Vehicle Description
Original 26k Miles - Excellent shape - From the collection of a
couple prominent collectors. L48, Auto. Runs and drives like new.
Glass T-tops. Add this one to your collection today! 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-tone silver and black paint, their own number sequence and
white-letter tires. The original plan was to build 300 units, but
an "instant collectible" buzz led to dealers clamoring for more.
The target figure of 6,000 cars (one per dealer) was over-produced
to total 6,502 units, though some reports place the number even
higher. The stickers that made the model collectible were packaged
inside the car, in case the buyer didn't like them. The two-tone
black and silver paint scheme also evolved into the two-tone Silver
Anniversary model, of which 15,283 were built. The 1978 model was
modified significantly, with a fastback rear window like the C2
Corvette of the mid �60s. It did not open, but there was more room
behind the seats and a retracting cover for shade. The instruments
were redone in a square style and a glove box added. New door
panels introduced bolt-on armrests instead of the molded ones.
Wiper and washer controls moved back to the dash and removable
glass panels were offered for the roof, though only 972 buyers
spent the $349 for them.
