The
Chevrolet Corvette was selected to pace the Indy 500
for the third time in 1995. Other than mandatory safety
features (including a specially designed rollbar), the
Corvette needed no modifications to meet pace car specifications.
The
pace car was driven by Chevrolet general manager Jim
Perkins. It was his third time driving the pace car
at Indy.
This
year 527 Indy Pace Car replicas were produced with the
exact same options. The specifications for these replicas
are:
(Z4Z
option package)
- Convertible
Dark Purple Metallic over White Two-Tone paint
- Special
Indy Decal Package
- Special
Indy Emblems
- 5.7L
Engine (LT1)
- 4-Speed
Automatic Transmission
- Performance
Axle Ratio (3.07:1)
- 9.5"
Front and Rear Argent ZR-1 Wheels
- P275/40ZR17
B/W Tires
- Coated
ZR-1 Rotors
- Black
Interior
- Black
Leather Adjustable Sport Bucket Seats with purple
Insert and Indy Logo on Headrest
- Electronic
Air Conditioning
- Delco/Bose
Music System with electronically tuned AM/FM Stereo
Radio, Cassette Tape and CD Player Power Driver &
Passenger Seats
One
trivia note (that is sometimes a controversy) can be
seen in this early pre-race publicity photo. The Pace
Car sported a thin white pinstripe above and below the
red nose / front fender stripe. This was eliminated
prior to the race, and none of the replicas offered
by GM had the white pinstripes.
The
winner of the race this year was Jacques Villeneuve,
driving the #27, Player's LTD/Team Green, Reynard, Ford
Cosworth XB
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