A seventh-generation Corvette Grand Sport recently surfaced in surprisingly good shape – at least on the outside – after spending about five years submerged in a Georgia river.
But then again, maybe that shouldn’t be surprising. The Corvette was named after a small, fast warship, after all.
This particular C7 Corvette had been missing since 2020 before an underwater search finally revealed its unlikely resting place.
Jeremy Sides, president of Rapid Compassion Collective, came across the Corvette while searching beneath the surface of a Georgia river. His organization specializes in underwater searches for missing people and vehicles, providing its services free of charge.
Sides later posted photos of the sunken Corvette to his @exploringwithnug Instagram account, and it didn’t take long for viewers to notice something interesting.
An Instagram handle was still visible across the car’s windshield.
That seemingly insignificant detail proved to be the key to identifying the Corvette. Viewers tracked down the account and eventually found a Dec. 11, 2020, post from the owner announcing that the Grand Sport had been stolen.
Five years later, the mystery of where the Corvette went had finally been answered — at least partially.
Perhaps almost as surprising as the discovery itself was the way the car looked after its extended underwater vacation. Despite years beneath the surface, the exterior appeared remarkably intact.
“Dang, the wrap withstood the elements,” one viewer commented.
Another wrote, “Not gonna lie, for being in water for 5 years, it looks decent.”
Of course, appearances can be deceiving. Spending years underwater likely did no favors for the Corvette’s LT1 V8, electronics, transmission or interior, regardless of how respectable the body looks.
So one mystery has been solved, but two big questions remain.
Who stole the Grand Sport in the first place?
And perhaps more intriguingly, how did a Corvette named after a warship wind up at the bottom of a Georgia river?
Source:
SuperCarBlondie.com
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