# 8 Corvettes fall in a hole **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 12, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169 "2014-02-12T18:14:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/41 "2014-02-13T21:58:35Z")
You should see the people who come for their big homecomings, or whatever they call them. Corvettes as far as the interstates run. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/42 "2014-02-13T22:02:26Z")
I went there a few years ago and while it was interesting, it did get kind of boring seeing essentially the same car over and over again since they had essentially the same body style for several years in a row. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/43 "2014-02-13T22:27:40Z")
Wired has a link with the security camera footage, for all your schadenfreude enjoyment. [Enjoy!](http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/02/corvette-sink-hole/) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/44 "2014-02-14T00:32:47Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Sigh. > > I was making a joke about Corvettes and compensation. > > If you have to explain the joke, it’s not very good. Does compensation mean penis size? ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/45 "2014-02-14T07:01:55Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Right. The weirdest part about this story to me is that there’s a whole fucking museum full of _Corvettes_. Not cars, not GM vehicles, not even Chevrolets; just Corvettes. I love cars, and I can’t imaging wanting to see a whole building of Corvettes. **Hell, I’m not even sure I want to visit the Porsche Museum.** To say this with a straight face, I would have to wonder if you’re really a car fan or not.:dubious:😃 I do hear though, that two really worthwhile museums to visit are the Alfa Romeo and the Lamborghini ones. And I would dearly love to see the Lotus museum (if they even have one, I’m not very sure) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/46 "2014-02-15T21:00:51Z")
Watching the remote control drone with camera footage I couldn’t help think it looked like a picture of a kids sandbox with matchbox cars left behind. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/47 "2014-02-15T21:06:23Z")
> [@Mr.Goob](#): > > Watching the remote control drone with camera footage I couldn’t help think it looked like a picture of a kids sandbox with matchbox cars left behind. Exactly. It’s a little startling when the first car comes into view, giving you some idea of the scale. My first thought was “No, Calvin, I am NOT buying you any more cars!” ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/48 "2014-02-15T21:08:40Z")
[Hijack] The caption underneath the video in the OP uses the word ‘swalled’ instead of swallowed. Is swalled a word in the US or is it a mistake? [/Hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/49 "2014-02-15T21:11:29Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > [Hijack] The caption underneath the video in the OP uses the word ‘swalled’ instead of swallowed. Is swalled a word in the US or is it a mistake? [/Hijack] It’z uh missteak. We’ze slurr ar wurdz a lil butt thass ucsessiv. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/50 "2014-02-15T22:06:04Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > It’z uh missteak. We’ze slurr ar wurdz a lil butt thass ucsessiv. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/51 "2014-02-16T02:43:50Z")
The cars will live again. 😉 I’m not sure how the fiberglass bodies can be restored. They probably cracked open like eggshells. I guess with GM’s help they can do it some how. [http://www.cnbc.com/id/101417384](http://www.cnbc.com/id/101417384) > [@](#): > > Mark Reuss, GM’s head of global product development, said the damaged vehicles rank as “some of the most significant in automotive history.” > > “There can only be one 1-millionth Corvette ever built,” he said, referring to one of the damaged cars. “We want to ensure as many of the damaged cars are restored as possible so fans from around the world can enjoy them.” > > Just how the cars will be pulled out of the ground remains to be seen, said museum executive director Wendell Strode. The local fire department estimated the hole is about 40 feet across and 25 to 30 feet deep. The hole opened beneath part of the museum’s domed section. > “We feel pretty confident that most of the cars can be extracted,” Strode said. “And we hope and believe that with just a little bit of luck, that all eight cars can be extracted and be part of the restoration.” ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/52 "2014-02-16T03:46:35Z")
Wonder what the car fax would say - probably “minor damage from incident with pot hole” ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/53 "2014-02-16T04:13:29Z")
It’s Corvettes all the way down. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/54 "2014-02-17T16:42:50Z")
Any Heywood Banks fans in the audience? If I had a bulldozer There’d be lots of parking places I’d just look for that brand-new Corvette Taking up two spaces. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/55 "2014-02-17T20:48:58Z")
I loved this comment. [“It was unique for a lot of reasons,” he said. “One, it’s full of Corvettes, and two that it was inside a structure.”](http://www.jconline.com/viewart/20140212/NEWS11/302120021/Unusual-sinkhole-inside-building-full-Corvettes) But it is rather odd for a sink hole to be totally contained within one room (with a wide definition of room). ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/56 "2014-02-17T21:02:32Z")
Maybe not quite as odd as it looks. While I agree it’s a crazy coincidence that the hole managed to center itself on the structure, it does seem to extend under some of the ring foundation. Maybe the dome and ring foundation are strong enough to hold together even with some undermining? What collapsed away looks like slab sections set on pilings that were no longer supported by anything, only loosely attached to the upper structure. Or maybe The Underminer is a Mustang fan. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/57 "2014-02-19T22:27:16Z")
Word is [they plan to use a crane to recover all 8 but two have yet to be seen](http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/kentucky-news/corvette-museum-begins-rebuilding-after-sinkhole-destruction/24549192). ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/58 "2014-02-19T22:36:05Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Word is [they plan to use a crane to recover all 8 but two have yet to be seen](http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/kentucky-news/corvette-museum-begins-rebuilding-after-sinkhole-destruction/24549192). Hey, anyone who’s in town should stop off and see my new ZR-1. Give me a heads-up so I can wash it first. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/59 "2014-02-27T19:24:34Z")
Progress is being made: > **[Repairs Under Way at Corvette Museum After Sinkhole Swallows Cars](https://www.enr.com/articles/382-repairs-under-way-at-corvette-museum-after-sinkhole-swallows-cars)** > > Photo Courtesy of National Corvette Museum Crews formulate a plan to recover eight classic American sports cars that fell into a massive sinkhole that opened up on Feb. 12 under the showroom floor at the Corvette Museum. Related Links: Drones Inspect... The sinkhole is 60 ft to 70 ft wide and about 60 ft deep. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169/60 "2014-02-27T20:05:47Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Right. The weirdest part about this story to me is that there’s a whole fucking museum full of _Corvettes_. Not cars, not GM vehicles, not even Chevrolets; just Corvettes. I love cars, and I can’t imaging wanting to see a whole building of Corvettes. Hell, I’m not even sure I want to visit the Porsche Museum. > [@bengangmo](#): > > To say this with a straight face, I would have to wonder if you’re really a car fan or not.:dubious:😃 > > I do hear though, that two really worthwhile museums to visit are the Alfa Romeo and the Lamborghini ones. > > And I would dearly love to see the Lotus museum (if they even have one, I’m not very sure) Okay, I didn’t really mean that. 🙂 And there’s a sort of museum incorporated in the factory and [company shop at Hethel](http://www.lotuscars.com/gb/lotus-world/hethel-norfolk-uk), and a [planned museum](http://colinchapmanmuseum.org.uk/) in London (technically dedicated to Colin Chapman rather than Lotus itself). There’s also the [George Barber museum](https://www.barbermuseum.org/lotus.php) in Alabama which has the world’s largest private collection. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-corvettes-fall-in-a-hole/681169.md?page=4)