Yankee Transplant
He started out with nothing, he still has most of
[cl[cl[cl I'm a vette owner too. Just glad no body was hurt ..
You guys see this at the corvette museum ?
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[cl[cl[cl I'm a vette owner too. Just glad no body was hurt ..
GJunktionMike
Something's wrong with that boy!
Neverdone
He's not done yet...
saw the video Wednesday morning..... very sad. Wish it would have been a ford museum. No one would miss any of them.... 
Flipper_1938
He recycles the right way
saw the video Wednesday morning..... very sad. Wish it would have been a ford museum. No one would miss any of them....
I bet they all get brought back to life.
edit: yep http://media.chevrolet.com/content/...Pages/news/us/en/2014/Feb/0213-corvettes.html
05snopro440
Well-known member
The keywords there are "as many as possible". Since only four and a half of the eight cars are visible, it's impossible to say they'll all get brought back to life, until they're excavated from the sinkhole and their condition is known.
The drone video is stomach-turning.
Neverdone
He's not done yet...
Havent seen the drone video yet but I am sure it is.
CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
drone video.. its pretty bad.. doesnt look like there much left to some of them..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gbQF8_ZcwQk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gbQF8_ZcwQk
Willowbilly3
A *real* tin magnet
saw the video Wednesday morning..... very sad. Wish it would have been a ford museum. No one would miss any of them....
I can't believe you said that.
Neverdone
He's not done yet...
Willowbilly3
A *real* tin magnet
not any worse than people poking fun about it being vettes
Probably right. I guess I didn't catch the poking fun part of wishing it was somebody else's preferred brand.
It would be just as sad to me if it was Shelbys, AMXs, Super Bees.......
Dirtyrat
Got Fins?
I'm not a tupperware (corvette) fan really, but I do cherish the older ones especially if they have some heritage to them... I just have had a few experiences with vette owners who really have ego issues and think it is the end all be all sports car. I guess it was more about the owners than the car, and I'm impressed with the new vettes..
Neverdone
He's not done yet...
The only vette I never really cared for was the C4 which is mainly what is in the hole. In fact I thought it was great when Hot Rod Magazine got a hold of one and "modified" it for track testing......
Willowbilly3
A *real* tin magnet
I hope they can save the 62 and the millionth. The first vette I ever drove was a 60, then a 62. They were pretty much claptrap cars, built with spare parts left over from 50s sedans but oh so much fun!!
93blazer4dr
Well-known member
I live about 2 hours from bowling green ky and its been all over the news here. it sucks to see cars with the history they have get all smashed up but vettes never did much for me, also there is another sinkhole that opened up in that area but far as I know no one was hurt in either sinkholes. they said they are going to rebuild all of them back and they had sinkhole insurance so im sure they got way more money then it will take to build the cars back and they said they might move that part of the building to another spot on the ground.
Yankee Transplant
He started out with nothing, he still has most of
Just think about it ,,, that hole didn't get there over night . Its probably been eating away for a little while anyway,, that could have been very bad , just glad it fell threw at the time it did. And that hole is deep too!!!!!!!
maverickmk
Rebel Rodder
Did anyone else notice that the floor - if you could call it that - seemed very thin? Didn't look any thicker than a few inches. And, shouldn't there be some rebar in there?
That really does suck and it would suck no matter what brand or make. The first thing I noticed in the pics Ive seen is how thin the floor was and no rebar. However if theres a gigantic hole under a thick floor with rebar its gonna give eventualy with a couple thousand pounds of weight sitting on it all the time.
Willowbilly3
A *real* tin magnet
Very typical of concrete contractors. I was in the business for several years and many times I cut into a slab that was supposed to be 5 inches only to find it was 3 1/2. When scab contractors lowball to get a bid, the only way they can make money is to cheat on materials. A slab that is going to have cars should be a minimum of 5 inches and it looks like that one was about 3. If the slab had been built properly, it could have never fallen in like that.
05snopro440
Well-known member
True, but then it would have been possible for the sinkhole to grow larger and have even more fall in. Could be one of those blessings in disguise they talk about
True, but then it would have been possible for the sinkhole to grow larger and have even more fall in. Could be one of those blessings in disguise they talk about
That's a good point. Suppose the hole grew big enough for the entire building to just fall right in? Could happen
