Good Guy GM Has Promised To Restore Sinkhole Corvettes

When a massive sinkhole opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, the fate of the eight vehicles that fell into the 12 metre crater was unclear. Today General Motors has announced that it will restore each of the vehicles that were damaged in the incident.

Of those eight vehicles, two are owned by GM, while the other six are owned by the museum. In an official statement, GM said that these cars are some of the most important in automotive history, so their restoration is important.

Mark Reuss, executive vice president of General Motors Global Product Development, reinforced the value of the damaged cars, saying "there can only be one one millionth Corvette ever built. We want to ensure as many of the damaged cars are restored as possible so fans from around the world can enjoy them when the Museum reopens".

Engineers are currently working on stabilising the ground surrounding the sinkhole to make it safe to remove the cars. Once they've been removed, they will be moved to GM's Mechanical Assembly facility where GM's historical vehicles are restored.

The full list of cars that fell into the sinkhole are:

1993 ZR-1 Spyder (on loan from GM) 2009 ZR1 'Blue Devil' (on loan from GM) 1962 black Corvette 1984 PPG Pace Car 1992 White One Millionth Corvette 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette 2009 white 1.5 Millionth Corvette

Check out footage of the collapse, and drone footage of the crater, below.

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