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March
30, 2007
Here
is more information on the differences of the 2007 Chevrolet
Corvette Pace Car vs. those being produced for sale
to the public as "Replicas" - RPO Code "Z4Z",
and even those being used as "Track / Festival"
cars this year..
First
of all these cars have several items that will not be
produced or be a part of any regular Corvette or become
an option on any Corvette.
Please
note:
1.
Wheels: the wheels on the car are from the 2008
Corvette. The paint / finish on them is something that
was only created for this car or model, even the center
caps. These wheels will be available on next years car
but not in this color or finish.
2.
The Cloisonné Badges (Wing & Wheel) on
the fenders. These were supposed to be more of a
body color but due to production problems they couldn't
be done so black & chrome colors were chosen. (These
are almost identical copies from the 2004 Impala "SS"
Indy 500 version). These are made out of steel and glass,
named after the process used to create them, "Cloisonné".
The real Pace Cars (3) will not receive these due to
the need to be visible from a distance on the track,
they will just have larger Wing and Wheel decals.
3.
Door plaque, each replica will have a door rocker
plaque that says Corvette and is Stainless VS the black
with the body color version that is on a regular production
model. The Pace Cars (3) used at IMS for Pace Car duties
will not have these items. ???Something to think about???
4.
The center of the steering wheel on the real
Pace Car has Atomic orange colored bezels where the
Track / Festival cars have the standard gray.
5.
Navigation system; Standard on the Replica cars,
but not present on the Real Pace Car.
6.
The Exhaust: on the real Pace Car Corvette, it
has CORSA exhausts and the replicas have the standard
issue.
7.
Each Track / Festival replica will have a special
(two color) number assigned to them that matches
the paint and graphics and on the rear there will be
a black one on the license plate area. There will also
be the traditional "Flag Lot" parking lot
sticker on the windshield, just under the rear view
mirror.
8.
Each Track / Festival replica will receive a 50th
Anniversary 500 Festival Decal on the left rear
bumper cover as this special Corvette helps them celebrate
50 years.
9.
All of the Track / Festival Replicas will receive
a special bag requiring the personnel to whom it
is assigned to create a pedigree for the car which includes
a booklet and camera in which the end purchaser will
receive these showing its rich Indy Pace Car history.
10.
And as usual each Track / Festival replica will receive
a Chevrolet "Bowtie" pewter keychain with
a brass tag with the car number stamped on it.
11.
All these cars will receive a "Chevrolet "
windshield header as none of the regular production
Pace Car replicas will receive them, which is the balance
of the 443 that are left for production in June.
12.
European Tail Lights - on the Real Pace Cars,
not on the Replicas...
Below
are some comparison photos of the items we have found
so far....
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