Vehicle Description
Special Edition 1 of 1,158 Built for US Market - 5.7L LS1 V8/6
Speed manual - Active Handling Package - 5,600 miles/2 owner -
Collector Quality - Highly original - (If you happen to be viewing
this vehicle on a website other than our main website, it's
possible that only some of our many photographs are presented due
to website limitations. To be sure you access all the photographs,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors) 1998 Chevrolet
Corvette C5 Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car Edition � It's hard to
say if this is the best Corvette pace car or just the best Corvette
of all time.� �€"Autotrader.com � Here at Garage Kept Motors, we
often try to imagine who'll be stepping forward to inquire about a
particular car. In the case of this striking 1998 Corvette C5 Indy
500 Pace Car Edition, we've got a pretty good idea who's out there
absorbing every detail presented here, and in the 158 photos and
the video available on our website, GarageKeptMotors. This serious
new-owner candidate will almost certainly be a Corvette aficionado,
someone already well aware of how truly unique this offering is.
One of only 1,158 built for the U.S. domestic market at GM's
longtime Corvette-exclusive factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky to
commemorate the 11thtime the Corvette merited the prized Indy pace
car status, this particular car has the added distinction of being
equipped with the only extra-cost option offered at the time, a
six-speed manual transmission.� � Our likely next owner is also
probably well schooled in the details. For example, he or she will
already know that, while many folks would call its paint color
purple, Chevrolet called it Radar Blue. The rest of the graphics
and model-specific color details-bright-yellow 5-spoke alloy wheels
shod in Good Year Eagle F1 EMT high-performance rubber,
yellow-and-black leather upholstery, Corvette trademark sunscreen
graphic and hood stripes, and��eye-catching checkered flag image
beginning beneath the 82ndIndianapolis 500 Official Pace Car-May
24, 1998 door-graphic, and running from there to nearly the end of
the car-are plenty obvious that even the casual shopper won't miss
them. Here are some of this sports car's other standout features
for the sake of that casual shopper: The car is identical to the
one that actually paced the 500 race with just two exceptions: It
has neither the strobe safety lights or the roll bar mandated for
track duties.�Power originated from a 345-horsepower, 5.7 liter LS1
V8 engine. On-street or track performance was enhanced with
Chevrolet's active-handling package. The system monitored steering
inputs and the lateral g-force being exerted, and activated any of
the four brakes to stabilize the car in sharp maneuvers, helping to
control under-steer and over-steer. Inside, the pace car package
included options like an upgraded Delco radio with a CD player and
featuring speed-sensitive volume control, a digital clock, an
anti-theft system, and Bose speakers. Leather sport seats were
adjusted electronically and had memory functions, and dual-zone
heating and air-conditioning controls were also included.
Originally, the Z4Z pace car option package cost $5,039.�� With
only 5,636 miles since new and just two prior owners, both in
Michigan and both of whom treated the car with the respect it
deserves, this Corvette C5 fully qualifies for the often over-used
term collector quality. Beyond an early replacement of a computer
module under warranty, the only other non-original feature we're
aware of is a battery replacement. � One thing's almost for sure
about the person who'll be taking this special C5 Corvette home:
They aren't going to wait for another one this nice to come along.
After all, that's a good way to grow old and never acquire perhaps
the best Corvette of all times in such sparkling condition. Be sure
to check out all the photos and video on our main website: Garage
Kept Motors. Call if interested or e-mail with any questio