No ZR1s Were Stolen from the Corvette Assembly Plant Says Chevrolet

Mar 24, 2025

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No ZR1s Were Stolen from the Corvette Assembly Plant Says Chevrolet

Photo Credit: Tyson D Wade

Whew, that was a close one!

Saturday morning it was discovered that eight Corvettes were stolen from the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green. Thanks to quick work by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and the Bowling Green Police Department, the missing cars were quickly located, and one suspect was arrested.

In the news was that one of the Corvettes stolen was a new 2025 Corvette ZR1, but that wasn’t case according to someone we spoke with from Chevrolet. The Red ZR1 that was photographed by Tyson D Wade and shared to a Bowling Green Facebook Page was actually driven to the scene by a high-level plant employee assisting in the recovery of the missing Corvettes.

That makes a lot more sense to us that only production Corvettes were the ones that were taken and not an ultra-rare preproduction ZR1 with the visible carbon fiber high wing. The stolen Corvettes were also said to be wearing window stickers and other markings of being a new Corvette.

More details about the attempted theft have also come to light. WBKO reports that the Sheriff’s office received a 911 call that a young black man in black clothing parked a new Corvette with the window sticker at the apartment complex located at 490 Plano Road, which is two exits south on I65 and eight miles from the assembly plant.

After several more Corvettes were discovered in the vicinity, Police were able to get their hands on security footage from the apartment complex showing a white man getting out of a Sea Wolf Gray Corvette wearing a green hoodie, red shirt and gray sweatpants.

Meanwhile on the northside of Scottsville Road, police found two more Corvettes at 280 Cumberland Trace.

Here’s where is gets interesting as the cops then get a call about a sketchy auto transport request:

Dispatch got another call from a transport driver for ELDO KY, who said he saw two males at 150 American Avenue who had scheduled him to transport a 2017 Corvette to Michigan.

According to the report, when the driver arrived to pick up the car, 21-year-old Deantae Walker of Westland, Michigan, had three brand new 2025 Corvettes waiting for him to transport.

The driver said Walker started to rush him while loading the vehicles and noticed the cars had damage to the bottom of them. The driver also told dispatch the transaction seemed “weird.”

Walker was arrested after a pursuit through the parking lot. The other subject fled the scene in a Jeep with Ohio tags.

After he was detained, Walker was read his Miranda rights and refused to speak with police. He was taken to the Warren County Regional Jail.

While getting processed, Walker made a statement saying, “If I would have made it back to Michigan, I would have been paid big.”

WBKO says the estimated value for the eight vehicles stolen was $1.2 million. Unfortunately, there was damage reported to several cars as the tow truck driver said.

The Corvettes were returned to the plant. WBKO asked the Assembly Plant about the thefts and were told they were taking appropriate measures to address it. No further comment was available.

Source:
WBKO.com

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