West virginia student creates model of museum s sinkhole alexis is awarded first place in her division and category for her sinkhole model. Now, the corvette sinkhole video has surfaced directly from the national corvette museum. Corvette museum pays homage to sinkhole that ate 8 cars. Final corvette restored after museum sinkhole disaster by martin bigg restoration comments eight historic corvettes perished when a sinkhole erupted at the national corvette museum in kentucky. Video footage, press conferences and more related to the sinkhole incident in the national corvette museum s skydome. Last sinkhole corvette, now restored, return hemmings daily. Chevrolet and the national corvette museum will restore three of the.
Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. A gaping sinkhole opened beneath the national corvette museum in kentucky and swallowed eight prized cars like they were toys, piling them in a heap amid loose dirt and concrete fragments. Drone footage from inside corvette museum sinkhole youtube. The crew responsible for extracting all of the historic american performance cars from the sinkhole under the national corvette museum was hard at work today this time removing the black 1962. The national corvette museum has released video of an aerial drone flyover of the sinkhole. Corvettes damaged in museum sinkhole attract huge numbers. The bowling green fire department estimated the size of the sinkhole was more. Museum commemorates 5th anniversary of corvette swallowing sinkhole with 360 degree virtual cave tour february 11, 2019 five years ago, on february 12, 2014, car enthusiasts worldwide tuned in to a story that would simultaneously captivate them and make them cringe at the news that eight corvettes had fallen victim to a massive sinkhole in. Three museum sinkhole corvettes to be restored gm media.
The 2001 chevrolet corvette mallett hammer z06 has been plucked out of the sinkhole at the national corvette museum, but it definitely couldnt drive away like the 2009 zr1 did when it came out. Sinkhole in bowling green, kentucky, swallows eight cars at. Here is a quick overview of just some of what awaits you at the gateway to all things corvette. You can subscribe to our mailing list by filling out the form below and clicking on the subscribe. Feb 11, 2016 corvette museum pays homage to sinkhole that ate 8 cars. But thats exactly what happened yesterday at the national corvette museum when a sinkhole in the skydome section of the building swallowed eight extremely rare.
Corvette museum sinkhole corvette museum sink hole youtube. The corvette museum sinkhole was a hoax says very sane. Museum commemorates 5th anniversary of corvette swallowing. Video of the tops cars retrieved from the sinkhole inside national corvette museum. Historic vehicles pulled from national corvette museum. Nearly four years after a sinkhole under the skydome at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky, swallowed eight corvettes, restorative work on the final damaged car a tuxedo black 1962 model has been completed. Destroyed while inside the corvette museum youtube. Discover national corvette museum sinkhole in bowling green, kentucky. University of western kentuckys engineering department sent a drone helicopter into the sinkhole at the national corvette museum that. Museum tries to save corvettes from sinkhole cbs dallas. The national corvette museum skydome sinkhole on february images courtesy of the national corvette museum.
Those are fullsized corvettes prized, rare ones, too that fell into a sinkhole in the corvette museum in bowling. The 1962 black corvette is out of the museum sinkhole video. The most heartbreaking shot yet of the corvette museum. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Eight display cars were swallowed into the ground, but. A massive sinkhole opened inside the national corvette museum early wednesday morning, swallowing eight cars and sending officials into a frenzy trying to lift the muscle cars to safety.
A sinkhole at the corvette museum the new york times. Watch video of the museum sinkhole swallowing eight. National corvette museum located in bowling green, kentucky. Classic corvettes rescued from kentucky sinkhole cbs news.
The national corvette museum showcases the chevrolet corvette, an american sports car that has been in production since 1953. The national corvette museum made international news headlines on february 12, 2014 when a sinkhole collapsed in the skydome of the museum in the wee hours of the morning. Last sinkhole corvette, now restored, return hemmings. Corvette museum rescues cars from sinkhole live video. A 1962, a 1993 40 th anniversary coupe, and a 2009 zr1 blue devil will be the first to be rescued. Feb 12, 2014 the cause of the sinkhole at the corvette museum has not been determined, but oftentimes this kind of hole is caused by caves that expand over time until the surface gives way, said jason polk, a. Sinkhole swallows classic corvettes business insider. When a sinkhole at the national corvette museum opened up in bowling green, ky and gobbled up eight important examples of the american sports car in february, videos almost made it look like the.
Video footage, press conferences and more related to the sinkhole incident in the national corvette. Kentucky, the national corvette museum is a great place to make a pit stop. Watch sinkhole swallow 8 corvettes indianapolis star. Wanda cohen, of roswell, georgia, takes a photo of the cars that were swallowed by the sinkhole at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky. The national corvette museum sinkhole ate these 8 vettes. Sinkhole swallows 8 cars at national corvette museum. Feb 03, 2017 in a bizarre turn of events, a sinkhole opened inside the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky early wednesday morning. It was constructed in 1994, and opened to the public in september of that year. With a team of licensed contractors, certified engineers, inspectors, and repair specialists, t. Feb 12, 2014 eight corvettes have been swallowed up at the corvette museum in kentucky by an enormous sinkhole.
But thats not the case for the national corvette museum in bowling green. You probably still believe that an alleged corvette museum had a sinkhole open under it and swallow up some cars. The footage is a bit hard to watch for any enthusiast, but its got to be toughest for hardcore corvette fans. Eight rare corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in kentuckys national corvette museum. Corvettes fall into sinkhole at national corvette museum cnn. Eight cars were swallowed by a sinkhole at the national corvette museum on wednesday morning. When it came time to create a project for her elementary schools science fair, alexis had selected sinkholes as her theme.
Early wednesday morning, a sinkhole opened under the national corvette museum in bowling green, ky, swallowing eight classic cars. Iconic corvette restored, nearly 2 years after sinkhole cnn. Museum officials said their security company called them at 5. You may also download this footage directly from youtube and use it.
Were taking a look back at february 12, 2014 when news spread across the world about a sinkhole that swallowed eight corvettes inside the. Heres flyover video of wrecked corvettes in museum. A car sits in a sinkhole that opened up, wednesday, feb. Aug 14, 2015 wanda cohen, of roswell, georgia, takes a photo of the cars that were swallowed by the sinkhole at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky. Museum what happened chewy little red corvette and white wine and a little i met a black one and four others isnt enough to bring any car. Feb 12, 2014 what you see above are not matchbox cars in the dirt underneath a porch. Corvette sinkhole video from security camera youtube. The 1 millionth corvette is back on display at the national corvette museum, nearly 19 months after it was crushed at the bottom of a giant sinkhole. First restored corvette damaged by museum sinkhole cnn travel. But fans of the iconic car will be sad to learn that eight. The museum is located only a quarter mile from the bowling green assembly plant, where corvettes have been made since 1981. Staff at the national corvette museum in bowling green moved an additional 20 cars out of the iconic sky dome wednesday after a 40foot sinkhole swallowed eight. It is located in bowling green, kentucky, off interstate 65s exit 28. National corvette museum, sinkhole and destroyed cars 4k v24531.
Security camera footage captures a sinkhole collapse in part of the national corvette museum in kentucky. Feb, 2014 a giant sinkhole swallows eight corvettes at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky on wednesday. Corvette cave in exhibit corvette cave in the skydome sinkhole experience. The eight cars fell nosedown in the hole that the fire department estimated was 25 to 30. West virginia student creates model of museums sinkhole. The twoway no one was injured when the hole opened up before dawn on wednesday. Eight corvettes fell into a sinkhole that opened up beneath a. Eight corvettes fell into a sinkhole that opened up beneath a section of the national corvette museum in kentucky on wednesday. Less than 1 month to see the entire corvette museum sinkhole. National corvette museum sinkhole bowling green, kentucky. Sinkhole damages corvettes in kentucky museum video abc news. Aug 12, 2014 less than 1 month to see the entire corvette museum sinkhole exhibit. The cause of the sinkhole at the corvette museum has not been determined, but oftentimes this kind of hole is caused by caves that expand.
Two years after eight of their prized cars plummeted into a sinkhole, the national corvette museum has opened an exhibit commemorating the incredible event the 20footdeep sinkhole tore through. Katie frassenelli, kevin krantz, and mike marasa explain the process of salvaging the cars damaged in the 2014 sinkhole collapse at the. Mar 04, 2014 classic corvettes rescued from kentucky sinkhole. Workers look over the 1993 40th anniversary chevrolet corvette that was extracted from the sinkhole at the national corvette museum on monday, march 3, 2014 in bowling green, kentucky. Ap it was a sight to make a classic car lover weep. Corvettes destroyed by sinkhole ever since i heard about the sinkhole at the national corvette museum, it was on my list to see it and i knew it was only a matter of time until i got up to the. Grab your kids and watch the national corvette museums. Final corvette restored after museum sinkhole disaster. The visuals from this sinkhole at a corvette museum are. Sinkhole at national corvette museum swallows 8 vehicles.
The restoration of the skydome section of the museum where the sinkhole occurred continues now that the cement slab has been poured. National corvette museums wrecked cars drive up visits after. Corvette museum commemorates 2014 sinkhole with new exhibit. First corvette museum sinkhole victim restored wvideo. Early, in the morning the floor disappeared from under the classic cars creating a true money pit. Jan 26, 2018 teaser of the 1962 corvette, prerestoration. A security camera at the national corvette museum captures the opening of a sinkhole that swallowed eight vintage cars. The museum s sinkhole was filled in, but the museum says. First restored corvette damaged by museum sinkhole cnn. Four years ago, corvette enthusiasts across the globe held a collective gasp and in some cases shed tears when news broke that a 65 foot by 45 foot sinkhole had opened inside the skydome of the national corvette museum, taking eight prized cars with it. Corvette museum sinkhole update by detroit steel february 5, 2015 the video below is candy for my eyeballs. We wish the museum a speedy rebuild, and while we hope all cars involved can be. Very early wednesday morning, a sinkhole opened up underneath a display floor in the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky and swallowed eight corvettes.
The national corvette museum is currently closed, but those new to the vette can still learn with the institutions new youtube series. Rare corvettes extracted from sinkhole in kentucky. National corvette museum, sinkhole and destroyed cars. Corvette museum sinkhole corvette museum sink hole duration. First restored corvette damaged by museum sinkhole back in february has been unveiled. Watch it here following the depressing news that a sinkhole. After gobbling up corvettes at museum, sinkhole becomes a. The museum s sinkhole was filled in, but the museum. Sinkhole damages corvettes in kentucky museum video abc. National corvette museum says last sinkhole car extracted w. In a bizarre turn of events, a sinkhole opened inside the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky early wednesday morning. Search, discover and share your favorite sinkhole gifs. National corvette museums wrecked cars drive up visits.
Feb 12, 2014 eight corvettes fell into a sinkhole that opened up beneath a section of the national corvette museum in kentucky on wednesday. The carswallowing hole has been fixed but not forgotten at the national corvette museum in kentucky. The sinkhole that opened beneath the nation if you did not hear about the collapse of the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky just a few years ago, here is what happened. National corvette museum sinkhole 5th anniversary youtube. Workers use a crane to extract the 1993 40th anniversary chevrolet corvette from the sinkhole at the national corvette museum on monday, march 3, 2014 in bowling green, kentucky. A sinkhole at the corvette museum a huge sinkhole opened up in february 2014 at the national corvette museum in bowling green, ky.