The L82 engine
is easily identified by cast aluminum valve covers. It produced a respectable
220 horsepower and was available everywhere except California.
impending 25th anniversary as 1978 approached, Chevrolet concluded
that having America’s only sports car do the pacing honors was just the
thing. By that time, Chevrolet was certainly no stranger to the Indy pace car
scene, having provided numerous vehicles over the years, including Camaros in
1967 and ‘69. But it would be the first time for a Corvette.
As
GM’s largest division had done with the Camaro in 1969, and as other GM
divisions had done with their wares, Chevy decided to offer a limited number
of Corvette pace car replicas for sale to the public. It was a fantastic idea
but the savvy marketing mavens who
