[gthomas]

\'96 pace car

Only 2 built!?
What's the deal with this car?
Thank you.

 

[gthomas]

Re: \'96 pace car

2

 

[gthomas]

Re: \'96 pace car

3

 

[gthomas]

Re: \'96 pace car

4

 

[ROLLMODEL]

Re: \'96 pace car

Sort of an introduction at the indy 500, driven by then president Bob Lutz

 

[gthomas]

Re: \'96 pace car

So basically you couldn't order one?
Do you know what happened to the 2 they built?

 

[Mark O]

Re: \'96 pace car

Where did the "only 2 built" figure come from? Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understood, all the '96 GTS's were Indy Pace Cars. The decals came in the trunk.

 

[gthomas]

Re: \'96 pace car

From www.dodge-vipers.com/96pacecar.html
So, it was like the '86 vette(vert), decals only if you wanted it?

 

[Mark O]

Re: \'96 pace car

500 GTS's were built and first introduced in 1996. All were blue & white. The actual Indy pace car had strobe light bars and believe it or not, a pop up sunroof.

 

[gthomas]

Re: \'96 pace car

So the website's figures are wrong?

 

[GTS Dean]

Re: \'96 pace car

I believe the total for '96 GTSs was over 1100. Pace car decals came with them, but not applied. A very small handful - 2 or 3 were white with blue stripes. A few others came with the white painted rims off the '96 RT.

 

[Boiler]

Re: \'96 pace car

The winner of the 500 recieves the pace car, but is it the actual pace car that was used for the race or is it just a production run pace car? The reason I ask is, was the viper with the sun roof the one that paced the race or was it a prototype?

 

[Jasonmiddletn]

Re: \'96 pace car

I believe the total for '96 GTSs was over 1100. Pace car decals came with them, but not applied. A very small handful - 2 or 3 were white with blue stripes. A few others came with the white painted rims off the '96 RT.

The one with the sunroof...correct me if I'm wrong here folks....is in CAAP.

 

[NOITALL]

Re: \'96 pace car

maybe only 2 GTS's saw "official duty" (they have a backup car in case one gets fucked up) Both the ones I've seen (at CAAP and the Brickyard museum) were different cars and both had sunroof cutouts as well as strobe lights all over the place and have to run goodyear tires.

 

[GTS Dean]

Re: \'96 pace car

I believe the winner gets a regular production pace car - but may have dibs on the S/N of the vehicle. Buddy Lazier won the '96 Indy 500 and the GTS pacecar edition.

 

[Toby]

Re: \'96 pace car

All 96 GTS's were considered pace cars.

here is a link to an old post of mine with more pics....


http://www.viperalley.com/showflat.php?C...&PHPSESSID=