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September 2, 1994 – The National Corvette Museum Opens

The National Corvette Museum opened to the public on this day in 1994 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the city home to Chevrolet Corvette production since 1981. The museum features a mesmerizing collection of America’s Sports Car and it doesn’t shy away from telling the tale of a catastrophic sinkhole

that swallowed eight of the museum’s prized cars.

Brian Corey

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