This is one of the cars that I photographed at the Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester at EventCity in September 2018.
It's a 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and is a replica of the pace car used at the 1993 Indianapolis 500 race. The standard fourth generation Camaro had a 204 cu in (3.4 litre) V6 engine, and in 1995 a 230 cu in (3.8 litre) V6 unit. The Z28 models should all have the 350 cu in (5.7 litre) Small Block LT1 V8 engine, though the DVLA record says that the engine capacity of this car is 3,800cc. The history of the car was detailed in a description in the windscreen of the vehicle which read as follows:
'The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911. The pace car is utilised for two primary purposes. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number of unscored warm-up laps. Then if the officials deem appropriate, it releases the field at a purposeful speed to start the race. In addition, during yellow flag caution periods, the pace car enters the track and picks up the leader, bunching the field up at a reduced speed.
In 1993 the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 was selected as the official pace car for the Indianapolis 500. The starting pace car was driven by Jim Perkins and the caution pace car had Don Bailey behind the wheel.
After the Indy 500, Chevrolet released only 633 "Pace Car Editions" of the Camaro Z28, all were sold instantly. They featured "Indy 500" identification on a black and white body colour scheme with multicoloured pinstriping and white painted wheels.
After being built in Canada, and first sold in America, this Pace Car has travelled the globe, spending years with a collector in Japan. It has now found its way to the U.K. where it is owned, and being treated well, by an American car enthusiast.'
'The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911. The pace car is utilised for two primary purposes. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number of unscored warm-up laps. Then if the officials deem appropriate, it releases the field at a purposeful speed to start the race. In addition, during yellow flag caution periods, the pace car enters the track and picks up the leader, bunching the field up at a reduced speed.
In 1993 the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 was selected as the official pace car for the Indianapolis 500. The starting pace car was driven by Jim Perkins and the caution pace car had Don Bailey behind the wheel.
After the Indy 500, Chevrolet released only 633 "Pace Car Editions" of the Camaro Z28, all were sold instantly. They featured "Indy 500" identification on a black and white body colour scheme with multicoloured pinstriping and white painted wheels.
After being built in Canada, and first sold in America, this Pace Car has travelled the globe, spending years with a collector in Japan. It has now found its way to the U.K. where it is owned, and being treated well, by an American car enthusiast.'
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