Parade car '78 Camaros for the 62nd Indianapolis 500. Mario on the car to the left, on the far side of the road

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3357155241125128&set=gm.1737445677531251&idorvanity=226675368608297

This 82–83 Daytona was part of a collaboration between Dodge and PPG, and it served as a pace car for the Indy Car World Series for 1983 and 1984 as well as a concept car for the forthcoming Dodge Daytona Turbo Z.

a one-off steel-bodied exterior that was finished in 21 coats of blue PPG paint with white and orange accents.

Following its duties as an Indy pace car, the Dodge was then modified for use in land-speed-record attempts and set an average lap speed of 173.222 mph over two 15-mile runs at Goodyear’s test track in Texas in 1984 and also achieved trap speeds in excess of 178 mph.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/ppg-dodge-daytona-turbo-z/

if I'm going to post a pace car, may as well post the car with the beauty queen

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1321144473375626&set=a.556433083180106

1969 Camaro Pace Car was this guys high school car in 1980, it had a 350 and the rare Muncie 3 speed with console…..only two listed currently on the registry. What a lucky kid!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1312072684282805&set=a.556433083180106

real strange to have a Nash as a pace car, for Darlington's first-ever Southern 500 on September 4, 1950.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1890385925021172&set=p.1890385925021172&type=3

I've never heard of the '79 Camaro Z28 IROC Sprite pace cars until now. Only 25 were made for pacing the IROC races

Chevrolet reportedly built 25 pace cars for IROC duty, and these were retained by GM and cycled from track to track for service between events. These so-called “Sprite cars” are instantly recognizable thanks to their white paint over rare green interiors, a combo essentially limited to the pace-car run.

https://www.hotcars.com/dennis-collins-sale-rare-camaro-sprite-z28/

I love getting a photo of a cool pace car I haven't seen before, and check out the IH Travelall ambulance!

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/dog427435/3019338237/in/photostream/lightbox/

the 1932 Murphy Bodied Lincoln Roadster that was the Indianapolis 500 pace car with Eddie Rickenbacker, Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Harvey Firestone Jr., Henry Ford Il seated high, Benson Ford, and Harvey Firestone.

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=970583371727825&set=a.432410272211807

You might have heard of the Challenger Pace Car catastrophe... but did you notice in the article about that crash, that John Glenn was in the car? I didn't, and I posted the dang article in 2017!

That year’s race didn’t have a factory-special pace car but a 71 Dodge Challenger that a local dealer provided.

Sitting next to Palmer was IMS owner Tony Hulman Jr. In the back seat were astronaut John Glenn, the future U.S. senator from Ohio, and ABC sportscaster Chris Schenkel. They plowed into the camera stand at an estimated 60 mph.

 After the opening lap, the car pulled into the pits, missed the braking point marker, failed to stop correctly, and took down a photographer’s stand, injuring 29 people. 

John Glenn, national hero 

 Prior to this spectacular crash, he had cheated death several times before, while making history. 

He was a test pilot for the Marine Corps, made the last air kills of the Korean War in July 1953, and crossed America from coast to coast in 1957 in a supersonic flight, and orbited the Earth three times in 1962.

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-challenger-pace-car-at-indy-that.html

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/astronaut-crashed-at-indy-500-so-a-man-got-a-1972-hurst-olds-drove-65k-miles-since-1981-247095.html

the 1991 Ford F-150 PPG IndyCar Pace Truck

https://fordauthority.com/2021/11/1991-ford-f-150-ppg-indy-car-pace-truck-up-for-auction/

https://fordauthority.com/2024/12/1991-ford-f-150-ppg-pace-truck-once-again-heading-to-auction/

Linda and a El Camino pace car

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/199354721001193227/

Hurst (not Oldsmobile) provided the pace car for the `72 Indy 500, and outfitted some Vista Cruisers with the same equipment as the pace car(s). The wagons were used for doctor cars and press cars.

Hurst supplied the speedway with at least a couple of Hurst/Olds Vista Cruiser station wagons labeled “Medical “ as well as “Press and Photographer”.

https://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1972_Hurst_Olds_Vista_Cruiser.html

https://wbckfm.com/kalamazoo-mans-restored-indy-500-vista-cruiser-at-grand-rapids-auto-show

https://musclecarandcorvettenationals.blogspot.com/2022/07/keeping-things-interesting-at-mcacn.html

After AJ Foyt won the 1964 Indy 500, Ford gave him one of the three Mustang pace cars created for the Indy 500 as a gift, he later wrecked that Mustang

Ford assembled approximately 225 Pace Car Mustangs (35 Convertibles and about 190 Hardtops) that found their way to the consuming public. 

The convertibles were sold to dealers after the race and the hardtops were distributed to winners of the “Checkered Flag” and “Green Flag” contest. This was a special competition between dealerships in order to distribute the planned pace car replicas to be released for sale to the public.

The competition consisted of “Checkered Flag” and “Green Flag” contests that were based on the sales performance of the dealerships prior to the April 17, 1964 introduction of the Mustang. 

The top five performers in each district would receive a pace car replica for free, or at a significant discount, based on their final standings in the sales contest. With 36 districts this added up to 180 replicas, however, because of dealership ties and strong performances, approximately 10 extra replicas were made, bringing the total to an estimated 190. 

Representatives from the 105 winning dealerships were invited to Dearborn for a special celebration, where the keys to their replicas were handed over by Mr. Lee Iacocca himself.

Interesting fact with regards to the replica cars was the lack of outside mirrors. Standard procedure at the time was for cars to be delivered to the dealerships with the outside mirrors placed loose inside the car. When the car was prepped by the dealership the mirrors were then installed. However, the pace car replicas were not delivered the same way as regular Mustangs… the Checkered Flag cars were retrieved by the winning dealers from Dearborn, and the Green Flag cars were retrieved from the District Sales Office by the dealer. This meant that these cars did not end up with an outside mirror.

One, was given to A.J. Foyt, the winner of the race, and shortly there after destroyed in a accident. The second one was given to Sebring Florida race track for official use, and remained there until 1992.

https://fordauthority.com/2024/09/bill-ford-shows-jay-leno-very-special-1964-1-2-ford-mustang/#google_vignette
https://mustangmaniac.org/indy-500-pace-car/

Nancy Strong with her "preservation" 1915 Packard 2-38 Special Runabout, which was an Indy 500 pace car... it went 90 years without running... then was brought back to life for for car shows, and Monterey

This car’s original owner was Carl Fisher, a Packard dealer who was also the driving force behind building the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s also the earliest Indy 500 pace car still around

https://driving.ca/car-culture/vintage-collectible/2024-pebble-beach-concours-delegance-preservation-survivor-highlights-classic-cars

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/419697-pebble-beach-2024-thread-%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6/page/4/

a rare 1965 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Sport Fury with a card that says "Official Pace Car Indianapolis 500 1965" paraded at the 1965 Indy 500 race

Plymouth produced 35 official pace cars and an additional 1,900 replicas that were sold to the public.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/man-buys-1965-plymouth-fury-parked-for-decades-finds-out-it-s-a-rare-gem-238658.html

Hemi GTX pacecar at the M1 Concourse for Woodward Cruise

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=23968278816096421&set=pcb.23968278949429741

This 1970 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet pace car is one of just five produced in total for American Raceways International to serve as a pace car at Michigan International Speedway events.

it was found under a tarp in 1990, and restored

https://fordauthority.com/2023/07/1970-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-ari-pace-car-up-for-auction/

1977 Oldsmobile Royal 88. Reason you don't see many of the late 70s cars on the road? Even the ones that were taken care of in hopes that they would be good investments, rusted.

https://www.racingjunk.com/oldsmobile/184336872/1977-oldsmobile-88.html

official car assigned to the Chief Starter of the 1935 at the Indy 500, a 1935 Ford Phaeton

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159519600086799&set=pcb.1225248678056052

Leroy Gonzalez became a tire shop owner after serving in the Navy during the 1950s, he also owned the Twin City Dragway from 1964 to 1970, and promoted The World of Wheels into the 1980s. He died and his car collection heads to auction next month

1956 Continental Mark II

1964 Ford Galaxie 500, a limited edition Daytona 500 pace car

Some are barn fresh, most are restored

https://harrisauctionsllc.com/2022-12-03cars/index.html  has no details, does not have the catalog up yet.... has less than three weeks to pull their head out of their ass.