Vehicle Description
Gateway Classic Cars is proud to offer for sale in our Detroit showroom this beautiful low mileage 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. 1978 marked the 62nd running of this legendary race where Al Unser Sr. captured the checkered flag. Along with wins at the Pocono 500 and California 500 later in the season, Al Unser Sr. swept the triple crown of Indy Car racing and as of now is the only driver in history to do so. This pace car edition Corvette is also a 25th Anniversary model marking the quarter century milestone for running production. This numbers matching Corvette is powered by the legendary 350 Cubic Inch V8 engine which runs like the day it rolled off of the line. With only 2,700 actual miles on the entire car, this Corvette has been very well taken care of and is a perfect addition to any collectors garage or display. The two tone gloss black and metallic silver paint shows very well and the gorgeous silver interior absolutely pops in the sun. The glass t-tops are kept safe in their factory leather pouches when you want to cruise while basking in the sun. This Corvette was built and optioned out to make cruising or pavement pounding fun and easy for just about everyone with its power brakes, power steering, and cruise control. They say you don't get into a Corvette but you fall into it, well with one look you will absolutely fall for this one! Options on this 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car include; Air Conditioning, AM/FM Radio with CB, Glass T-Tops, Cruise Control, Power Brakes, Power Steering, Power Door Locks, Power Windows, Tilt and Telescoping Steering Wheel, Seat Belts, Raised White Letter Radial Tires wrapped around the pristine factory Wheels. For more detailed information including over 100 HD pictures and a short video of this car please visit www.gatewayclassiccars.com. For more information please contact one of our friendly and knowledgeable staff at 313-982-3100.
