ZR1 Blue Devil Corvette In Sinkhole: 2009 Car Retrieved From 30 Feet Below From Where It Was? [VIDEO]
After a pile of cars fell into a sinkhole underneath the Skydome at the National Corvette Museum last February, two of the cars have finally been pulled out.
When eight Corvettes were on display at the museum, they all fell into a hole, but so far a couple of them have been saved.
On Monday, Christian Science Monitor reported that the first car that got removed from the hole was a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, which is also known as the Blue Devil. The car was about 30 feet below from where it should have been before it was removed with extra cables from the sinkhole. Once it was brought back to safe ground, it appeared to still be in decent condition since the car was able to start and was driven out of the museum.
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"I didn't know they were going to do this," Gary Hoekstra, a man from Michigan said. "We're going to be a part of the history right here."
Display manager Bob Hellman had the honor of driving the Corvette out.
"It's something that I'll treasure for the rest of my life," Hellman said.
The website made an update on a second Corvette that was removed from the hole, which turned out to be a 1993 40th Anniversary Edition also known as Ruby. While the condition for the Blue Devil didn't appear to too serious, it looks like Ruby is in a worse condition.
Once all eight Corvettes are removed from the hole, the museum is expected to go under construction to see if the Skydome will be safe for future business.
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