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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #239691 is a reply to message #239651] |
Wed, 12 February 2014 13:02   |
Keith V
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Wow thats terrible!
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #239736 is a reply to message #239651] |
Wed, 12 February 2014 16:33 |
Robert C
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I thought it was a joke when I received a Email about it.
Not so.
1975 Eleganza
Doug's headers
DBL air bag rear
New Jasper Engine
Manny Trans. one ton front end
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #239799 is a reply to message #239651] |
Thu, 13 February 2014 04:23 |
Ultravan Owners
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I feel for "any car guy" that has something bad happen to their vehicle. Even though I'm a Chevy guy - I hate to hear about a Ford guy who had his car stolen, a fire or wreck. I know in most cases that they are a replacable item, depending on how rare and money invested, but it is still sad.
The one I'm sad about the most is the 62. I have always love the 1960 and 1962 year Vetts since high school.
Tony (Ontario Canada)
Marie and I are blessed to have had a 2nd chance to buy our farm.
Still hoping and more importantly praying to be able to build a garage.
Our 1970 Ultravan #520 has an Olds Toronado 455 in back.
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| Re: [GMCnet] OT Corvette Museum [message #239916 is a reply to message #239736] |
Thu, 13 February 2014 18:20 |
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I used to live the next county over. I watched a sink hole develop one
afternoon. It wasn't as massive but, still, the ground level dropped 15
feet and took out 40-foot radius.
The limestone base is still actively washing away underground. One never
knows when a hole will develop or where.
Byron Songer
Louisville, KY
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>I thought it was a joke when I received a Email about it.
>Not so.
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>New Jasper Engine
>Manny Trans. one ton front end
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #239935 is a reply to message #239651] |
Thu, 13 February 2014 21:02 |
Bob de Kruyff
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I built the Spyder so it has a personal hurt. However, i suspect most of the cars will have minimal damage when all is said and done.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #239941 is a reply to message #239651] |
Thu, 13 February 2014 21:30 |
JohnL455
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I wonder if the floods a few years back did some undermining. Beach Bend Park was under water to the overhead signage at the dragstrip. I usually bring the GMC to the RV park there for the GS Nationals. Good news it wasn't during business hours with kids in there. I would think most cars could be restored as they don't total that easy at those numbers. The recovery process will be interesting as well as the fate of the building.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #239942 is a reply to message #239941] |
Thu, 13 February 2014 21:33 |
Bob de Kruyff
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| JohnL455 wrote on Thu, 13 February 2014 20:30 |
I wonder if the floods a few years back did some undermining. Beach Bend Park was under water to the overhead signage at the dragstrip. I usually bring the GMC to the RV park there for the GS Nationals. Good news it wasn't during business hours with kids in there. I would think most cars could be restored as they don't total that easy at those numbers. The recovery process will be interesting as well as the fate of the building.
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I'm starting to get some inside news about what may be going on there. Stay tuned !
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #239980 is a reply to message #239942] |
Fri, 14 February 2014 08:19 |
Dennis S
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| Bob de Kruyff wrote on Thu, 13 February 2014 21:33 |
| JohnL455 wrote on Thu, 13 February 2014 20:30 |
I wonder if the floods a few years back did some undermining. Beach Bend Park was under water to the overhead signage at the dragstrip. I usually bring the GMC to the RV park there for the GS Nationals. Good news it wasn't during business hours with kids in there. I would think most cars could be restored as they don't total that easy at those numbers. The recovery process will be interesting as well as the fate of the building.
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I'm starting to get some inside news about what may be going on there. Stay tuned !
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Good news.
GM design has announced plans to restore the damaged cars.
Dennis
Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #240035 is a reply to message #239651] |
Fri, 14 February 2014 12:52 |
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Typical of what one would expect from the liberal anti-business press I heard a news commentator say that the incident was terrible and they should make the coal company that left that mine pit pay for the whole thing.
Bill Brown - '77 Buckeye Cruiser
Coshocton OH
carguybill@sbcglobal.net
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| Re: [GMCnet] OT Corvette Museum [message #240085 is a reply to message #240035] |
Fri, 14 February 2014 20:58 |
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Mine pit? Crazy. There is no mining within 120 miles. Warren County is on
the edge of the cavern region.
Interesting that the sink hole was under the rotunda of the building --
the original part of the museum.
The museum almost closed four years ago but the city/county chipped in to
keep it going and expand it.
Byron Songer
Louisville, KY
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>Typical of what one would expect from the liberal anti-business press I
>heard a news commentator say that the incident was terrible and they
>should make the coal company that left that mine pit pay for the whole
>thing.
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>Coshocton OH
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| Re: [GMCnet] OT Corvette Museum [message #242203 is a reply to message #240085] |
Mon, 03 March 2014 16:50 |
Don A
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They pulled the first Vette from the sink hole today, the blue '09 ZR1. Fired it up and drove a few feet.
Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
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| Re: OT Corvette Museum [message #242280 is a reply to message #239651] |
Tue, 04 March 2014 10:42 |
JohnL455
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That's good. I'm sure it's a complicated process for safety reasons and trying to not do more damage in the process
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] OT Corvette Museum [message #242338 is a reply to message #242308] |
Wed, 05 March 2014 07:36 |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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We attended a GMC Eastern States rally at Bend Beach RV park there several years ago. We had a 80 - 100 coaches as I remember. One of the activities was going to the Corvette Plant and another was visiting the museum. Jeff Sirum gas a ride over there so we did not have to drive out GMC. It definitely was worth the trip.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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