Approximately 122 brand new Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays have been destroyed after a tornado hit the Bowling Green Assembly Plant last weekend.
It is reported that Chevrolet dealerships recently received word that more than 120 Corvettes that were inside the factory at the time the tornado hit have been damaged beyond repair and will be scrapped. It is unclear exactly what damage they sustained but the Corvette Action Center reports that there was a fire at the plant caused by a ruptured fuel line.
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It is likely that even more Corvettes will be scrapped. Reports state that cars that were sitting outside the factory awaiting shipping are still being examined for damage and will not ship until a full damage assessment is completed.
The owners of vehicles destroyed by the tornado will be contacted by their dealership and will need to resubmit their orders. Taking to the C8 Corvette Owners page on Facebook, Tom Ringelstetter was recently told that his car was on the line when the tornado hit.
“Heads up everybody,” he wrote. “My VIN was 10109 and scheduled to be built this past Monday the 13th according to the spreadsheet here. I just got a call from my dealer that my car was actually built last Thur/Friday. Unfortunately, it was damaged and has to be rebuilt. He said all of the damaged cars are going to go back to the front of the line. If you had a VIN # somewhere around mine, there is a chance your car was built and is fine hopefully.”
