Vehicle Description
1967 Ermine White Camaro Indy Pace Car Convertible.Rotisserie
restored 396/325hp 4-speed.Ermine White w/Bright Blue interior
396/325hp 4-speed manual transmission.When Ford introduced the
Mustang in '64 it started a revolution. Or maybe a war would be a
better description . . . a Pony Car war! And Ford was winning it.
At least for the time being. It took Chevrolet and Chrysler a
couple years to catch up with their Camaro and Barracuda
respectively. But when they did the spoils went to an excited
buying public anxious to get their hands on the new "compact"
muscle cars that would become legends! The Camaro was introduced in
'66 as a '67 model and it made quite an impression on everyone who
saw . . . and especially drove one! It was an instant hit! So much
so that the powers that be over at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
decided that the new Camaro would be just the right car to pace the
51st running of the 500-mile race that year! It was actually the
first time in 12 years that a Chevrolet paced the Indy 500 and the
Camaro would be the perfect choice to lead the field around the
famed "Brickyard".Chevrolet built 4 specially prepared Camaro
Convertibles for the race. All were optioned as RS/SS 396 models
and fitted with the most powerful production engine available the
L78 which produced 375hp in factory trim. However the Pace Car
equipped L78's received a few extra "tweaks" boosting them up to an
undisclosed hp. Giving the cars all the power they needed to lead
the Indy Cars around the track at speed! These big block engines
were mated to 3-speed Turbo 400 automatic transmissions.In addition
to the 4 actual Pace Cars approximately 100 "Festival" cars were
built as replicas for use around the track during the race weekend.
They looked just like the actual Pace Cars. All were painted Ermine
White with a Marina Blue stripe surrounding the front end and all
had Bright Blue interiors. And they all had door decals (shipped in
the trunk) that said "Official Pace Car". However drivetrain
options varied. After the race they were distributed to Chevrolet
dealers around the country and sold as used cars. So the notion of
"Race on Sunday sell on Monday" was alive and well in '67! And in
anticipation of the Indy 500 enthusiasm was high and so were Camaro
sales! However as there were less than 100 Pace Car replica's built
in '67 These are some of the rarest ever created. Especially when
you consider that over 220k Camaro's were built that year! The
outstanding example presented here has benefited from a complete
nut and bolt rotisserie restoration to an extremely high standard!
It's equipped with all of the Pace Car options including: Ermine
White exterior. White Convertible soft top. Bright Blue Deluxe
interior. L35 SS 396/325hp big block engine. Z22 Rally Sport Pkg.
Front disc brakes. Rally wheels w/Red line tires. Deluxe seat
belts. Front and rear bumper guards. AM radio. Rear antenna. Tinted
windshield. Console. Now we know that all '67 Pace Cars are rare.
But some are much more so than others. Like this one for example.
It's believed to be 1 of only 4 396 4-speed P.C.'s ever built! It's
equipped with it's matching #'s drivetrain and it comes with a
binder full of information on the car the Owner's Kit including the
Protect-O-Plate and even the car's lot pass from the Indy 500! And
to top it off! The glove box is signed by the '67 race winner; A.J.
Foyt! We don't think you'll find a nicer or rarer '67 Pace Car
anywhere! It's ready to join the most discriminating buyer's
collection! Visit Corvette Mike online at
www.corvettemikeanaheim.com to see more pictures of this vehicle or
call us at 714-630-0700 today to schedule your test drive.