The buzz of another holiday season is upon us. Busy, busy, busy. But before long, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s will be behind us. And that bug will start biting. Not all of you get it. But some of you will. Road trip! Or, if you’ll indulge us, a pilgrimage. You know, because it’s Thanksgiving.
A second Chevrolet Corvette damaged after a sinkhole opened suddenly in the floor of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY last year has been restored and is back on display in the museum’s Skydome, which reopened today following extensive repairs. A white 1992 Corvette LT1 convertible with red interior, famous for being the
Editor’s Note: The year 2014 gave us the introduction of the 707-horse Hellcat and the end of the popular fifth-generation Mustang. A sinkhole swallowed up a bunch of Corvettes, and then Mother Earth spit out some rare buried automotive treasure (sort of). The year provided us with some interesting automotive news. Here are the five most-popular news stories from 2014. The National
Chevrolet is financing the restoration of three of the eight historic Corvettes destroyed last February when a sinkhole formed unexpectedly inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. Concurrently, the museum’s board elected to fill and repair the sinkhole which created unprecedented interest in the museum over the past seven months. Chevrolet and the
It took almost two months to even locate it, but the 2001 Z06 Mallet Hammer Edition Corvette was finally retrieved from the infamous Corvette Museum sinkhole on Wednesday. The last of the eight Corvettes pulled from the wreckage, it was by far the most damaged of the cars that were swallowed up. You can see for
Eight Corvettes may have fallen through the floor at the National Corvette Museum, but overall interest in the museum has gone through the roof. Since a well-publicized sinkhole swallowed eight Corvettes on February 12, the museum has seen a pronounced spike in traffic. According to Deb Eaton, guest services manager for the museum, February 13
The legendary prototype 2009 Corvette ZR1, also known as “Blue Devil,” became the first Corvette removed from the National Corvette Museum sinkhole—and it fired right up! According to the museum’s website, crowds of construction personnel, media, museum visitors, and staff cheered as the first lost Corvette emerged from the depths of the sinkhole this morning at approximately
A sinkhole opened up without warning inside the National Corvette Museum Wednesday, and eight Chevrolet Corvettes fell into it. According to reports, six of the eight were donated to the museum by Corvette enthusiasts, and two are owned by General Motors. From Bangshift: “It is with heavy hearts that we report that eight Corvettes were affected
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