The National Corvette Museum Will Fill Its Sinkhole

It would seem that visitors to the National Corvette Museum won't have much longer to look at the massive sinkhole that opened there a few months ago. 

Last July, the Corvette Museum's board of directors were confident they could immortalize the gaping hole that swallowed eight cars. Since that event, more people than ever have visited the museum, which saw a 66% rise in its attendance. However, the final evaluation for the costs is more than they could afford: the initial evaluation was about $500,000, but the final bill would be over $1 million.

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The only remaining solution will be to fill the hole with rocks, before strengthening it with concrete and steel beams.

The Corvettes that were damaged in the incident will live on: three of them will be restored, while the five others will be displayed as is.

In a generous turn of events, Chevrolet will pay for the restorations, and General Motors will give a quarter million dollars to the museum to help repair its displays.