1978 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Edition

Desirable Low Millage CollectableTo celebrate Corvette's 25th year anniversary, Chevrolet had negotiated with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to have a modified Corvette chosen as pace car for the 1978 Indy 500.  With Chevrolet having 6,200 dealers at the time, it was decided that any such Corvette special edition would have to be built to a minimum order of 6,200 units so that each showroom could have at least one. Thus, the end result was officially called the Limited Edition Indy Pace Car Replica Corvette.

This 1978 Corvette is distinguished by the two-tone black over silver metallic paint, red pin stripes on the hood and addition of the rear spoiler.  Additional features include a glass T-top, alloy wheels, power windows, rear defogger, air conditioning, sport mirrors, tilt/telescope steering wheel, heavy-duty battery, power door locks and an AM/FM stereo. Pace Car interiors continued the silver theme with full silver leather and gray carpeting.  Chevrolet had scheduled new Corvette seats for 1979, but the program was rushed forward so that the 1978 Pace Car could have them first.  These seats offered a new thin-shell design with more prominent lumbar support.

This Corvette has seen less than 7,300 miles and has remained virtually untouched as all the engine markings are fully present.  Mated to the L48 V8 engine is the Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.  This 1978 Pace Car edition is a fitting way to celebrate the 25th anniversary for Corvette and this limited edition significantly separates this vehicle from other C3 Corvettes.

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