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'78 Pace Car Help

Posted: 9/5/07 12:33pmMessage 11 of 23
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Eastern Oklahoma County, OK - USA
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Vette(s): 1980 Black L48 T-Tops
Man, I got to see a couple of pacers at the museum this weekend.  They are definitely one of my favorite vettes.  I would love to have one!!!!

Supposedly, there is a guy east of OKC that has a couple of them that were trailered from the dealer to his place and have never moved. 

I just couldn't have a car that I didn't drive.
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'78 Pace Car Help

Posted: 9/5/07 1:43pmMessage 12 of 23
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Waterford, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 1973 Red coupe
There are lots of clones out there as well. It was the thing to do for a while and the parts were easy to get.

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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
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Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
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'78 Pace Car Help

Posted: 9/5/07 5:23pmMessage 13 of 23
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Lanoka Harbor, NJ - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 metallic blue coupe with t-tops,L48, t/t steering, black leather interior. 1990 L98, white/red leather interior, auto,a/c
if i remember correctly barrett- jackson had one at their auction last year that was in the same ballpark with the mileage. guy bought it and stored it. don't remember all the specifics of it but it only sold for 60,000. told the wife she was lucky i wasn't their as i would have probably sold the house for it.  just can't tell what price something will go for.
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Posted: 9/5/07 5:59pmMessage 14 of 23
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Irving, TX - USA
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Vette(s): #1 -1969 Corvette Coupe Riverside Gold, black interior,MN,A/C,350/350,PS,PB,window cranks. #2 -2000 C5, black/black, 6 sp, Bose system & lots of buttons.
Where are some good web sites to look for one, guys?  Is there any worth recommending besides Ebay? Confused

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'78 Pace Car Help

Posted: 9/5/07 6:45pmMessage 15 of 23
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Sebago Lake, ME - USA
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Vette(s): 1978 Silver Anniversary L82 4spd (M21) Red Leather. Pace Car is in the hands of a new caretaker.
[QUOTE=Bry58501]I think there are some better deals out there. Keep searching Ebay. I've always liked the Pace Cars and Anniversary Cars with red interior.

Good luck in your search. [/QUOTE]

Now this is a man with good taste. Thank you, my friend.
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Posted: 9/5/07 6:54pmMessage 16 of 23
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Vette(s): 1978 Silver Anniversary L82 4spd (M21) Red Leather. Pace Car is in the hands of a new caretaker.
Check out this site. Some of the prices seem high, but you know the old saying, "Cash talks - Bull SCensored walks.

http://www.autabuy.com/Vehicles/QuickSearch.cfm?SearchText=1978+corvette&FromQuickSearch
 
Edit: Made your link clickable
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Posted: 9/6/07 2:45pmMessage 17 of 23
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Sure Jeff, that's a beautiful car you have there.

Hey Micki, how's the French Bulldog?? I saw someone walking one today and I thought about you.
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Posted: 9/6/07 2:58pmMessage 18 of 23
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Here's a link to a site with a lot of vettes for sale, including Pace Cars.

http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com

Will someone help with the link please??    Bry585012007-09-06 15:00:28
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Posted: 9/6/07 4:30pmMessage 19 of 23
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Lanoka Harbor, NJ - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 metallic blue coupe with t-tops,L48, t/t steering, black leather interior. 1990 L98, white/red leather interior, auto,a/c
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com

try this it should work. don't know how to edit your post bry

went to the site and took a peek found a couple pace cars ranging from 20,000-40,000. didn't go thru all the listings.the higher priced pace car was the L82 option.
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Posted: 9/6/07 5:17pmMessage 20 of 23
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Fox Island, WA - USA
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Vette(s): 1978 Indy Pace Car 4851 of 6502, Auto, L-48
[QUOTE=dnv] Supposedly, there is a guy east of OKC that has a couple of them that were trailered from the dealer to his place and have never moved. 
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That would be really hard, the Pace Cars were limited to one (1) per dealership in 78. 
 
Susposedly people were offer as much as 75k for one and couldn't get one.  A few dealerships tried to back out of purchase agreements for a higher price, all the dealerships that did were sued and all lost the fight with the Pacer going to the original buyer.
 
The Pace Car was the first Corvette to come out with its own sequential VIN#.  The 8th and 9th digit should be 90, this identifies the vette as a true Pacer.  All the Pacers were numbered 0001 - 6502.  Don't even try to find 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004.  Al Unser (the winner of the race always gets one of the original Pace Cars) has one of those in his muesum in New Mexico, theres one in the Indy Muesum, and the other two I can't find.  Even the NCM doesn't have one of those originals, they have Reggie Jacksons Pace Car.
 
The 78 Pace Car has always been my true favorite Corvette also
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