Tuesday, April 26, 2016

1998 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible - Indy Pace Car

1998 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Indy Pace Car




Hard to miss, but equally hard to get used to, this ’98 Indy Pace Car was a real head-turner.  Chevy produced 1163 Pace Cars in ’98, all of them convertibles, and all of them in the same color: Radar Purple Metallic.  The purple was OK, and even the yellow wheels and seats were acceptable, but the graphics were a little busy if I'm being honest - and I love gaudy cars!


It was still a 5th generation Vette though, and that made it a very fast and fun car.  The top was manual, but pretty easy to operate.  This car was an automatic, which I greatly prefer on the Corvette to the 6-speed.  The car was a blast to cruise around in with the top down. 


This car was a low mileage example, and as a result you would think it would have cost me a lot more than it did.  However, at the time people didn't seem to be very fond of these Pace Car edition Vettes.  I guess it’s because they are so oddly colored.  Their loss is my gain I suppose.  


The colors actually grew on me.  As a weekender, I think I would prefer the Pace Car to a normal Vette.  It has a certain style, and it’s not like every other Corvette on the road.
 


This is me doing burn-outs in the UHCLC parking lot.  You can’t get good smoke on blacktop. You really need concrete. 



 

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