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Chevy originally planned for the 1978 pace car replicas to be a special-edition with a very small production run planned. Chevrolet was capitalizing on the fact that the Corvette was asked to pace.

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The 1978 cars carry one of the largest: a base '78 L48 coupe carries an average value of less than $10K and one in #1 condition is valued at $25,700 —roughly half of its L48 pace car sibling's comparable value ($52,300). If we compare L82 to L82, the difference is still dramatic: a #1-condition base model rings in at $27,600 versus.

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This past summer, a trio of 1978 Pace Car Edition Corvettes sold over the course of 36 days. That's not unusual in the auction world, but this was different. These cars brought $10k, $20k, and an astounding $86k, respectively. Every collector-car situation is unique, with parameters and factors changing with every sale.

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1978 Chevrolet Corvette Showing 1 - 15 of 118 results Filter Results Clear All Search Radius Zip Code Condition All New Used Certified Price Payment $ 0 - $ 100,000+ Mileage 0 - 150,000+ Year 1978 Make / Model Body Style Make Model Trims All Trims All 427 Collector Edition Collector Edition Grand Sport Indy 500 Pace Car Replica

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The 1978 Indy Pace Car Was One of the Most Desired Corvettes of It's Time…. For decades, Chevrolet has produced special edition Corvettes to commemorate milestones of the brand, to celebrate anniversaries and, of course, to serve as the official pace car of the Indianapolis 500.

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By Mark Webb - December 22, 2022 The 1978 Corvette brought the swagger back to America's sports car with more performance and a stunning paint job. If you're looking for a C3 Corvette, it's hard to go wrong with the 1978 Pace Car. It's more valuable than most of the other C3s, with the exception of the earlier steel bumper ones.

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The Corvette was first honored as the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car in 1978. Those of us who are old enough will always remember the incredible excitement when it was announced that Chevrolet.

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Corvettes for Sale: No Reserve 1978 Indy 500 Pace Car with an L82 and a 4-Speed - Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle This 1978 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car offered on eBay at No Reserve is one of only 202 to have been equipped with an L82 engine and a 4-speed manual transmission. FacebookInstagramPinterestTumblrTwitterYoutube Home About Us Advertise

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The car came standard with a 350 ci. (L-48) 185 hp motor. An optional 220-horsepower, 350 ci engine (L-82) was available. It was the first Pace Car in history to use an entirely stock drivetrain. The 1978 Corvette was driven by 1960 Indy 500 winner Jim Rathmann, his fifth time at the wheel of the pace car.

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This 1978 Corvette Pace Car is located at their Nashville facility. To commemorate Corvette's 25th anniversary, Chevrolet had negotiated with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to allow a modified Corvette to serve as the pace car for the 1978 running of the Indianapolis 500.

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1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Car 10,848 mi · Automatic · LHD · Original & Highly Original Caernarvon Township, PA, USA FOR SALE $30,000 Classic Auto Mall Nov 17, 2023 Fixed-price Nov 17, 2023 Updated 23 days ago 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Car TMU · Automatic · LHD · Restored-Original Fort Worth, TX, USA FOR SALE $23,995

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The Chevrolet Corvette celebrated its 25th year anniversary in 1978 and was chosen to pace the Indy 500. Chevrolet's car sales rose to 2,341,035, and 46,776 of these were Corvettes. The base price had risen to $9,351.89, but Chevrolet also offered an Indy 500 Pace Car replica for a whopping $13,653.21. These '78 Corvette Pace Cars had two.

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1978 Corvette (C3) Body Type 2 Door Coupe VIN Range 1Z87L8S400001 - 1Z87L8S440274 (Corvette Coupe), 1Z87L8S900001 - 1Z87L8S906502 (Corvette Pace Car) Original Price $9,351.89 (Coupe), $13, 653.21 (Pace Car Replica) Engine 350ci, 185HP Engine (standard), 350ci, 220HP Engine Transmission

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In 1978, the L82 engine was rated at 220 hp and recorded quarter-mile times in the high 15s at around 88 mph. That's hardly impressive compared with today's Corvettes, but in 1978 it could.

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The Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Car - C3 (1978 to 1978) market. CMB $32,004. . Loading Market chart. There are 166 Chevrolet Corvette - C3 for sale across all model years (1968 to 1982) and variants, 7 are Indy 500 Pace Car and 7 are model year 1978 . There were 157 Indy 500 Pace Car sold in the last 5 years. FOLLOW MARKET.

1978 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Edition VIN 1Z8748S900908


The 1978 model year marked the 25th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette. To celebrate this important milestone, General Motors completely redesigned the body with new fastback styling. With the redesign, the American automaker also debuted a unique Anniversary Edition and a limited-edition replica of its Indy 500 pace car.

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