The Official Fate of Museum Sinkhole Decided

If you think your auto repair problem is bad, all you have to do is look over to the Chevy Corvette’s that fell into the museum sinkhole earlier this year. The sinkhole heard around the world opened up this past February, and ever since the National Corvette Museum has been going back and forth on what they will do with the massive hole. Some wanted to leave the hole open as a tourist attraction, while others thought that closing it would be a better solution. So, what did they decide?

The Fate of the Sinkhole

While we agree that it would be pretty cool to visit the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum, officials decided this week that it would be best to fill the hole in. While the museum agrees that it would be a fun attraction and history lesson for visitors, the cost to keep the hole open would cost the museum over one million dollars. The board of directors at the museum voted at its quarterly meeting that it would fill the hole in completely.

Visitors to the museum won’t be entirely disappointed by the decision if they were hoping to catch a glimpse of the sinkhole damage. The Museum has chosen to keep five of the eight Corvettes damaged by the sinkhole, on display in the museum. These ‘Vettes will remain in the same condition in which they were taken from the sinkhole, which will give visitors a cool look back at the history of the museum. For those who were hoping to see the sinkhole in person, you still have a small amount of time to check it out before it is completely covered.

Chevrolet and General Motors will restore two of the substantially damaged Corvettes, including the 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil prototype, as well as the 1992 C2 convertible, which was the millionth Corvette ever made.