Cars fall into sinkhole at National Corvette Museum
02-12-14, 07:07 AM
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Cars fall into sinkhole at National Corvette Museum
damn....
(CNN) -- Eight corvettes fell into a sinkhole that opened up beneath a section of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Wednesday.
The sinkhole, about 40 feet wide and about 25 to 30 feet deep, appeared before dawn under the skydome section of the museum, said Executive Director Wendell Strode.
The yellow cone-shaped area houses Corvettes on loan from private owners and those "made famous by magazines and auto shows the world over," according to the museum's website.
It is home to more than 30 unique Corvettes, including prototypes and a 1983 model -- the only one in existence.
Of the eight cars that fell, six were donated to the museum by Corvette enthusiasts, and two are owned by the car's maker General Motors.
Strode could not say how much the total value of the damaged cars is, but added it was "substantial."
Strode said a structural engineer was at the scene assessing the situation.
The museum in Bowling Green celebrates the American-made Chevrolet Corvette.
It's located across the street from the GM Bowling Green Corvette assembly plant, where the cars are made.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/us/nat...html?hpt=hp_t2
(CNN) -- Eight corvettes fell into a sinkhole that opened up beneath a section of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Wednesday.
The sinkhole, about 40 feet wide and about 25 to 30 feet deep, appeared before dawn under the skydome section of the museum, said Executive Director Wendell Strode.
The yellow cone-shaped area houses Corvettes on loan from private owners and those "made famous by magazines and auto shows the world over," according to the museum's website.
It is home to more than 30 unique Corvettes, including prototypes and a 1983 model -- the only one in existence.
Of the eight cars that fell, six were donated to the museum by Corvette enthusiasts, and two are owned by the car's maker General Motors.
Strode could not say how much the total value of the damaged cars is, but added it was "substantial."
Strode said a structural engineer was at the scene assessing the situation.
The museum in Bowling Green celebrates the American-made Chevrolet Corvette.
It's located across the street from the GM Bowling Green Corvette assembly plant, where the cars are made.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/us/nat...html?hpt=hp_t2
Last edited by bagwell; 02-12-14 at 09:47 AM.
02-12-14, 07:11 AM
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Two of the Corvettes damaged, a 1993 ZR-1 Spyder and a 2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil," were on loan from General Motors.
The other six Corvettes were owned by the museum and included a 1962 Black Corvette, 1984 PPG Pace Car, 1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette, 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette, 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette and 2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette.
The other six Corvettes were owned by the museum and included a 1962 Black Corvette, 1984 PPG Pace Car, 1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette, 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette, 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette and 2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette.
Last edited by bagwell; 02-12-14 at 09:50 AM.
02-12-14, 09:37 AM
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Karst topography (underground limestone which water erodes, collapsing the ground and creating sinkholes) can be ruthless, with those sinkholes striking almost anywhere. In my part of the country (Northern Virginia), there numerous small lakes which are actually old sinkholes that, over the years, have filled with water. In some places, vast underground caves/caverns can be formed...in fact, in KY, not far from this Corvette Plant/Museum, lies Mammoth Cave, the country's largest known underground cave.
Parts of Florida are also especially bad for Karst topography and sudden sinkholes. Recently, several have swallowed up entire houses.
Parts of Florida are also especially bad for Karst topography and sudden sinkholes. Recently, several have swallowed up entire houses.
02-12-14, 11:55 AM
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Strode could not say how much the total value of the damaged cars is, but added it was "substantial."
02-12-14, 12:14 PM
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Thank God this happened over night as opposed to during the day where foot traffic is highest.
Central Florida is notorious for sinkholes. One of the recent bad ones was one near Disney World that swallowed almost half of an apartment building.
Karst topography (underground limestone which water erodes, collapsing the ground and creating sinkholes) can be ruthless, with those sinkholes striking almost anywhere. In my part of the country (Northern Virginia), there numerous small lakes which are actually old sinkholes that, over the years, have filled with water. In some places, vast underground caves/caverns can be formed...in fact, in KY, not far from this Corvette Plant/Museum, lies Mammoth Cave, the country's largest known underground cave. Parts of Florida are also especially bad for Karst topography and sudden sinkholes. Recently, several have swallowed up entire houses.
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02-12-14, 12:18 PM
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Terrible! What a shame but at least nobody was hurt...
02-12-14, 03:32 PM
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Wonder how many folks would sign up to travel to Japan to see their Lexus roll off the line? The Germans will set you up to drive around Europe (on the right side of the road...) and then wrap it up and ship it to your dealer.
Might be cool to visit the plant and may be drive it with "Left Hand Driver" signs as in Australia.
Might be cool to visit the plant and may be drive it with "Left Hand Driver" signs as in Australia.
02-12-14, 05:37 PM
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Wow...what a shame. How random is that?!?