National Corevette Museum unveils last of 3 restored Corvettes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WTVQ) – It landed at the bottom of a sinkhole but on Monday, a Tuxedo Black 1962 Corvette looked ready to hit the road when it was unveiled at an event in Kentucky.

Four years ago, a massive sinkhole opened inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, taking eight iconic Corvettes with it.

The museum turned the disaster into a tourist attraction. Visitors from around the world came to the museum to see the sinkhole up close and look at the eight damaged Corvettes.

Only three of the eight Corvettes were deemed repairable.

In 2015, the first of three damaged cars to be restored – a 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil – was unveiled. That was soon followed by the “1-Millionth” – an irreplaceable white LT1 convertible roadster.

Then on Monday, the museum revealed the final Corvette to be restored after the disaster – a Tuxedo Black 1962 Corvette – during an event that was shown live on Facebook.

The musuem says the work was performed on the Museum-owned Corvette in-house at the AutoZone Maintenance and Preservation Area by Vehicle Maintenance and Preservation Coordinator Daniel Decker, with the help of Curator Derek Moore, Dan Garrett and other members of the Museum team.

The museum says the Corvette was donated to the Museum in 2011 by David Donoho, a die-hard enthusiast who saved up enough money to buy the car in high school, and ultimately owned it just over 50 years.

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