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Old Apr 28, 2002 | 01:44 PM
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A question about the 86 Indy Pace Car:

Does anyone know if the 86 Pace Car was a 86 model or an 87 model Vette?
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Old Apr 28, 2002 | 02:20 PM
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It was an 86 Driven by General Chuck Yeager

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Old Apr 28, 2002 | 02:26 PM
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It was an 86 Driven by General Chuck Yeager
:cool: Just wanted to verify it was a true 86 model and not an 87 like they did this year.
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Old Apr 30, 2002 | 12:29 PM
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it was a true 86 model. all convertables were considered pace cars in 86. 7310 of them. all the cars used at indy were color code 35 yellow. there were less than 300 of them built.
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Old Apr 30, 2002 | 01:47 PM
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I signed up to win one of those with my dad at a local car show MANY years ago............didn't win. :(
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