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Old 02-12-2014, 10:41 AM
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Looks like those cars are TOAST.
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Did they build that place on a land fill..........................
Old 02-12-2014, 10:47 AM
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That's no good at all. Hopefully they can get those out of there in one piece and fix them.
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Could be a buying opportunity when the caravan gets out there in August.

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Old 02-12-2014, 10:53 AM
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Looks like many of them were on LOAN:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/us/nat...all/index.html
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I'll take the salvaged 2001 Mallet Hammer Z06, thanks.
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What are the odds of this happening right there under the dome? I wonder if this was prep/construction related or a random sink hole similar to those events in Florida.
Old 02-12-2014, 11:57 AM
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257 sinkholes have been reported within 1 mile of museum. http://www.plotscan.com/


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Old 02-12-2014, 12:10 PM
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257 sinkholes have been reported within 1 mile of museum. http://www.plotscan.com/


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Interesting map-post.
So will the "barn find" nomenclature be replaced to some degree by "sink hole find". Actually, the reason I bought a 'vette (vs. a BMW, Porsche, etc.) is that I didn't think the repair and maintenance costs would be a dark hole.
Who knew?
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Old 02-12-2014, 12:34 PM
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That is a real shame, but I guess I'll go ahead and be the first to ask....

How much for the seats in either one of the white ones or the '09 ZR1?

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The real worry here is the finding from this point. I hope to hell they can deem the site stable, otherwise the real disaster is yet to come. I go to the museum for the bash every year, among other times, and this is going to be a real bad situation if ground penetrating radar shows big voids remaining. I hope the museum had sink hole insurance, because homeowner/basic structural policies don't cover things like this. You'd think it's a given, but these areas of Ky, FL, AZ...obtaining sink hole insurance has become increasingly difficult.

I'm real upset right now...this is no laughing matter.
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Keep it in perspective.
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Wonder who insures them?

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The news from the Corvette museum is not good. Sinkhole damage is quite unbelievable. http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...-sinkhole.html
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The museum said the cars are:

1993 ZR-1 Spyder
2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil"
1962 Black Corvette
1984 PPG Pace Car
1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette
1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary
2001 Mallett Hammer Z06
2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette

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