The first Corvette out of the sinkhole had only minor damage. This historic car had much more.
Riggers use a crane to extract the 1993 40th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette from the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum on yesterday in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 40th Anniversary Corvette, along with seven other Corvettes, fell into the sinkhole February 12. This vehicle was the second Corvette to be recovered. It appears to have sustained major damage after its nearly 30-foot fall, which was not helped by another Corvette above it. Still unexplained is how it is possible to design, obtain permits and build a Museum in Kentucky on unsafe ground.
A crane is used to remove the black 1962 Chevrolet Corvette from the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum on Tuesday 4 March 2014 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
This 1962 Corvette, above, along with seven other Corvettes, fell into a sinkhole during the early morning hours of 12 February. This is the third Corvette to be extracted. Despite landing tail-down in the debris, the 1962 Corvette sustained minimal damage. The rear end has only a minor crack in the fascia; the bumpers, tail lamps, and license plate appear OK. The worst damage is an eight-inch split in the right front fender, and golf-ball-size hole where the front fascia was resting against the concrete. The recovered Corvettes will be shipped to a small specialty shop within General Motors Design in Warren, Michigan for restoration.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
