Today we checked off an important Bucket List item: The
National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky. This is right across the road from the Corvette Plant and is very accessible to the public.
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( Depending on how much you want to spend, you can also tour the plant right across the road).
We arrived about 11:30 and were on our way home about 2:30 so it does not take long to eat a burger and tour the museum.
Here are several photos of our tour.
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| Only three Corvette Gibson Guitars built like this and Billy Gibbons owns two. This is the third. |
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| This was a very nice patriotic display to veterans. |
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| The Corvette name is derived from the WWII Canadian Warship |
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| In 1953, the only color available was white exterior and red interior. |
When you walk around it becomes really clear this is an American Icon. Not built to compete with any other known car except two seaters from Europe. It was General LeMay who wrote Chevrolet and other auto makers to build cars that would keep servicemen busy and occupied. What I found amazing was the beginnings. Zora Dunkov is considered to be the father of the Corvette, but he was not on the original design team. The honor goes to Harley Earl. Zora did attend one of the first track showings of the Corvette and wrote a letter expressing his views of the car. He stated the exterior was a showstopper, but the motor was lacking. Zora was offered a job on the design team as a Design Assistant. Throughout the years, Zora only owned one Corvette which was given to him.
Of course, in April 2014, the devastating sink hole that swallowed up several cars.
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| This ZR1 could not be restored. |
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| This white Corvette was only found after total removal of all other cars. None of it showed above the water and debris. |
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| Both the ZR1 and the millionth Corvette below were sent back to be rebuilt after being recovered. |
We ended the tour exiting through the store.
Bill, this is for you. Thought you'd appreciate this.
One last Corvette.
