Chevrolet : Corvette L82 INDY 500 PACE CAR EDITION WITH 64K ORIG MILES!

 

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ORIGINAL CALIFORNIA 1978 CHEVROLET CORVETTE OFFICIAL SEPARATE VIN SEQUENCE DESIGNATED '62ND ANNUAL INDIANAPOLIS 500 PACE CAR REPLICA EDITION' WITH RARE L82 350/220HP V8 ENGINE WITH BELIEVED TO BE 64K ORIGINAL MILES!!

West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptional and very collectible and rare example of this 'Limited Edition Corvette Pace Car' - an official separate VIN sequence numbered 1978 Chevrolet Corvette '62nd Annual Indianapolis 500 Mile Race' Replica coupe with believed to be only 64K original but undocumented miles in it's all original 'Black & Silver' factory color paint divided by red pin-striping with original factory Pace Car decals and with the correct 'Silver' color (Trim Code 152) leather interior with no signs of any history of any rust or accidents and its original matching # L82 350/220HP V8 engine and original factory options including automatic transmission. power disc brakes. power steering. power windows. power door locks. power antenna and dual rear speakers. Mirror T-Tops and air conditioning!

The Corvette was honored for the first time in 1978 to be the official pace car for that years world renown Indy 500 race. To commemorate the event. Chevrolet built a number of limited edition Corvettes with their very own dedicated vehicle identification number sequence with the eight digit being a 9 versus a 4 making it easy to spot and near impossible to build a clone. Finished in a spectacular two-tone black over silver with a red pinstripe just south of the blend line. Chevrolet decided to limit the run to only one car per Chevrolet dealer with the total reported number being 6. 02. with reportedly very few being sold with the L82 engine.

'America's only true sports car' was 25 years old in 1978 and Chevrolet observed the milestone by fitting a special commemorative emblem to all Corvettes that year. But only 6. 02 (1 for every Corvette dealer at the time) limited edition near exact matches. apart from the holes punched in the rear for the pace car flags. to the official 'Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Pace Car' of May 28th. 1978 were built with front and rear spoilers. wheels. silver leather interior and with a few optioned with the desirable L82 high horsepower engine. as was the original Pace Car. among other elements including a leather interior. such as this particular example! The car has its original fiberglass exteriors. which set it apart from non-Pace Cars. including the paint scheme and a pair of spoliers made of flexible polyurethane. the rear being a one-piece component while the front was a three piece assembly. The original factory correct decals applied at the factory include the 'Limited Edition' decals below the fender cross flags. the event door decals and the 'Indianapolis Motor Speedway' logo on the rear quarter panels. Corvette has since paced the Indy field nine times but only 1978 can boast being the 'Original Corvette Pace Car'!

The car sits on its original and correct 15x8" aluminum wheels wrapped with white lettered 'Goodyear P255/60R15' radial tires with a Replica only red pinstripe around the rim of the wheel. These correct Goodyear GT Radials have recently become unavailable making these factory correct and original tires extremely rare and collectible on this car! These 1978 'Anniversary Editions' models and its cousin the 'Pace Car Replica' boasted an almost 40% premium to the price of a regular 1978 Corvette and were bid up to as much as 60% over the already inflated price by some collectors eager to get their hands on one and are therefore highly coveted and highly prized amongst collectors today.

This particular example's original paint is in very good condition as are the original decals and the leather interior and the trim is also beautiful and stock with its original factory radio/8 track cassette! The car was obviously always garaged and shows no signs or any history of any accidents and judging by the fact that the car still boasts its rare and original tires and paint and that it was sold in 8/2009 showing only 62. 40 actual miles on the California title at the time of sale; the current mileage reading of only 64. 25 miles is therefore believed to be original.

This is obviously one very rare and highly desirable example of this classic American sports car - a rust and accident free all stock and original 1978 Chevrolet Corvette 'Indy 500 Pace Car Limited Edition' with the optional and highly desirable L82 engine in virtually completely original and unmolested condition throughout! An obviously always garaged and unabused example! The engine purrs imperceptibly under the hood and the automatic transmission shifts smoothly through the gears - an absolute pleasure to drive without any of the older Corvette typical shakes or rattles - a truly remarkable daily driver that will give any modern day sports car a run for its money!

Without a doubt you will look long and hard to find a finer and very collectible 25th year 1978 'Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Replica Edition' L82 example of this 'Mako Shark' generation Corvette - perfect for the Corvette enthusiast to add to his collection or simply any classic American muscle car collector!

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