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1978 Chevrolet Corvette
Official Pace Car
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 | - Original Window Sticker
- Never Sold
- Original Certificate of Origin
- 11 Original Miles
- Original Chevy Invoice #10022068646
- Shipped April 10, 1978
- Complete 1978 Pace Car wiring diagram book
- VIN 1Z87485902082
- Cruise - Master Speed Control
- 350 V8
- Automatic Transmission
- AM & FM stereo CB radio & power antenna
- Original MSRP $14,515.21
- Identification #1 518174
- ABA routing #08191153
- Order # LE 2906
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The Corvette pictured above has been with the Deien dealership for over 30 years now. It is a true piece of Corvette history. We invite you to stop by the dealership and experience it for yourself.
1978 was not only Corvette's 25th birthday but also the first time they paced the Indy 500. To celebrate the event, Chevrolet built a series of pace car replicas. Chevrolet was extremely proud of the fact that as a pace car, the Corvette was the first car to use a completely stock drive train, the first to be built from a one piece fiberglass body and the only pure two-seater since before World War II. These pace car replicas had their own Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), separate from the standard Corvette. The difference between the VIN for the standard Corvette and pace car replica is in the eighth digit – the pace car replica has a 9, the Corvette a 4. As well as having their own identification, the pace car replicas had their own paint scheme which consisted of a two-tone paint with a red stripe. The first 300 pace car replicas had tires specially made by Goodyear with 'Corvette' imprinted on the side. The extremely high demand for the pace car continually increased the quantity produced and in the end Chevrolet decided to build one for every Corvette dealer, a total of 6,502. Deien Chevrolet | Serving Trenton, St. Louis and O'Fallon | Home
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