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| 施設情報 | |
| 専門分野 | Automobile |
| 館長 | Sharon Brawner |
| 開館 | 1994年9月 |
| 所在地 |
350 Corvette Drive Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 外部リンク |
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| プロジェクト:GLAM | |
全米コルベット・ミュージアムは・・・
. It is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, off Interstate 65's Exit 28. It was constructed in 1994, and opened to the public in September of that year.[1]
The museum is located only a quarter mile from the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, where Corvettes have been made since 1981. Public tours of the assembly plant are unavailable as of June 16, 2017, and GM has given no indication when or if they will resume.[2] Patrons can, through their local Chevrolet dealership, add package option R8C which can give them a VIP tour of the Corvette Museum and assembly plant and patrons can have the option to build their own engine for their Corvette (this option adds $995 (as of 2020) to the car).[3]
2014 damage
[編集]On February 12, 2014, a sinkhole opened under the floor of the Skydome area of the museum at around 5:44 AM local time, causing a portion of the floor to collapse. Kentucky is one of the many states that is notable for having karst topography. Karst topography is the landscape that is formed from the dissolving of rocks such as limestone. In the museum's case, the sinkhole was caused by the dissolving of the limestone in the ground which caused pockets to open underneath the surface. Eventually, the weight of the building caused the top layer of soil to collapse.[4] Eight rare and one-of-a-kind Corvettes, portions of the display stands and rails, large concrete floor slabs and dirt fell into the sinkhole, causing serious damage to some of the Corvettes. The Corvettes involved have an estimated value of a million dollars.[5][6] The remaining 20 cars in the Skydome were immediately removed from that area. Between March 3, 2014 and March 6, 2014, 5 of the 8 Corvettes were recovered from the sinkhole. The spire area of the Skydome is being reinforced before work starts on removing the final three buried cars.[7] Multiple multigravity tests were done to ensure that another sinkhole wasn't present or in the making. The results came back clear which allowed for the construction work to begin. For added precaution, micropiles, or systems of steel rods, were inserted into the ground before the concrete was repoured to help give the building more support.[8] The museum reopened the day after the sinkhole appeared.[9]
An exhibit opened in the museum two years later to tell the story of what happened that day and why it happened. This exhibit gives visitors the chance to virtually recover the cars that were in the sinkhole.[10]
Hall of Fame
[編集]The museum also sponsors the Corvette Hall of Fame for individuals who have been involved with the Corvette automobile and made significant contributions in their respective fields. Each year, from two to six persons have been inducted into this select group.
| Year | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name |
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| 1998 | Bill Mitchell | Harley Earl | Larry Shinoda | Joe Pike | Ed Cole | Zora Duntov |
| 1999 | James C. Perkins | Dave McLellan | Dick Guldstrand | |||
| 2000 | John Fitch | Dick Thompson | Jerry Palmer | |||
| 2001 | Gibson Hufstader | Joseph Spielman | Betty Skelton | |||
| 2002 | John Cafaro | Jim Jeffords | Myron Scott | |||
| 2003 | Noland Adams | Robert Morrison | ||||
| 2004 | Ray Battaglini | Darrel Bowlin | Jon Brookmyer | Dan Gale | Terry McManmon | |
| 2005 | Chip Miller | Randy Wittine | Don Yenko | |||
| 2006 | Dave Hill | John Lingenfelter | Gary Mortimer | |||
| 2007 | Doug Hooper | Gordon Killebrew | Carl Renner | |||
| 2008 | Allan Barker | Don Barker | Reeves Callaway | Maurice Olley | ||
| 2009 | Duane Bohnstedt | Tony De Lorenzo | Gerald Thompson | John Hinckley | ||
| 2010 | Grady Davis | Fred Gallasch | Jim Ingle | |||
| 2011 | Clare "Mac" MacKichan | Ray Quinlan | Ron Fellows | |||
| 2012 | Andy Pilgrim |
See also
[編集]References
[編集]- ^ Antonick, Mike (2006). Corvette Black Books 1953-2007. MotorBooks International. pp. 106. ISBN 9780760328941
- ^ “Bowling Green Assembly Plant”. plants.GM.com. June 20, 2019時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。20 June 2019閲覧。
- ^ “Delivery Programs”. National Corvette Museum. 20 March 2020閲覧。
- ^ “Kentucky Sinkhole Eats Corvettes, Raises Questions”. news.nationalgeographic.com. March 2, 2014時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。2015年12月1日閲覧。
- ^ JUSTIN STORY and ROBYN L. MINOR (February 12, 2014). “Local contractor will help remove reported $1 million in Corvettes from sinkhole at museum”. Bowling Green Daily News. Template:Cite webの呼び出しエラー：引数 accessdate は必須です。
- ^ Jeffries, Adrianne (February 12, 2014). “Eight vintage Corvettes swallowed by 40-foot sinkhole inside National Corvette Museum”. The Verge. February 12, 2014閲覧。
- ^ Jones, Matthew (February 13, 2014). “Corvettes disappear into massive hole”. BBC TopGear. February 13, 2014閲覧。
- ^ Katie Frassinelli
- ^ Everson, Zach (February 13, 2014). “Corvette Museum Sinkhole Swallows Eight 'Vettes: Watch Them Sink”. Aol Travel. February 22, 2014時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。February 13, 2014閲覧。
- ^ “Corvette Cave In Exhibit”. National Corvette Museum. March 26, 2022閲覧。
- ^ “Corvette Hall Of Fame Inductees”. National Corvette Museum. January 7, 2014時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。February 13, 2014閲覧。
External links
[編集]- 公式ウェブサイト
- Bowling Green Assembly Plant official website[リンク切れ]
- Official Corvette website
- Chubb Corporation, Our Stories: National Corvette Museum - "Flying Cars. Crash Landing."
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