The recovery of the 1 Millionth Corvette

[@jeepcollector91]

I hope when they are all done with the recovery, they will park all the damaged cars side by side for a review video and go over the damage to each.

[@oldfarmshow]

Thank you

[@brandondemarco1937]

My favorite rescue yet, such an iconic car

[@geronimotomas2181]

This video makes me want to cry

[@redradiodog]

Of all the places for a sink hole.

[@jmkupihea7630]

Someone hella used a genie wish

[@garrettlane6715]

I'm a ford guy but this video still makes me sad.

[@jonathonvince3605]

actually someone dug a hole under the museum. let the cars drop, then swapped them with normal ones.

[@sean____2886]

Jonathon Vince tf no

[@texasblaze1016]

wow. Chevy really does run deep

[@foskeight8]

Like a rock . . .

[@christinaandwena8917]

TEXASBLAZE 101 😂

[@fadedjeenz]

Good job getting her out, it sure looked risky. Glad no one got hurt.

[@claytonhaugen3961]

Keep up the good work

[@Scrapyard24c]

Just to think I walked in there when I was only 8. Never would've thought something like this would happen 10 years later.

[@jking6155]

Who let 4chan loose on this video? It's real. You can watch all the live streams they ran. They have video of them clearing most of the rebar, they have video of them prepping all the area's, they have video from the domecam of people being lowered into the hole. All of this is real, and all of this did happen. I have not been to the museum as of yet, but it is real. Its sad that the sinkhole occurred and many pieces of craftsmanship and mechanical art were damaged/destroyed, but this is not some publicity stunt or conspiracy.

[@jamescamp64]

everyone should do a little reading about the Mammoth cave area, many many miles of uncharted caves under the area, sinkholes are normal to the area.

[@jamesl2652]

Worried about custom seat but you pull it up by one wheel?

[@ReapersKid07]

Probably more worried about getting the car in general than bending what's probably an already destroyed axle.

[@dant6067]

What a shame. But good job in recovery.

[@anco989]

That one got some kinda rough treatment compared to the others

[@dylanwakley2553]

bet the crane driver was quietly crapping himself as he was doing that

[@MarkNucker]

At least nobody was hurt when the hole opened up. I haven't been able to see if there was any rebar in the concrete floor. Does anybody know if the floor was originally reinforced? It is fantastic to see the videos and how small the cars look compared to the sink hole.

[@ericjohnson8482]

There was no re-bar in the concrete, they probably used fiberglass in the concrete, very few 4 inch pours have re-bar, some use wire but that's it.

[@slipknot5567]

Since the museum didnt have a basement they probably assumed that they were building on solid ground so they didnt use rebar

[@trirycheman]

Keep it up! Gotta save these American icons!!

[@veorangejuice733]

at least it was restored

[@MacUserPro]

All the workers are so busy

[@necs.photos5798]

What a shame

[@rgs4x]

Awesome job people!

[@christianrodriguez7478]

What's next for all this vettes? Are they going to be restored?

[@MarkusReese]

GM stated a while back that they were going to work to ensure they get fully restored. Did a bit of reading, and it seems all cars are being sent to GM's special designs branch and being headed up by one of the top guys of GM design and assembly. Every car is going to be full inspected to plan every restoration. As GM put it, they are part of not only Chevrolet's history, but part of the history of America. So while some like the PPG and the spider which we cannot see are in very bad shape and possibly might take years, I am sure we can expect all the stops pulled out.

[@mndrummer74]

When it starts to fall you can see the rear wheel go crooked with the weight of the car on that one strap. Thank God the wheel didn't break off!!!

[@mndrummer74]

***** I would guess either lugs or the axle/bearings.

[@ericjohnson8482]

***** I doubt anything broke, more like bent, probably the control arms.

[@mndrummer74]

Eric Johnson Good point. I bet you're right.

[@mndrummer74]

It's hard to say. Anything could have broken in the suspension or the wheel.

[@Joepopa12]

360p i must be in the south on a VHS shoulder mount

[@ayooshortyy78]

I wonder if we can donate to help restore them

[@ajlarsonphoto]

You can defiantly donate for the sinkhole and the restoration here at their site! store.corvettemuseum.com/services/buildingform.asp They know that people wanted to help out like yourself with the sinkhole and the restore so they made it an option for either-or

[@traxnada]

Hi, what is that "X" cross under the car? I don't have that on my LT1...

[@iwantmillet]

Used to strengthen the car cause it hasn't got a roof to keep it rigid.

[@EndofUSA]

did she fell victim of a sink hole?

[@foskeight8]

It's right there in the description. All you gotta do is READ IT.

[@slimegooner]

God wanted a Corvette I see ;-D

[@oshel3470]

wish i be here insted of corvetts. oh god

[@ModelGarage]

Such a shame!

[@taijon11]

That was a God awful terrible job...Even a 5 year old would have said to put something soft underneath when they stupidly laid it in it's lid again to redo the straps...sheesh !!! What ? ...were they on Corporate time constraints or something ?!!

[@jevets65]

You did notice that it fell into a big hole in the earth, right? It was already damaged more than a wash & wax would fix.

[@taijon11]

jevets65 Wow are you EVER observant !...Your Mommy must be so proud of you, ...whichever street corner she's standing on tonight... Did you know, you nitwit, that they were going to restore all the damage on those cars ? No ?...holy crap why not? oh omnipotent one ? So adding even more damage like scratches and dents from being put on gravel upside down will only make it harder to restore. Course you wouldn't know that yourself unless you've done body work on fiberglass cars before. So go back to your peanut butter & jelly sandwiches and look up respect in your Pictionary...before you open your big trap.......

[@nihilyst]

Hey TJay, that was exactly what I was thinking! Why do they even use the wheels to put the wires on? I think there are other (better) places to put these straps. And when it comes to the point where they put the car on the ground upside down, thats really annoying me.

[@jevets65]

TJay Sounds like someone needs to shake the sand out of their panties. If you look at the video at 0:07, you can see the top of the car is already damaged. I seriously doubt that they are going to need to do any more work to it, due to laying it on it's lid, than they were already going to do. Yes, I know they are going to restore those cars. I have been following the story from the beginning, GM is going to do it. If they weren't, they probably wouldn't be going through all the trouble of bringing them up. You are correct. I have never done body work on fiberglass cars. I assume you have, due to your expertise on that process, as well as crane operation, rigging, sinkholes, peanut butter sandwiches, and my mother. If you'll excuse me, I must go look up respect in my Pictionary, which I assume is something like the Dictionary that we adults use. Jesus Loves You

[@taijon11]

jevets65 Yep, not only am I on my 3rd Corvette..a Z06, so I know how soft fiberglass is compared to steel...and have also followed this from the beggining !! Big deal ! ... & so you yourself wouldn't mind having even more to fill & sand ? What are you? nuts? And YOU..are trying to convince me that you wouldn't have appreciated at least some cardboard put underneath ? I can't believe that !!! Lazyasses is what they were! And yes as a log truck driver (for 4 decades now) mostly the 16 wide foot off-highway ones not the puny highway ones.... amongst other things I have much experience in this field. I do operate cranes, and have rigged up far larger & complicated things than that car. I have operated a considerable amount of other big machinery too. Plus I am a heavy-duty mechanic,a journeyman machinist,welder,Trucking owner operator too. Big bloody deal....Who cares? And having been a foreman, I would have supervised that incident waaay better, & why the hell not ? And Jehovah God, Jesus's Father loves you too !

[@Daemonarch2k6]

That poor baby

[@rocketman50]

All of the damaged Vetts are going back to Detroit so GM can repair them. Thanks GM.

[@rocketman50]

Update.Chevrolet to Oversee Restoration of Historic Corvettes.DETROIT - To help the National Corvette Museum recover from the massive sink hole, Chevrolet will be overseeing restoration of the Corvettes damaged. The process will be managed by General Motors Design in Warren, Mich.

[@The1Sherwin]

Wow salvage title

[@nuclearcasserole]

that was a lucky grab,

[@Hot80s]

1 million is just a number. They're are tons of c4s on the road. No biggie. The black 62 now that's a car.

[@JuanSoto-eh1gx]

Just have GM make couple more, then we good to go. End of story.

[@TheSamplebridge]

mustang reached a million in 2 years

[@willsco76]

Corvette's are had built so they make a lot less per year.

[@TheSamplebridge]

William Scott if you mean hand built then no your wrong. they are built/assebled in an assembly line.

[@willsco76]

The bodies were made of fiberglass by hand.

[@TheSamplebridge]

William Scott its not like making fiberglass is hard.

[@willsco76]

No, it's not, but it takes longer to produce a car in fiberglass than stamped steel. Besides, were talking about 1950's technology.

[@brentmcmackin1]

who fkn cares... its 1 of a million

[@ReapersKid07]

It's *the* millionth. That's a huge milestone for a car like that.

[@namepassword2106]

I don't care what anyone states, this looks like greenscreen to me.

[@lynndempsey4096]

That was just to funny

[@beautifulcrispsounds6821]

toy lol.

[@wandaoreilly]

Here's food for thought... why the breaks in the film... this still doesn't look or feel right to me... i am going to wait for others more educated that myself to analyze this. This is a problem the media itself created with their endless stream of lies... and why not lower a guy down that hole? That i might believe... i mean, what could happen... the roof would fall in on him? Show me a guy down in that hole... knocking on the body of a car... picking up debris... something that looks like it can't be faked.

[@ClassicGBodyGarage]

Why the breaks in the film? So it isn't 2 hours long! If you watch the other cars being saved the workers are right there next to them. They even walk on the roof and quarter panel of the Blue ZR1 while in the hole. Also if you watch the white vette in this video, it falls further down into the hole once they start pulling it up. It obviously was very unstable. Not sure why everyone thinks this is fake??? Its a damn car museum. It isn't a 911 event!

[@wandaoreilly]

***** Where is the bent and twisted rebar that should be there? Are we to believe a concrete floor in a commercial building was not reinforced? In another video there is a car with a mountain of dirt on top of it... where did that come from? Was the dirt clinging to the underside of the floor? Critical thinking, not insults, will do you better.

[@junebug9594]

Go there and fuckin look for yourself. Or better yet, watch the security camera footage of them falling in

[@wandaoreilly]

Smoofie92 You can't remove rebar from concrete... ask any construction worker.

[@joepawlosky7911]

Working in Video Production, the "breaks" in the film are there to shorten a "length in time." Do you want to see two hours worth of a car lifting inches at a time, around dirt, rocks, & the cranes maneuvering around posts & people? It's not some kind of conspiracy, sheese, get real.

[@thescreamngshitter]

American muscle cars are pathetic. vette, mustang, viper ? Unions ruined our car companies. its no contest with the European counterparts. We are just trying to keep up. AND MOPAR…….FOR SHAME,look at your self.

[@ReapersKid07]

Yeah, Europe said exactly that until they got sent to the back of the line for 4 years in the late 60's by some redneck Ford.