photos courtesy National Corvette Museum 

THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, is starting a major expansion project.

Last week earth-movers began the site work for a $9 million, 47,000-sq. ft. addition to the existing museum located near the General Motors assembly plant where the Corvettes are produced.

Wendell Strode, director of the museum, said bids for the work should be awarded in February, with the work beginning in March, weather permitting. Strode hopes the project is complete in early summer 2009 so that the finishing touches, including new grass growing, can be ready for the museum’s 15th anniversary on Labor Day that year.

Architect’s drawing of new expansion area

The new area will include a library-archives, an expanded gift store and a conference center with a seating capacity of 400. The center also can be used to display 50 additional cars. 

It also will add a dedicated area for inspection, display and pickup of special-delivery Corvettes people order from the General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant.

About 17,000 square feet of the existing museum will be renovated and 275 parking spaces will be added.

The 5 generations of Corvette

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