Drone Video Captures Giant Sinkhole That Swallowed Up 8 Corvettes In Kentucky

By Lisa White in News on Feb 13, 2014 4:45PM

(Photograph courtesy of the National Corvette Museum)

Mother Nature has been a real pain this year, as we are more than aware of in Chicago. Besides the frigid temperatures and snowy conditions across a good portion of the nation and the severe droughts out West, it’s been a rough few months. It just got a little rougher down in Kentucky yesterday, when a sinkhole opened up early Wednesday morning and swallowed up eight cars. The kicker being the eight cars were collectible Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum.

The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY were notified by their security company at 5:44 a.m. that motion detectors were going off in the Skydome area of the museum, the museum said in a statement Wednesday. Upon arrival they discovered that a sinkhole had opened up within the museum and, well, see for yourself:

The Bowling Green Fire Department estimated the size of the hole is 40 feet across and 25-30 feet deep. Thankfully no one was hurt since the museum was closed and no employees were present at the time of the incident. Unfortunately, eight Corvettes were affected by the sinkhole, two on loan from General Motors and six that were owned by the museum. Get ready to feel a sharp pain in your chest, car enthusiast, here were the cars affected by the incident:

• 1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors


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


• 1962 Black Corvette


• 1984 PPG Pace Car


• 1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette


• 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette


• 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette


• 2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette

None of the Corvettes affected were on loan from private owners. And we’re sure all parties involved have a good insurance plan, especially since Mammoth Cave and their massive Cedar Sink is only 40 minutes away. But of all the places to open up a sinkhole in Kentucky, Mother Nature sure chose a cruel location.

Check out the video below for a drone’s eye view, including the damaged cars, and click here if you’d like to donate to the museum.