What an awful sight!
Two videos of some brand new C8 Corvettes burning while they’re still on a transport truck outside of Nashville, Tennessee are going viral. At least one of the cars has been completely consumed by the flames, but you can see the ones which haven’t still have the delivery wrap, although it’s probably at least singed if not worse.
See a C8 Corvette crushed by a Maserati on a transport truck here.
Firefighters are visible in the videos as they try to battle to raging inferno. At one point something explodes and a projectile shoots out of the completely consumed C8 Corvette, causing the people filming the fire to exclaim in excitement.
More small explosions started, but you can hear the guy who took the video, Corieblue Flickes, tell his mom they should get out of there. Considering the volatile nature of the situation, it’s understandable why he was concerned.
It’s unknown what the fate of the C8 Corvettes on the transport was, but it doesn’t look great. Those carriers have a capacity for up to 10 of the mid-engine American sports cars, and since it was only a short distance from the Bowling Green Assembly Plant it’s likely the truck was fully loaded at the time. Obviously, at least one of the ‘Vettes was a total loss, but we’re hoping firefighters were able to save the rest. With the average transaction price for C8 Corvettes pushing almost $90,000 a complete loss of the entire transport would’ve been GM’s insurance company’s worst nightmare.
There seems to be an endless appetite for C8 Corvettes lately, even with the factory in Bowling Green running at capacity. That’s what makes this sight of several of them loaded onto a car carrier burning so sad. Several people who ordered theirs, probably waited a year or so, were excited because their C8 was finally going to be delivered, only to find out their car was burned to a crisp must be devastating.
Watch the videos for yourself (warning: language).
Corieblue Fickes
Corieblue Fickes
