I heard an interview with a couple who had donated their favorite 'vette to the museum. It got there and they had it in storage for 6-8 months. It was put on display and 2 weeks later, the sinkhole ate it. The couple never even had the chance to go and see their car on display!
The National Corvette Museum won't be restoring all of the Great 8 Corvettes that were swallowed by Mother Earth. First, attendance is way up at the museum since the sinkhole event, so it only makes sense that the facility take advantage of all those admission dollars. Second, museum staff will be meeting with GM officials next month to decide which cars will be restored and which ones will continue to be displayed in their current condition. A couple of the Vettes obviously are beyond restoration and would have to be almost totally recreated from new parts, and those crushed cars have more value to the museum if left as-is. After all, who doesn't love to see a really good car accident? :wink:
I'm a lifetime member of the museum. I did the caravan for the 5th anniversary of the museum and the one for the 50 year anniversary of Corvette. Haven't been back since. I need to remedy that.
MINIs and Vettes - what a combination! :cornut: I'm a longtime member too - did the Buyers Tour for my C6, so I was there for the "marriage."
They've decided to fill the hole. If you want to see it, visit sooner than later. Corvette Museum Fill Sinkhole, Three Damaged Corvettes To Be Restored (motorauthority.com)
Wow. 20th Anniversary. Didn't realize it had been that long. The first museum event I was involved with was in '99, the 5th Anniversary Caravan which consisted of over 10,000 Vettes. The last one I participated in was in '03, the 50th Anniversary of Corvette and was even bigger. I need to dust off my old '96 C4 and get involved again. Just like with the Mini, you meet a lot of nice people at these events.
Restoration of the 1 millionth Corvette New discovery changes strategy to fix sinkhole Corvette - CNN.com
I suppose we are supposed to look at this latest development in the mode of 'making lemonade out of lemons', but I watched a news story about this entire new major interactive section of the Corvette museum and the execution of it was way, way over the top. Note that is branded as a "sinkhole experience" rather than just a simple exhibit. The over the top approach is kinda fitting though for the intended audience of Corvette fans.