1978 Pace Car, 20,433 Miles, Very Original, L-82 350/220hp, Auto, Leather, Tilt

Chevrolet Corvette 1978 Description

1978 Chevrolet Corvette
Indy Pace Car
20,430 Miles
Coupe
Black/Silver
Silver Interior
L-82 350/220hp
Automatic Transmission
Stock and Original
Radio Upgrade (Original Included)
Leather Seats
Power Windows
Cruise Control
Tilt/Tele Steering Wheel
Pace Car in Original Box
Service Receipts

As most Corvette aficionados know by now, the '78 Corvette Indy Pace car is credited with starting the Corvette speculation market. The '78 was the first Corvette to ever pace the indy 500. So naturally, the boys at GM wanted to cook up something special for race day. Originally, the plan was to build a very limited number of Pace Car replica's to sell to the buying public. The initial amount was to be 300 to commemorate the '53 Corvette's production run. They would all have special paint, interior, and other modifications. Even the tires were going to be exclusive to the Pace Car! But after doing some calculating, the bean counters decided that some of the mods were going to be too expensive to justify a run on only 300. In the meantime, the Wall Street Journal got word of what was going down in St. Louis and decided to do a story on it. Proclaiming the '78 Corvette Pace Car as the next great collectible sports car! Well, it didn't take long before the readers of said article started calling their local Chevy dealer wanting to purchase one of these special "collectible" Corvettes. Thousands of requests were made and many orders were taken. Obviously, many more orders than could be filled. As a result, potential buyers were getting pretty frustrated. During this time, it was decided that Chevrolet would build enough Pace Cars so that every U.S. dealer could get one. So, when all was said and done, approximately 6,500 were built. Still, there were plenty of hurt feelings as cars that were ordered at sticker price, arrived at showrooms with asking prices almost double that in some cases! As a result, lawsuits were filed. And the rest . . . is history.
This Pace Car presented here is a low miles example that we sold to the previous owner. It's in excellent condition and the odometer show just over 20k miles. It's stock and original with the exception of a radio upgrade (the original radio is included) and tires. Along with the standard Pace Car items, it's also equipped with the highly desirable L82 engine, automatic transmission, leather seats, power windows, cruise control & tilt/tele steering wheel. Also included are the Pace Car decals still in the original box and service receipts.
Do not wait to bid, or to make an offer, on this Pace Car, as it is also available for sale in our showroom and will move fast. For more information, you can send us a question through eBay or call/text, us on our cell phonesat: Jeff (661-510-3486) or Troy (714-712-0060).