Corvette Museum

[Meanmyz]

Maybe your right Jeff. But I am on it now...going to look through some old Vette mags. Besides, I promised another member an article from an old mag.

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by Meanmyz

Maybe your right Jeff. But I am on it now...going to look through some old Vette mags. Besides, I promised another member an article from an old mag.

I remember when this car was built and around that same time I thought there were 2,ASC did one and G.M. either did one or another company one under contract to G.M. did the other.Both cars in question were Spyders with short windshield.

[Meanmyz]

I certainly don't mean to be thowing this thread off topic, but for the sake of good discussion, I want to say "Bingo", because I found an article on the second ASC car. If any of you have it, it is the June '93 issue of Vette (someone please tell me where the last 20 years have gone!).

The second car I am referring to was the ASC LT1 Spyder. This car was built two years after the silver one (debuted at the 1993 NAIAS in Detroit). It was painted Riverside red (a bright red) and had a special intermediate paint coat of mirrored glass suspended in a clear finish, followed by the final clear protective finish.

From what I see of this car, unlike the ZR-1, it didn't have the windshield cut down - at least not at the time of this article.

Give a shout out if any of you want me to post a pic.

[LGAFF]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAY-1991-VET...item3cdbc7999e

[Bob Eyres]

I had a bizarre dream last night about this disaster. I had pulled up to the museum in the ZR-1 for the Gathering, and there was a huge blinking neon sign on top, "Corvette Caverns".
Inside, they had partially filled the hole and installed a spiral staircase in the rotunda, leading down into a natural cavern. There were numerous exhibits, and cars were displayed on the cavern floor. "Big Block Grotto", with a light show and a recording of an uncapped L88 blasting through speakers. It was amazing, but cheezy, and way too touristy.
What a great idea!..............Naaaaaaaaah.

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by Meanmyz

Maybe your right Jeff. But I am on it now...going to look through some old Vette mags. Besides, I promised another member an article from an old mag.

They are the same car.Theres a picture somewhere of the car as it is now and there are some details on the motor that are this same bright yellow of the interior when it was silver.[IMG][/IMG]

[XfireZ51]

Here's the Spyder from a Motor Trend gallery. Originally silver.

http://m.motortrend.com/wot/1402_che...-quarter-high/

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

I had a bizarre dream last night about this disaster. I had pulled up to the museum in the ZR-1 for the Gathering, and there was a huge blinking neon sign on top, "Corvette Caverns".
Inside, they had partially filled the hole and installed a spiral staircase in the rotunda, leading down into a natural cavern. There were numerous exhibits, and cars were displayed on the cavern floor. "Big Block Grotto", with a light show and a recording of an uncapped L88 blasting through speakers. It was amazing, but cheezy, and way too touristy.
What a great idea!..............Naaaaaaaaah.

Not such a crazy idea Bob. Reminds me of the old futuristic Stallone movie "Demolition Man". They went into a museum and stood on a glass floor looking down on an old street scene with a 69 Olds 442 convertible.... -- Bob

[Hog]

http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2014/...eums-sinkhole/

I think the main idea for GM "over-seeing" any restoration is to help not only with teh physical restoration, but also to attempt to restore/maintain the image/value of these cars.
That poor ZR-1 Spyder.

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by RodB

There is a better 6 minute video on YouTube of the sinkhole where they actually FLEW IT LIKE THEY STOLE IT and got the drone in the sinkhole. Guess we are still on for the Gathering or is it too early to know?

Do you have the link ? I never found it