8 Corvettes, Including A ZR1, Stolen During Bowling Green Factory Heist
On March 22, authorities say a total of eight brand new Corvettes, including a ZR1, were stolen from Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky. We don't hear of many heists from the Corvette factory, unlike other facilities and their storage lots in states like Michigan and Ohio, so this was a little shocking.The good news is all the Corvettes were recovered, although at least one suffered damage to its undercarriage. Ironically, the damage along with some other details helped blow apart the whole plot to try getting the mid-engine sports cars out of Bowling Green unnoticed.
According to local news station WDRB, a car transport was called to a Lowe's parking lot in Bowling Green with the request to transport a 2018 Corvette. However, when the driver arrived on the afternoon of March 22 he found two guys waiting with three new 2025 Corvettes instead.
They asked him to take all three cars to Detroit and seemed anxious for him to get them loaded up quickly. While he was working, the driver noticed the damage on the one Chevy and decided he should call police because everything felt off.
Once police showed up, both suspects ran off on foot. Officers were able to chase down 21-year-old Deantae Walker as he was yelling for a guy driving a Jeep with Ohio license plates. That vehicle likely was stolen as well, which is probably why police don't know who he is.
Hopefully authorities track down the other suspects involved in the heist. Our other hope is GM figures out how these guys stole the Corvettes and tightens up security at Bowling Green Assembly so it doesn't happen again.
We don't have information about how the other five C8 Corvettes were recovered or what kind of condition they're in. But we're assuming they were all destined for Detroit since that's where the one transport driver was told.
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