[VIDEO] Another Look at the Damaged Corvettes from the Tornado that Struck Mid America Motorworks

Like many Corvette enthusiasts, we are still stunned by the news about that tornado which struck Mid America Motorworks on Wednesday evening, and now we are getting a look at some of the cleanup efforts by the Yager family and their goal to reopen as soon as possible.

St. Louis-based KSDK was on the ground in Effingham, IL and talked with Michael Yager about the storm and their efforts at cleaning up and moving forward. While Michael was talking with the reporter, the video shows a number of the damaged Corvettes that were being removed from the building that once housed founder Mike Yager’s MY Garage Museum, as well as the interior of Mid America’s aftermarket parts and accessories facility.

Without speculating too much about the condition of the cars, I am hopeful that the Last C4, the two C5 development, and the only CERV car in private hands cars can be salvaged. The walls came down on them pretty hard, and I believe the C4’s back window was broken out as well.

Here are some screenshots from the video:

More drone footage from Effingham and Mid America Motorworks can be seen here.

In a Friday post on Facebook, Michael says that Mid America Motorworks has leased another location in Effingham and will be working to get their website and 800 numbers back up in running. He believes that it should take another week or so before they can restore operations. The post also shows the following:

We are committed to getting back to business as quickly as possible and hope to be serving our customers again within the next week. During this time, responses may be delayed, and we appreciate your patience as our team works through the challenges ahead.

Thank you for your support, encouragement, and understanding. We’ll continue to share updates as we move forward.

Once we hear that Mid America Motorworks is back up and running, we’ll share that news immediately.

And finally, one last video from a storm chaser on Facebook actually shows the tornados on the property of Mid America Motorworks:

Source:
KSDK News

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