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Lot S554 – New Orleans, 2017 Auction


This is an ARCHIVE listing, this car ran at our New Orleans, 2017 Auction


Lot S554 – 1978 CHEVROLET CORVETTE PACE CAR


  • Year: 1978
  • Make: CHEVROLET
  • Model:CORVETTE PACE CAR
  • Status: MATCHING NUMBERS
  • Mileage: N/A
  • Body:2D
  • VIN:
  • Exterior: BLACK
  • Interior: SILVER
  • Transmission: AUTOMATIC
  • Cylinder: 350
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Driver quality pace car, showing 31,021 original miles
Hood accents, door decals and the red pinstripe around the perimeter
On display at the 1978 Indy 500 and comes with parking pass
owned by Bob McDorman Chev in Winchester, OH where it sat in a showroom and auto museum for 20 years.
suspension overhaul in 2014
partial interior restoration in 2016 including carpet, 100% leather seats, trim and cassette stereo system w/ speaker upgrades and hidden Sirius option in glovebox.
Silver leather interior was a trademark of Bill Mitchell's design
Cold A/C, a tilt/telescopic wheel, and unique mirrored t-tops (and original covers
engine is L48, top motor in 1978
entire lifetime climate control
V8 is nicely detailed with finned valve covers and new dual exhaust
Transmission is a TH350 3-speed automatic
low mileage '78 anniversary pace car with 2 bins of original parts and memorabilia

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