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The National Corvette Museum's board of directors reportedly doesn't want to repair the sinkhole that swallowed eight vintage Corvettes this past winter -- at least not totally.

Their plan is to create an open space approximately 25 feet by 45 feet wide, and 30 feet deep, along with a display area for one or two cars.

Photo: Matt St-Pierre

With all the media coverage following the sad event, which fortunately injured no one, traffic at the museum increased 69% between March and June, compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, revenue from tickets, gift shop and food sales, as well as memberships rose 65%.

The sinkhole will remain in its current state until the end of August. After that, repair work and construction on the new sinkhole-based exhibit will start.

The damaged cars include:

• 1993 ZR-1 Spyder (GM loan);
• 2009 ZR-1 Blue Devil (GM loan);
• 1962 Corvette in black;
• 1984 PPG Pace Car;
• 1992 Corvette in white (one millionth Corvette);
• 1993 Corvette Ruby Red Edition 40th anniversary;
• Z06 Mallett Hammer;
• 2009 Corvette in white (1.5 millionth Corvette).
• General Motors has promised to restore all the cars that can be salvaged.

Our very own Matt St-Pierre made a visit to the National Corvette Museum back in March, so don't miss his story and photo gallery.


_{Source: Motor Authority}