last corvette pulled from sinkhole

[chargerman69]

2001 Mallett Hammer z06
They got the last of them 8 corvettes was pulled from the sinkhole our what was lift of it,

http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/123-general-news-for-all-sites/47241-2001-mallett-hammer-z06-ends-quest-to-save-museum-corvettes

[cudaken]

It' screwed, rebody time.

[JB400]

[Road Dog]

I'd woulda just buried that one

[Highbanked Hauler]

Is there anything left that can be used over again ?

[Aero426]

Well that one looks a little "Hammered" .

Display as is. 

[70Sbird]

Well that one looks a little "Hammered" .

Display as is.  

I see what you did there.....
not much left of that one, it certainly looks hammered, or hit by a large "Mallett"!

[Aero426]

 

[bakerhillpins]

 

Is there anything left that can be used over again ?

short block? Trans?

[Old Moparz]

It'll be fully "restored" & look as though is never left, or fell underneath, the museum.

It'll just lose a few points at the next show.

[TUFCAT]

   That right rear wheel looks restorable....

[chargerman69]

The owner of the vette that give them the car told them yo leave it in there cause it wood be cheaper

[dual fours]

Is there anything left that can be used over again ?

Maybe the vin and papers will show up on another car in 10 +/- years.

[tan top]

  that looks a gonner to me  

[wingcar]

There comes a point when you need to let go...this is one of those times....it will never be the same car no matter how much money you throw at it....

[miller time]

you can sell it as "modern art" for a million dollars im sure

and it could be "saved" and by saved i mean, swap the 15 or so fixable parts, to an identical vett and pop the vin tag on the new one, after you "hammer" it flat

do you think they junk it after a while, or make it a perminate display?

[Dino]

It's the perfect display to remember the incident...and a great way to remind visitors there may be more sinkholes!   

[Aero426]

It's the perfect display to remember the incident...

Just leave it as is, on display.

[TUFCAT]

There comes a point when you need to let go...this is one of those times....it will never be the same car no matter how much money you throw at it....

   Wingcar is right!     At some point they must realize the level of destruction the last unit suffered and review their decision about it.  I predict GM will announce something to the effect ..."We're sorry to announce that we have lost the 8th Corvette to the Earth, it cannot be resuscitated, and will therefore be removed from life support." Hopefully the Corvette community will mourn the loss, and move on.  

Actually the 6th Corvette pulled, the 1.5 Millionth looked almost as bad and also may not be salvageable.  

[miller time]

so mabey yall will know, why is a 2001 covette so special, or important?
seems to me instead of mourning a new car getting crushed, building an identical clone would be the right thing todo

its not like is an original 1960s corvette or an original General Lee from the tv show, or what am i missing here?
in other words what makes it "1 of the great 8" and why were there only 8 great corvettes?

[chargerman69]

Its not really special, they want to rebuild cause it was giving to them couple mouths before the sinkhole by the couple that got it new and built it like some vette GM built, The 8 great corvette saying meaning means the 8 vettes that were in the sinkhole