Tornado smashes up Corvette ZR1

June 13th, 2010 admin

Posted on 06.13.2010 06:00 by Kirby Filed under: | USA | car crash | Chevrolet Corvette | Cars | Car News Days after we showed you photos of a mangled Dodge Viper that was the recipient of a tornado, we have yet another sports car that fell victim to another twister. Somebody better start building shelters for these poor cars. This particular Corvette ZR1 , which, by the way, cost the owner $120,000 to purchase has been reduced to nothing more than a $…

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