A sinkhole collapse is notorious for being a random event. It’ll explode out of nowhere and nothing’s going to save whatever is “up top” when this natural event occurs. But perhaps one of the most costly and bizarre such events of all time affected the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY, when a giant sinkhole swallowed eight iconic Corvettes whole, including the priceless 1962 C1. While you might imagine that such an event could spell disaster for the facility, the shocking sink put Bowling Green and the Chevrolet Corvette on the map like no slick marketing event could ever hope to achieve. Ten years later, we take a closer look at one of the most unusual chapters in the car’s long history and the unexpected outcome.
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