After a tornado struck the Corvette factory in December, GM had to scrap 122 not-yet-completed Vettes. Now we know their fate.
Screenshot: Stricker Auto Parts on Facebook
When a tornado struck General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly plant in December, it caused fires and leaks that forced GM to write off 122 Corvettes. Those Corvettes, mostly still on the assembly line, died before they ever got to live.
But thanks to CorvetteBlogger, which was tipped off by one of its readers, we now know that the sports cars didn’t die completely in vain. The site located a bunch of eBay listings by Stricker Auto Parts for 2022 Corvette parts, pulled from cars that in some cases show 0 miles on the odometer.
Screenshot: Stricker Auto Parts on eBay
Since cars always leave the factory with a few miles on them, it’s safe to say these are cars that never got finished. Plus, CorvetteBlogger notes that the listings that show full cars have X’s on the windshield, which the site spotted on the tornado cars in drone footage from the factory. There aren’t enough listings to know if all 122 Corvettes will eventually be parted out by the same seller, but if you’re looking for never-used C8 parts with some interesting history, I recommend perusing the Stricker Auto Parts eBay listings.
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