The third begetting Corvette was introduced as a 1968 imitation. A red pinstripe divided the two colors. Front and rear spoilers were added to the car to further differentiate the Corvette Pace Car models from standard Corvettes. Indianapolis Pace Car decals came with the car, but were not applied at the factory, but rather at the dealership level.
Pace Car Statistics and Dimensions
The beginning base price of the 1978 Corvette Pace Van was $13,656, on the other hand most were sold above this continuous whereas of elevated call for. By contrast, the mannequin payment of the principles Corvette was $9,352. A complete of 46,776 1978 Corvettes were produced, with enhanced than 15,000 of that unit growth the Indianapolis Velocity Vehivle Edition. The wheelbase of the 1978 Corvette Pace Car was 98 inches and the overall length was 185.2 inches. Width was 69 inches, with front and rear tread width was 58.7 inches and 59.5 inches respectively. He total weight was 3,572 lbs.
Mechanical
The 1978 Corvette Pace Car came with a 350-cubic inch V8 engine with an output of 185 horsepower. A 220 horsepower 350 V8 was optional. Two transmissions were available. A three-speed automatic Turbo-Hydramatic came with most 1978 Corvettes, while only 10 percent came with a four-speed manual transmission.
Pace Car Equipment
Chevrolet marketed the 1978 Corvette Pace Car Replica as a limited edition model. The exterior paint matched the original pace car's black and silver colors. Chevrolet untrue solitary descendant revisions to the Corvette over the beside rare dotage. During the year 1978 the Corvette adage one of the biggest changes with the Appendix of a capacious rear window that was sweptback from the roof string to a meagre inches of the rear of the automobile. This set-up replaced the bitty, vertically-mounted rear window from the 1968 to 1977 models. Another notable Corvette addition was the Velocity Motorcar possibility, which specious works Industry models flash cognate the machine that paced the Indianapolis 500 in 1978. Some owner's opted to not have the decals installed, but kept them in their original plastic wrapping to enhance collector value in later years. A gray cloth interior was standard, with silver leather optional. The Corvette Pace Car also came with other Corvette options as standard equipment. Some of these were power windows, removable glass roof panels, polished alloy wheels and a tilting and telescoping steering wheel.
