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Note: The car assignments for the 1975 Indianapolis "500" Mile Race had the VIN number for pace car #1 as 4H57H5-H125041 and VIN number for pace car #2 as 4H57H5-H125135. The VIN engine code identifies as a 350 c.i.d (5.7 litre) V8 and was actually the modified 455 c.i.d. (7.5 litre) V8.
The Corvette C3 was chosen as the pace car for the 1978 Indianapolis 500. [54] Initially, 2500 Indy 500 replica pacers—100 for each year of production—were scheduled for sale. But it was decided that each of Chevrolet's 6502 dealers should have one for showroom display. Thus what was called the Limited Edition Indy Pace Car Replica Corvette ...
The Corvette's pace car years and details include: 1978 – Driven by 1960 race winner Jim Rathmann; Chevrolet produced 6,502 production replicas. 1986 – Driven by famed pilot Chuck Yeager; all 7,315 production convertibles were considered pace car convertibles and included official graphics (to be installed at the owner's discretion).
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the 1978 Corvette featured an all-new fastback design, special 25th anniversary badging, and a special two-tone color scheme as an option.
Later in the 1978 season, Unser would go on to win the Pocono 500 and the California 500 again, sweeping the "triple crown" of Indy car racing for 1978. As of 2015 (the last year there was a " Triple Crown ") Unser is the only driver in history to win all three 500-mile "triple crown" races in the same season, and coupled with the win at ...
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year
Auctioning off the first production model of a new performance car for charity has become accepted practice, so it's not too surprising that the first saleable 2020 C8 Chevrolet Corvette would ...
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was the name for several model years of Chevrolet Corvettes: . Corvette Stingray (concept car), concept cars from 1959 and 2009 Chevrolet Corvette (C2), the second generation of the Corvette, introduced in 1963, referred to as the Corvette Sting Ray