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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I paid a visit to the museum and factory about 5 years ago. Very
nice time place to visit. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As with many things you can pick up your new Corvette there.
As I was exiting the museum someone was picking up there new car. I watched as
2 or 3 photos were snapped with the new owner, his friend and factory sales
person. Very hoe hum photos. I walked over and said if I was picking up a new
Corvette I would be MUCH more excited!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I took his camera and said now let take some shots. I worked
them up from high fives, chest bumps to picking the new owner up. Handing the
camera back I said now that how one picks up a Corvette at the factory!. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Arial;font-weight:bold'>Larry</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> (as close as I
will get) - <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> DeTomaso
[mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>michael@michaelshortt.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, February 12, 2014
5:17 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> detomaso@poca.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [DeTomaso] Corvette
Reclaimed by Earth</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This really sucks, I'm hurting for the cars.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/12/corvette-museum-sinkhole/5417171/http:/www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/12/corvette-museum-sinkhole/5417171/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/12/corvette-museum-sinkhole/5417171/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/12/corvette-museum-sinkhole/5417171/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Michael<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:00 PM, <a
href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com">michael@michaelshortt.com</a> <<a
href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com" target="_blank">michael@michaelshortt.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Here's what has been reported as damaged.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333333" face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";color:#333333'>According
to the museum, the cars damaged in this morning’s event include a 1993
ZR-1 Spyder and a 2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil,” both on loan from General
Motors, along with a 1962 Corvette; a 1984 PPG Pace Car; a 1992 “1
Millionth” Corvette; a 1993 40th Anniversary Corvette; a 2001 Mallett
Hammer Z06 Corvette; and a 2009 “1.5 Millionth” Corvette, all owned
by the museum itself. No cars on loan from individuals were damaged in the
incident.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#333333" face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";color:#333333'><a
href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/02/12/breaking-news-eight-cars-damaged-by-sinkhole-at-the-national-corvette-museum/"
target="_blank">http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/02/12/breaking-news-eight-cars-damaged-by-sinkhole-at-the-national-corvette-museum/</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333333" face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";color:#333333'>This
is really sad, I had the opportunity to tour it in 2007 and it was a great
afternoon, from the photos abaible online, I do not see how the building can be
salavaged and be declared safe and secure for the future.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";color:#333333'>Michael
Shortt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 9:02 AM, <a
href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com" target="_blank">michael@michaelshortt.com</a>
<<a href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com" target="_blank">michael@michaelshortt.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Not
joking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is
bad, I hope that they can be recovered, I've been there and they had nothing
but spectacular examples plus all the concepts and the only 83 Corvette in
existence. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/BREAKING-Floor-Collapse-at-National-Corvette-Museum-245173671.html?device=phone"
target="_blank">http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/BREAKING-Floor-Collapse-at-National-Corvette-Museum-245173671.html?device=phone</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Michael
Shortt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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