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eddie 02-12-14 02:46 PM

Corvettes are sinking out of sight!
 
Sad thing to see, as these Vettes are classics, some on loan from GM themselves. A giant sink hole has opened up underneath the Corvette Museum in Kentucky and they have lost several already! Sad thing to see happen to these classics, but glad no one was hurt.

http://jalopnik.com/theres-a-sinkhol...ium=socialflow

Wolferz 02-12-14 03:16 PM

That can happen if you build over a cave.:yep:

Sailor Steve 02-12-14 04:23 PM

That's pretty impressive! A real bummer, but impressive nonetheless.

Jimbuna 02-12-14 04:23 PM

Looks like the bottom has fallen out of the market :O:

Seriously though, will they all be replaceable?

TarJak 02-12-14 04:35 PM

I've got a sinking feeling that someone didn't do their survey properly when getting the foundations put in.

Wolferz 02-13-14 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak (Post 2174076)
I've got a sinking feeling that someone didn't do their survey properly when getting the foundations put in.

Oh, they did but covered it up.:O:

Stealhead 02-13-14 08:39 PM

They "died" close to home Corvettes are made in Bowling Green,KY.

fireftr18 02-13-14 10:22 PM

Wolferz, you beat me to the cave remark. :haha:

Tarjak, the survey was probably done correctly at the time. Southwest Kentucky is so riddled with caves, you can't build anything without danger of hitting one. The building was possibly planned with the idea of a cave underneath. My guess is the original sinkhole was filled, then opened up again.

Stealhead 02-13-14 11:49 PM

Yeah my father's side of the family is from Western Kentucky Murry. When he was a kind they built the Corvette factory in Bowling Green.He said that many joked wondering when the whole factory would get sucked up by a sink hole.

The geography is perfect for them if you think about it in West and South West Kentucky.

Wolferz 02-14-14 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealhead (Post 2174499)
Yeah my father's side of the family is from Western Kentucky Murry. When he was a kind they built the Corvette factory in Bowling Green.He said that many joked wondering when the whole factory would get sucked up by a sink hole.

The geography is perfect for them if you think about it in West and South West Kentucky.

Bowling Green is situated more in south central Kentucky. Not far from the Tennessee border.
My dad's family was from extreme western Kentucky, near Paducah, Small world, huh?:D
Wife 1.0 was from Bowling Green. Knowing what I know about the folks in those parts, I'll never buy a Corvette.:haha:
Sink hole? It looked more like a cave in.:O:

fireftr18 02-14-14 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolferz (Post 2174558)
Bowling Green is situated more in south central Kentucky. Not far from the Tennessee border.
My dad's family was from extreme western Kentucky, near Paducah, Small world, huh?:D
Wife 1.0 was from Bowling Green. Knowing what I know about the folks in those parts, I'll never buy a Corvette.:haha:
Sink hole? It looked more like a cave in.:O:

I agree, it does look more like a cave in. If you remember your cave geology correctly, the roof under a sink hole will eventually fall. :huh:

eddie 02-14-14 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2174064)
Looks like the bottom has fallen out of the market :O:

Seriously though, will they all be replaceable?

I think it will be hard to replace them Jim, one of the cars was the 1 millionth(is that a word,lol) to be built. Not sure of its where abouts right now, hope its not on the bottom of the hole!

Stealhead 02-14-14 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolferz (Post 2174558)
Bowling Green is situated more in south central Kentucky. Not far from the Tennessee border.
My dad's family was from extreme western Kentucky, near Paducah, Small world, huh?:D
Wife 1.0 was from Bowling Green. Knowing what I know about the folks in those parts, I'll never buy a Corvette.:haha:
Sink hole? It looked more like a cave in.:O:

Not sure I'd want one either they don't make em in Harlan County.

eddie 02-14-14 05:22 PM

Nice to hear that Chevrolet will oversee the restorations of all the cars damaged in this accident!:yeah:

Platapus 02-14-14 07:08 PM

In SH3, I always had problems sinking the corvettes. Now I know what I was doing wrong!


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