1998 Chevrolet Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car - 2,980 Miles

This 1998 Corvette Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car turns heads everywhere it goes with its “Radar Blue” paint, yellow wheels, and yellow and black seats. This eye-catching color scheme and graphics were chosen to commemorate the fourth time a Corvette was selected to pace the Indianapolis 500. There were only 1,163 pace car replicas made making this a rare Corvette. The pace car replicas were mechanically identical to the actual pace car, with exception of the top mounted strobe lights. The cars were painted from the factory and the graphics were dealer installed.

This Corvette may be 18 years old, but it appears to be brand-new, traveling less than 3,000 miles since it left the factory in Bowling Green. Everything on this car 100% factory original except the oil filter and battery, although, the owner has also included the original factory battery. This is a two owner car. The current owner has had the car since 2003.

The condition of this car is impeccable. This car was always in the garage and has never seen rain or snow. For the past few years it was only driven once a year to get the oil changed at Sun Chevrolet. The paint has no sign of defects anywhere and the plastic and trim pieces appear to be like it left the factory yesterday.

The Z4Z Pace Car package costs the original owner $5,039 over a base corvette convertible. It came with a number of desirable features such as the upgraded stereo with Bose speakers, dual zone climate control, power adjustable seats with a memory setting, and limited edition floor mats. The interior is in excellent condition too. All the components work as they should. The only defect is the leather seats have started to wrinkle from age.

Also included with the Z4Z package was the “Active Handling” package which allowed the car to sense a loss of traction and can apply brakes to each individual wheel to ensure you make it through the corner. Also included is a performance-ratio 4 speed automatic transmission and a 5.7 liter LS1 V8 with 345 horsepower.

Also included is all the documentation that belongs with the vehicle. There is the original window sticker, factory build sheet, owner's manual, VHS tapes about the '98 Indy 500, service records, a spare key never used, instructions for the dealer install graphics, and the Auto Check report.

This rare C5 Corvette would be perfect for a collector, or it would make an excellent show car. Please go to Fortpittclassiccars.com for more information about us or to see more pictures of this Corvette under the Sales tab.