Let’s pour one out for all the nice cars out there that live their whole life exposed to the elements. Sometimes, this isn’t a big deal – for example, here in Southern California, Mother Nature is relatively kind to our outside vehicles. However, in other parts of the country, a life outside means weathering all kinds of nasty meteorological conditions. Luckily, this particular C6 Corvette Z06 managed to roll away unscathed from an absolutely brutal hail storm.
As spotted on social media, user @vitamin.c6z recently posted a brief video showing the Vette getting absolutely blasted in a storm. The video was shot from a balcony above a lot where the Corvette Z06 was parked, capturing a maelstrom of frozen chunks of ice as they whip by sideways at high speed due to some truly ferocious winds. The bits of hail slam against the Vette in multiple gusts, with the storm blowing through with so much intensity it’s hard to even see through it at times.
As the video pulls back, we see the trees rocking back and forth with the gusts. “Totaled” reads some text on the screen.
@vitamin.c6z thank god it’s fiberglass #fyp #foryou #c6 #z06 #hailstorm #southcarolina ♬ Down In A Hole (2022 Remaster) – Alice In Chains
Clearly, this Corvette Z06 owner thought that their orange sports car would be obliterated by the flying chunks of ice. Luckily, that proved not to be the case.
In a follow-up video, the owner heads down to the parking lot to survey the damage, only to find that the storm didn’t do a thing to his precious ride.
“I think most of the damage is about right here,” the owner says, pulling a small pine needle from out of the lower air intake. “I think we can rebuild.”
The owner then goes over the exterior, showing that the surface of the Corvette Z06 is more or less pristine.
Chalk it up to the combination of fiberglass and carbon fiber materials used for the body panels, both of which are less prone to denting compared to traditional metal body panels. Indeed, it’s a relief to see this ride made it out unscathed.
Check out the follow-up video right here:
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I can assure you that Corvettes can be damaged by hail. Here in Texas,
where we get actual hail, not that piddly stuff, the paint and fiberglass exhibit small
semi-circular cracks. I saw several examples when I was working as an estimator.
Corvettes do surprisingly well in hail. However, that is not a “brutal hail storm”. We have a chance for high winds and baseball + sized hail for this evening. Mine will be in the garage. Hopefully the storms will miss us.