In 1978, Chevrolet honored the Corvette with a Silver Anniversary edition. The Indy 500 went one better and honored it with pace car duty for the 1978 running of its race. This marked the first year of Indy 500 Pace Car honors for the legendary Corvette.

To commemorate the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car selection, Chevrolet gave the Corvette a Black over Silver paint with subtle red stripes, unique to this model spoilers, interior trim, fully polished factory cast-aluminum wheels with red stripe, Goodyear tires and Indy 500-specific badging and decals for the exterior. These decals were shipped separately to allow the buyer the option of applying them. This particular Corvette does not display the full graphics, showing only “Limited Edition” and the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway “Wheel and Wings” logo.

Based upon a one-per-dealership offering, a limited 6,502 Corvettes were outfitted with the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car graphics in 1978. The upgrade was a full $4,300 above the base Corvette price. Displaying the standard for this model silver interior, this outstanding L-82 350 V-8 example features an automatic transmission, power four-wheel disc brakes, power locks, power windows, cruise control, mirrored T-Tops, factory air conditioning, dual sport mirrors with driver’s side remote and AM/FM radio with 8-Track. MSRP on this Pace Car well exceeded $14,000 when new. Showing just over 2,800 miles on the odometer, this very original Pace Car is ready to be enjoyed and preserved for future generations to appreciate.