A sinkhole has opened under the National Corvette Museum: http://t.co/scH0HFVbUl pic.twitter.com/9R9S86AGte
— ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2014
A massive sinkhole that opened beneath the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has swallowed eight pristine models of the iconic American sports car.
The hole, some 40 feet wide and up to 30 feet deep, formed beneath the museum’s Skydome area and was discovered early this morning.
Just got more pictures of the #sinkhole at the #Corvette museum in #Kentucky. pic.twitter.com/DnaaHm44l7
— Christina Ginn (@ChristinaCNN) February 12, 2014
A sinkhole has developed at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. 8 cars so far in it pic.twitter.com/3NpFNii13f
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) February 12, 2014
According to the museum’s blog, these were the specific models reclaimed by the Earth:
1993 ZR-1 Spyder (on loan from GM)
2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” (on loan from GM)
1962 Black Corvette
1984 PPG Pace Car
1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette
1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette
2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette
2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette