Corvette sink hole
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From: East KY
Wow. That was indeed a difficult removal of that millionth one. It also gives a good view of that big "tube". Is that a drain, or is that some sort of subterranean A/C duct (considering the building has metal exposed sides and obviously would require some sort of unique heating/cooling system)? I'm just guessing. It's also seemingly 2 or 3 feet beneath the concrete floor down into the dirt. This whole thing fascinates me.
BTW, I bet you could not have hammered a 16 penny nail up those guy's butts when that car broke free and just started dangling at the 00:43 mark.
BTW, I bet you could not have hammered a 16 penny nail up those guy's butts when that car broke free and just started dangling at the 00:43 mark.
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I think the reality of how badly those cars are destroyed has hit home for the Corvette people. Here's a slide show of before and afters. Check out that Mallet Hammer car. Nothing left.
Some sinkhole-wrecked Corvettes at Kentucky museum may not get fixed - CNN.com
Some sinkhole-wrecked Corvettes at Kentucky museum may not get fixed - CNN.com
Hotshot
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Fix the fixable ones and don't fix the rest. Many of these cars are pure museum pieces and were from the outset, like the millionth vette. Their value is pure speculation since they'll never be sold, anyway. The damaged/destroyed cars are now another part of Corvette lore, and as such have their own story and value because of what they represent. Most of the later model cars are part of a bigger run (one of several thousand), so they are replaceable for display (one of them already has) and are not of any real significance. As the story goes, people are lining up in droves to see the carnage.
Hotshot
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From: Durham NC
It was difficult to understand just how big that sink hole is from the original pictures. It's going to take 1/2 a mountain's worth of fill to fill it up. 
I'm surprised that they had no idea it was there before they built the building on top of it.
I'm surprised that they had no idea it was there before they built the building on top of it.
Fleet Owner
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From: NM
I can't believe they have guys standing around the edge of the hole with no harness! They're kidding themselves if they think ANY of the ground around there is stable.
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From: East KY
I agree totally, UNLESS, like we discussed a few weeks ago, they already know what really caused the sinkhole, and it wasn't completely a product of mother nature, but rather man-made. If that's the case, the liability and potential lawsuits would be huge.
As far as that Mallet Hammer car, it almost looks like they dug down, found an attachment point, said to hell with it, and just jerked it through all the rock and earth with the crane. Kind of like pulling the stick out of a popsicle, LOL. There's literally nothing left of that car.
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From: Durham NC
From what I understand, the Mallett was the first to fall thru the floor when the collapse started, The other cars and all the rest of the debris then fell on top of it. Fiberglass doesn't stand much of a chance against a 60' fall (like pushing it off a 6 story building) and then 100 T of other cars, rock and concrete dropping on top of it.
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