8 Corvettes Swallowed By Sinkhole At National Corvette Museum

The National Corvette Museum is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and today was affected by a massive sinkhole that swallowed eight cars.

According to local news station WBKO, the sinkhole opened up around 5:45 AM, and is said to be 40 feet wide and 20 to 30 feet deep.

Here are the Corvettes currently sitting at the bottom of a pit:

• 1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors

• 2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” on loan from General Motors

• 1992 One-millionth Corvette

• 1962 Black Corvette

• 1984 PPG Pace Car

• 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette

• 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette

• 2009 White 1.5-Millionth Corvette

Here’s a photo of the aftermath:

Unconfirmed picture of the sinkhole at the Corvette Museum #wbkonews pic.twitter.com/HoGZTxELq1

— WBKO Newsroom (@WBKO_Newsroom) February 12, 2014

As a safety precaution, museum employees moved Corvettes that were nearby the sinkhole:

From the Corvette Museum webcam: It appears they are moving cars that are near the sinkhole. pic.twitter.com/ysFrL5b3T6

— WBKO Newsroom (@WBKO_Newsroom) February 12, 2014

More pictures of cars being moved out of the Corvette Museum. pic.twitter.com/OXjLHHhNZD

— WBKO Newsroom (@WBKO_Newsroom) February 12, 2014

For now, a structural engineer will assess the damage, and hopefully the National Corvette Museum will be back up and running soon.

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