Highlights

One of only 59 cars used on the Race Track Parade
EU duties paid import paperwork included
Driven at the 79th Indy 500 in May 1995
Only 4,576 documented miles from new
Beautiful and highly original unmodified condition
MOT to October 2025 with no advisories
Stand-out lightweight C4 with potent 300bhp LT1 V8

The Appeal

There’s the C4, one of the greatest versions of America’s sports car ever built. And then there’s the Pace Car version.

The Pace Car was used at the Indianapolis Raceway in 1986 and 1995. To celebrate the latter, Chevrolet built 527 C4 factory replica cars. This isn’t one of them: it is the one you really want - a genuine Pace Car as used at the Indy 500. It is car 50 of the 59 used on the Race Track Parade for the 79th Indianapolis 500 on 28th May 1995, assigned to Jeff Belskus the CEO of the raceway. These details have been confirmed by The Pace Car Registry.

The car’s subsequent life has been extremely cosseted. With just 4,576 miles showing on the digital odometer, it remains in superb, highly original condition. It retains all of the exclusive features that make these models stand out. That includes the two-tone paintwork and interior, decals and stitched headrests.

It was imported to the Netherlands in 1996 and from there to the UK in 2005. It has had just one keeper in the last 19 years. This highly collectable car is in museum-quality condition and will turn heads wherever it goes, much as it surely did on that day in May 1995 at the Indianapolis.

The History and Paperwork

First registered 1995
UK registered 27th October 2005
One UK keeper registered
Previously imported to the Netherlands in 1996
The Pace Car Registry confirms this was car 50 and it retains its ‘50’ sticker
Car 50 was assigned to Jeff Belskus, CEO of Indianapolis Race Way
Featured as one of the 59 cars on the Race Track Parade at the 79th Indianapolis 500 on 28th May 1995
MOT to 15th August 2025 with no advisories
4,548 miles showing on MOT test and now on 4,576 miles

The Condition

Very well-kept collector-quality low mileage condition
Retains its original Pace Car features right down to the event decals and sticker
Highly preserved burgundy and white paintwork scheme in very good order
Paintwork retains the extensive decals and idents of these low-volume cars
There are few signs of age or use across the car
Lightweight fibreglass bodywork in very good order with no reported accidents
17in five-spoke alloy wheels in excellent condition with few signs of use
White folding soft top in good working order with clear rear screen
Underside presents well with no MOT advisories for structure on current MOT
Two-tone black and burgundy leather interior in superb timewarp condition
The cabin shows barely any wear with highly preserved seats and switchgear
Factory standard interior with revised post-94 dashboard with digital speedo
The extensive electrics all work correctly with no issues advised
Original radio, Bose sound system and stitched headrests

This is a Corvette that doesn’t hide its light under a bushel. And why should it - it was one of the Pace Cars for the Indy 500. When you’re buying a car that goes all out, you want the stuff that goes all out to still go all out - this car certainly does exactly that. The condition is quite remarkable for a car approaching its 30th birthday.

Inside and out you will find all of the exclusive features that make the official Pace Car models so distinctive. The level of detail extends to the side decals referencing the event on 28th May 1995 and even the number ‘50’ sticker that was unique to this car on the Race Track Parade. Usually, such details get lost over time. Not here.

This car is about as close to a showroom-fresh C4 as you’re likely to find. As such it would be the perfect addition to an American-themed collection.

The Mechanics

5.7L LT1 300bhp 350CI V8
4spd automatic gearbox
Factory fitted with rare traction control
0-60mph in under 6secs
ABS fitted
Rack and pinion steering
Very low documented mileage
No reported running or driving issues
No mechanical or running gear advisories on the current MOT

There are good reasons why the C4 was chosen to be the Indy 500’s 1995 Pace Car. For starters, the Corvette is America’s sports car and the C4 was one of its best iterations. Then there is the pace part - with 300bhp on tap and 60 mph arriving in under 6secs, these are certainly sprightly cars.

The Pace Cars were largely factory standard, but with the addition of traction control, a feature that didn’t arrive on the standard C4 until some years later. This car has been very sparingly used, covering less than 4,600 miles in its 29 years. The result is a car in very good mechanical order - it’s barely run in - that could be simply enjoyed as a hugely entertaining LT1-powered V8 or merely spared and savoured as it has been for its life to date.

This C4 has a long, advisory-free MOT until August 2025, so it is ready for you to use however you wish.

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Comments

george-••••

1 week ago

Since it was in the Netherlands ,does it have EU documents too? That would be great so then there will be no taxes if it was to go to another EU country.

Samgb••••

seller

It does have all the documentation for its import from the US to the Netherlands, so duty has already been paid. I’ll ask Car and Classic to upload photos. Thanks.