my eye...

 

[BKGlover]

No!!!!! Of all the Corvettes in the museum, it had to be the MILLIONTH CORVETTE?!?!

It could have been the FIRST Corvette. That by itself would have been a catastrophe.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

I did consider a troll post, but couldn't be bothered. After all, they're pieces of automotive prehistory and they might be permanently lost.

 

[Slash]

I highly doubt any of these are lost. I've seen cars in much worse condition come back to life via restorations. Cars like these will be restored, but they will be out of commission for a while. I view this catastrophe as a chapter in their lives.

You see classic race cars get wrecked all the time. They get restored. What's to say that won't apply here?

 

[Dagger311]

I highly doubt any of these are lost. I've seen cars in much worse condition come back to life via restorations. Cars like these will be restored, but they will be out of commission for a while. I view this catastrophe as a chapter in their lives.

You see classic race cars get wrecked all the time. They get restored. What's to say that won't apply here?

You bring hope to the vettes!

 

[Danny]

leading museum authorities to discover a 25 to 30-foot deep chasm, that Executive Director Wendell Strode called "pretty significant."

I'll say.

It's certainly not an insignificant giant-sinkhole.

 

[Slash]

You bring hope to the vettes!

To most, this might look like a total loss. Toast. Gone. Parts maybe if you're lucky. Trust me, I've seen things like these come back to life. Not impossible, but the more damage there is the more expensive it'll be.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I highly doubt any of these are lost. I've seen cars in much worse condition come back to life via restorations. Cars like these will be restored, but they will be out of commission for a while. I view this catastrophe as a chapter in their lives.

You see classic race cars get wrecked all the time. They get restored. What's to say that won't apply here?

Some of the cars are buried. 8 cars are said to have been swallowed, I see ~4 in this photo, one more is below the camera position almost completely covered in dirt, so the other 3 must be buried alive.

 

[Dagger311]

To most, this might look like a total loss. Toast. Gone. Parts maybe if you're lucky. Trust me, I've seen things like these come back to life. Not impossible, but the more damage there is the more expensive it'll be.

Are those really the same car?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Are those really the same car?

Hardly.

 

[Dagger311]

Hardly.

So they aren't?

 

[ildd]

@R1600Turbo that picture makes it look like hotwheels in a back yard... damn.

 

[Dan]

It could have been the FIRST Corvette. That by itself would have been a catastrophe.

True.

Also, C1 Corvettes are my favorite generation.

 

[Slash]

So they aren't?

No, they aren't. But I used both images as examples of what can be done with knowledge, time, effort and money. I'm not too concerned with these Vettes. It's sad, but they are easily salvageable.

 

[Dagger311]

No, they aren't. But I used both images as examples of what can be done with knowledge, time, effort and money. I'm not too concerned with these Vettes. It's sad, but they are easily salvageable.

Well, that's good to hear. I'd hate to see such nice cars go.

 

[CodeRedR51]

No, they aren't. But I used both images as examples of what can be done with knowledge, time, effort and money. I'm not too concerned with these Vettes. It's sad, but they are easily salvageable.

That blown up car you posted is finished. Done. Stick a fork in it. Sure you could attempt to rebuild it, but then all you would have left is the door handles calling it "restored".

 

[Slash]

That blown up car you posted is finished. Done. Stick a fork in it. Sure you could attempt to rebuild it, but then all you would have left is the door handles calling it "restored".

Well technically

 

[Ameer67]

That's bad.

 

[BKGlover]

Yeah, I don't see anything with wheels being written off. Going through all these pics, the '62 and '09 will be dinged and scratched no matter what, but they can be recovered and dealt with quickly, namely stabilizing the '62. The Ruby Red one will need it's body worked on, the 1 Mil Vette will need the same (how'd it get under the floor?), and the black ZR-1 is gonna have a hell of a cleaning bill. That leaves the 1.5 Mil, Pace Car, and Mallett unaccounted for.

Watching the videos available, I see two cars under the blue ZR-1. Unfortunately, I think they are the 1.5 and the PPG...stacked up. I still don't see the Hammer though.

 

[Grayfox]

I could care less about the newer ones.

But the nice black classic one and any other pre C3 makes me sad.

While yes the cars can be fixed.
They are no longer virgins, the damaged body panels will be replaced, any damage done to the sub frame will be fixed but still.

 

[Badasp5.0]

 

[Turtle]

I strongly dislike Corvettes, but this is unfortunate to see. I hope they get repaired if possible.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Those dark holes on the right side look like they empty into an underground cavern.

 

[terminator363]

They look like matchbox cars lol

 

[ildd]

They look like matchbox cars lol

that picture makes it look like hotwheels in a back yard... damn.

 

[Badasp5.0]

Sad to see those vettes like this. I am no the biggest GM or 'vette fan but damn this sucks.

 

[CodeRedR51]

That's posted on the last page.

 

[eSZee]

This was unexpected (as are all sinkholes) but you definitely don't think of a museum to be victim of a sinkhole!

If I'm able to get close tomorrow, I'll definitely get as many pictures as possible, but I imagine it will be cleaned up quite a bit before I get there.

Sinkholes in Kentucky are not unexpected.

 

[FoolKiller]

It's a real shame but I cannot believe how poor the foundations are under that building, did they literally lay the floor on dirt! Why isnt there a thick concrete floor slab? Even the red roof beam seems to have very shallow underpinnings.

Sinkholes can eat around foundations, collapsing the supports between them. Keep in mind that ground-level support is designed with the underneath bedrock in mind. Now, it's gone or weakened.