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Emmo
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March
11, 2008
(Article
contributions and photos courtesy of the National Corvette
Museum and IMS.)
At
this year's unveiling of the 2008 Indy Pace car at the
Indianapolis Auto Show, it was announced that production
of the 500 Replica Pace cars would begin sometime in
April of this year, and the cars would be in showrooms,
and new owner's hands, prior to the May race.
Well,
it seems that Chevrolet is going to keep their word!
Here is the story of a special tour by some special
people!
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This
year's Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Driver, and two-time
Indy 500 Champion Emerson Fittipaldi made a visit
to the Corvette Plant for a personal tour and to sign
the center console doors for the new Pace Cars being
offered for sale to the public.
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signing and numbering no less than 500 center console
doors, the next stop was a visit to the National
Corvette Museum for a special tour. |
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| IMS
President and Chief Operating Officer Joie Chitwood, left,
and Emmo, center, greet Jim Danahy, General Motors vehicle
chief engineer - current performance vehicle, at the National
Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. |
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Fittipaldi,
along with the group, was given a guided tour and
enjoyed lunch at the Museum. “This is my first
time to the plant and Museum and I can feel the passion
for this sports car,” said Fittipaldi. “The
new Pace Cars are beautiful and so much fun to drive.
What a muscle car the Corvette is.”
Pictured
at right, Roc Linkov, NCM Events Manager welcomes
Emmo to the Museum.
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Many
guests visiting the Museum had a chance to get a quick
autograph and enjoyed watching from a distance as the
legendary racer took in the sites and sounds of Corvette.
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Former
Corvette Plant Manager Wil Cooksey (left in photo)
also stopped by for this memorable event. Mr. Cooksey
now begins his new role as Chairman Of The Board for
the National Corvette Museum.
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Mr. Fittipaldi takes in the Corvette Pace Car display
and autographs the billboard sign.
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| Chevrolet
even brought over Pace Car Replica # 002 to the Museum
for a photo opportunity. This car is destined for Indy
as one of the Event support vehicles. |
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| Right,
Emmo poses with NCM Events Manager, Roc Linkov, and #
002. |
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| Also
found in the parking lot this day was Wil Cooksey's own
427 Edition - Sequence # 001 ! |
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