For the second year in a row, Chevrolet’s Camaro SS will serve as the official pace car of the Indianapolis 500. The only difference this year is that GM’s pony car will be the new convertible model with the company planning to build a total of 50 examples.
The pace car, along with the matching replicas are all based on the SS model and are equipped with a 400-horsepower V8 engine. All cars are painted in a Summit White exterior accented with orange stripes and door graphics. Inside, the seats are trimmed in orange leather with the front headrests featuring an embossed Indy 500 logo, while the door panels and instrument panel get white trims. In addition, the center panel trim features extensions of the orange exterior stripes.
GM said it will auction off the first of the 50 Indianapolis 500 Festival Committee cars at Saturday’s (January 22, 2010) Barrett-Jackson event, with all proceeds from the sale to be donated to the David Foster Foundation, a charity devoted to supporting families with children in need of life-saving organ transplants.
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