Sinkhole Gobbles Up Eight Valuable Corvettes

A cavernous sinkhole claimed the fate of eight priceless all-American sports cars Wednesday morning at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky.

The Bowling Green, Ky. museum discovered the enormous pit in its Skydome section after being contacted by its security company when motion detectors went off at 5:44 a.m., local time, according to a release. The Bowling Green Fire Department estimated that the hole is 40 feet across and 25 to 30 feet deep.

"This is devastating for us, the cars are almost like family to people," museum spokesperson Katie Frassinelli told Mashable. "Every one of them has a special place in history, a special story." Read more...