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Man that sucks. Glad you are OK though.

My shops in CA do a ton of late model vette repairs as GM is one of my contracted vendors. The cars are amazingly stout in the rear area and have a huge,dense impact absorber just behind the cover. I'm sure it's wasted, but that's its job. The C6 frame section is all steel with alloy cradles- only the Z06 has the full aluminum sub-structure from what I remember. I'd be shocked if the frame has been compromised anywhere, but any shop with brains will throw a laser on it and confirm that. Looks to me that it'll be a full paint as you have to paint the whole front group, quarters, luggage lid, and blending the doors at a minimum. Be picky and take your time when picking it up. Look at gaps, quality of the finish on the edge areas, and color density- especially with that color. C6s are really well built which means they go back together pretty easily unlike some previous Corvette models.

I would suggest you call a local Chev dealer and ask who they use for their internal damage and why. There are also some recent ICAR Corvette based classes I had to send my guys to so they could get C6, C6ZO6, and ZR1 training. Make sure the shop is up on it. That should be a pretty easy repair, but take the time to feel out the shop. Ask questions about their processes and tour the facility. Let me know if I can help you in any way. Good luck, Dave