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Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Replicas to Be Offered
10:21 a.m. Nov 25, 1997 Eastern
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The 1998
Chevrolet Corvette convertible has been selected
as the Official Pace Car for next year's
Indianapolis 500. To commemorate the event, Chevy
has announced plans to produce a limited number
of
pace car replicas for sale to the public.
Chevrolet cars have been selected a total of
eleven times for Indy 500 Pace Car duties -- more
than any other manufacturer -- and 1998 will mark
the seventh time that the company has offered
replica cars for sale. Previous Chevrolet pace
car
replicas have been hot sellers, and today all are
highly prized by collectors. The '98 Corvette
Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car replica should
cause
a similar stir. In a place as big as the
Brickyard, a pace car has to stand out on the
track -- first and foremost for safety reasons,
but manufacturers want to get the crowd's
attention too. "The '98 Corvette Indy Pace Car
should certainly fill the bill," said Chevy
general manager, John Middlebrook. "We told the
designers we wanted something that would grab
people immediately, and they didn't disappoint
us."
From its Radar Blue exterior color to its
in-your-face bright yellow wheels and equally
attention-getting yellow & black leather
interior,
the '98 Corvette Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car
should turn heads wherever it goes. In addition
to
the vivid color combination mentioned above, a
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Corvette
for Sale Information
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Price: |
$35,999. |
State/Zip Code: |
United States Texas 78249 |
Corvette
for Sale Ad Information |
Classified ID: |
9566
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Seller: |
c5pacer |
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Dec 2 |
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