The National Corvette Museum's board of directors reportedly doesn't want to repair the sinkhole that swallowed eight vintage Corvettes this past winter -- at least not totally.
Their plan is to create an open space approximately 25 feet by 45 feet wide, and 30 feet deep, along with a display area for one or two cars.
With all the media coverage following the sad event, which fortunately injured no one, traffic at the museum increased 69% between March and June, compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, revenue from tickets, gift shop and food sales, as well as memberships rose 65%.
The sinkhole will remain in its current state until the end of August. After that, repair work and construction on the new sinkhole-based exhibit will start.
The damaged cars include:
Our very own Matt St-Pierre made a visit to the National Corvette Museum back in March, so don't miss his story and photo gallery.
Source: Motor Authority
Their plan is to create an open space approximately 25 feet by 45 feet wide, and 30 feet deep, along with a display area for one or two cars.
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| Photo: Matt St-Pierre |
With all the media coverage following the sad event, which fortunately injured no one, traffic at the museum increased 69% between March and June, compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, revenue from tickets, gift shop and food sales, as well as memberships rose 65%.
The sinkhole will remain in its current state until the end of August. After that, repair work and construction on the new sinkhole-based exhibit will start.
The damaged cars include:
- 1993 ZR-1 Spyder (GM loan);
- 2009 ZR-1 Blue Devil (GM loan);
- 1962 Corvette in black;
- 1984 PPG Pace Car;
- 1992 Corvette in white (one millionth Corvette);
- 1993 Corvette Ruby Red Edition 40th anniversary;
- Z06 Mallett Hammer;
- 2009 Corvette in white (1.5 millionth Corvette).
- General Motors has promised to restore all the cars that can be salvaged.
Our very own Matt St-Pierre made a visit to the National Corvette Museum back in March, so don't miss his story and photo gallery.
Source: Motor Authority