Corvette Museum will preserve the sinkhole...

You underestimate the reach that security video had on social media. I would guess it was significant marketing exposure for the museum. They'll probably leave it like that a few years. Plus, filling in a sink hole doesn't always guarantee a permanent fix.

 

Museums are about preserving history, and the sinkhole is just that. Of course it is just a hole in the ground, but if it gets more people in the museum and it doesn't compromise the values of the enterprise or waste needed space, then how is this a bad thing?

 

They should cover it with transparent flooring and use it to display the cars..best of both worlds, and would look pretty cool as well!

 

Sad they may not restore the cars...that bothers me more than the sinkhole.




PDG

 

That's a really good idea!

Yeah, it's very sad.

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I'm leading a group of Corvettes to the museum this Saturday. I don't believe this decision is the "final" one. Several proposals have been put forth and yes several cars are so badly damaged that they are not salvageable. I am a life member and I was there for the ground breaking and a heavy donator. The board decision re the sink hole is based on attendance and revenue draw. It too will fade in time. The final decision I believe will be made by the board after the labor day/track opening celebration has concluded.

 

Announcement: Sink hole is now an "attraction"

What it really means: They don't want to spend the money fixing it or it's not fixable without tearing down the building.

 

Quite possibly. The ground was solid 25 years ago and it was a corn fields then. The only consumer business nearby was a Wendy's and a liquor store adjoining the site. Insurance and private donations and board decisions will be the determining factor. An open hole would not be viable possibly due to out gassing or other such concerns. These caverns go on for miles. The sub structure may not be stable enough to support the reopening of the spire as it was.
If this was the Ferrari museum in Modena the masses would be giving their life savings to protect/rebuild and reopen it. Corvette owners are a similar breed but the passion is on a different more of an attainable to the average guy level.

 

If he said it, he stole it from H. L. Mencken!

Matt

 

I see an opportunity for marketing Corvette eating "Tribute Holes".

 

Perhaps they'll start a new trend in the collector market with this?
First we had "barn finds" now we could have "sinkhole finds"!

Calling Florida ...

 

I think it's silly to not fix the hole, but your last sentence is incorrect. Sinkholes don't occur because of "bad building design and construction".

Jimmy

 

Maybe they should get the pre-2008 bondholders together and they can throw all of the bond certificates into the sink hole.

 

It was announced that today that they are going to fix the hole.

Jimmy

 

There is no such thing as a not salvageable car. They should all be restored. I guess some were never treated as cars, but numbers, in the first place so this makes a little more sense ... now is the time to get a life Corvette owners, restore them and enjoy them as cars

And yes atomicskiracer's idea of a see through floor is fantastic!
Pete

 

I agree with you.

 

….aided by building regulations…..


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I just returned from the Corvette museum. I was there for the event and motor sport park opening. As a museum founder and life member I agree with the decision. I spoke with several board members and this is the way to go. If you have seen the cars up close you would understand why 5 can not be salvaged. There is simply not enough left to salvage. Historically they are better left as is. The ZR1 Spyder is crushed almost beyond recognition and the Mallet Zo6 is pretty much folded in half. The damage to the cars that went in first is almost beyond reality.
How much of an original car is left after restoration. Ferrari guys are posing the same question every time a car pops up that has not been seen in decades or is so structurally unsound that what constitutes as an "original" when a restoration is begun may be a completely rebuilt (rebody) when finished. The vin tags on the vettes is pretty much all that remains as undamaged.

 

I was in Gallup New Mexico on Saturday Aug 23rd and saw 200+ Corvettes parked in a lot and at Cracker Barrel. Asked around, and found out it was a big group out of California heading to the Factory at Bowling Green for the National Rally. They said there would be 4,000+ cars there. Saw them on the road that whole day, as we headed to the Grand Canyon.