Archive for the ‘Indy 500 Camaro Pace Cars’ Category

1993 Camaro Z28 – Indianapolis 500 Pace Car

77th Indianapolis 500 – May 30, 1993
Driver (Start of the race) – Jim Perkins
Driver (Caution periods) – Don Bailey

1993 began the 4th generation Camaro with another major redesign… and another stint as the official Indy 500 Pace car. This was the fourth time that Camaro had paced the racers at the Brickyard, which at the time was a record. As with previous pace cars, Chevy released limited edition replica Camaros for sale to the public. A total of 633 Camaro Pace cars were sold that year. Read the rest of this entry »

1982 Camaro Z28 – Indianapolis 500 Pace Car

66th Indianapolis 500 – May 30, 1982
Driver (Start of the race) – Jim Rathmann
Driver (Caution periods) – Don Bailey

1982 ushered in the all new third generation Camaro and once again it was selected for Indianapolis 500 Pace car duty. The new Camaro was lighter, smaller and had a shorter wheelbase. Although a V8 was offered, it’s superb handling was the focus rather than the shear horsepower of the muscle car era. As it did in 1969 Chevrolet’s marketing team pounced on the opportunity and created 6,360 Pace car Camaros for sale to the public. Read the rest of this entry »

1969 Camaro SS/RS Convertible

53rd Indianapolis 500 – May 30, 1969
Driver – Jim Rathmann

For the second time in just two years the Camaro was asked back again as the official Indianapolis 500 Pace car. This time the Chevrolet marketing team took full advantage of the publicity by creating 3,675 limited edition Indy 500 Pace Car replica Camaros for sale to the public. These were sent only to select dealers who had to pre-order the number of Pace cars they wanted. This package (RPO Z11) added a mere $36.90 to the price of the Camaro. This was of course in addition to the premium price paid for the SS and RS packages that were mandatory on these cars. Read the rest of this entry »

1967 Camaro SS Convertible

51st Indianapolis 500 – May 30, 1967
Driver – Mauri Rose

When the Camaro was introduced in 1967 it was an exciting time. The muscle car market was just heating up and Ford had a 3 year jump start on Chevrolet with the record selling Mustang. Coinciding with the introduction of this hot new contender to the pony cars, the 1967 Camaro was chosen as the official Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. Read the rest of this entry »