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1986 was the return of the
Convertible for the Corvette, and the last year Corvette bared
the Indy 500 Pace Car Decals, until 1998.
1998 marked the return of the Corvette Convertible
as well as the return of the Corvette as the Pace Car for the
Indianapolis 500. To mark the occasion and to make it
well known that the Convertible was back, the 1998 Pace Car
replica featured a color scheme that was like no other. It featured
an exclusive Radar Blue paint with extensive Indy 500 graphics,
yellow wheels, and yellow interior accents.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR 1998 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE
INDY 500 PACE CAR
PRICE.................................
ENGINE..............................
DISPLACEMENT...............
COMPRESSION RATIO....
FUEL INDUCTION............
HORSEPOWER..................
TORQUE.............................
TRANSMISSION...............
STEERING..........................
TURNING CIRCLE............
BRAKES.............................
OVERALL LENGTH..........
OVERALL WIDTH.............
OVERALL HEIGHT............
WHEELBASE.....................
CURB WEIGHT..................
DRAG COEFFICIENT.......
CARGO VOLUME.............
FUEL ECONOMY.............. |
$50,744.00
all-aluminum 5.7-liter LS1 V8
346 cu. in.
10.1 : 1
Sequential Fuel Injection
345 horsepower @ 5,600 rpm
350 lb-ft @ 4,400 rpm
T56 6-speed manual w/ self-adjusting hydraulic clutch
power-assisted, speed-sensitive, magnetic, variable
effort rack-and-pinion
40.0 ft.
Bosch power-assisted 4-wheel disc w/ ABS
180.7 inches
73.6 inches
47.7 inches
104.5 inches
3,246 lbs.
0.29
13.9 cu. ft.
18 city, 27 highway |
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1998 was the 4th time
a Corvette had been the Pace Car, and a total of 11
times a Chevy has been the pace car. With the 1998 Corvette,
the 11 Chevy pace cars now include four Corvettes, four
Camaros, a Fleetmaster convertible, a Bel Air convertible
and a Beretta convertible.
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General Motors only made 1,158
of these Indy 500 Pace Car replicas. The Z4Z pace car option
package cost $5,039.
It was all stock, with its
345-horsepower, 5.7 liter LS1 V8 engine and four-speed automatic
transmission. A roll bar and strobe lights were the only modifications
to the stock Corvette convertible that lead the pack around
the Brickyard in 1998.
The Z4Z pace car package also included options,
like an upgraded Delco radio with a CD player, a digital clock,
an anti-theft system, and Bose speakers. The leather sport seats
were adjusted electronically and had memory functions. The base
transmission was the four-speed automatic that came with a performance
axle ratio. A six-speed manual was an available option.
The Pace Car replica also included Chevy's
active-handling package. The system monitors steering inputs
and the lateral g-force being exerted and activates any of the
four brakes to stabilize the car in emergency maneuvers, and
helps control understeering and oversteering.
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C5 Registry's 1998 Pace Car Page
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http://c5registry.com/IndyPace/1998_indy.htm |
| Have a web
site devoted to the 1998 Pace Car? |
| If so, e-mail
me and I will put it on here! |
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