Chevrolet and the National Corvette Museum will fix three of the Corvettes damaged in February’s sinkhole incident, while five other cars will go unrestored as part of a new exhibit.
GM announced Saturday the 2009 “Blue Devil” ZR-1 prototype, the ’92 1-Millionth Corvette and a 1962 Corvette would be restored after being victims of the National Corvette Museum’s sinkhole that sucked up eight cars. The remaining five vehicles will be displayed in their recovered state as part of a new exhibit at the museum, according to GM.
“Our goal was to help the National Corvette Museum recover from a terrible natural disaster by restoring all eight cars,” GM executive vice president Mark Reuss said in the statement. “However, as the cars were recovered, it became clear that restoration would be impractical because so little was left to repair. And, frankly, there is some historical value in leaving those cars to be viewed as they are.”
That might not be a bad idea, considering the whole sinkhole incident boosted traffic to the Corvette museum this year. And this announcement is on the heels of the National Corvette Museum’s 20th anniversary this weekend.
No timetable on the restoration or new exhibit was released, but expect more news on that soon.
By Zac Estrada
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