78 Pace Car Market Value?

[Jeff G.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

Thanks everyone! There's some excellent information here that I'm forwarding on to my friend. Nice article Tom.
BTW - I'm trying to expand his interest from Camaro enthusiast to include Corvettes. Maybe, just maybe...

[Gerard R.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

From the pics that is a clean looking 78 PC,BTW what is he asking for it?

[Jeff G.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

The seller is asking $11K which is in line with the price range mentioned by others here. A footnote to that, the seller "must sell" this car.

[Anthony G.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

11K sounds pretty nice. My buddy purchased an L82 4 speed with 17K last year for 21K. Car even rode on its original GT radials. Paint was a mess, as may be expected...crazing, chips, thin in spots.

I'd pay the 11 and have a blast with the car.

[Lynn H.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

Jeff,
Just a comment about your assumtion that the Pace Car, and the Silver Anniversary Edition having the same two tone paint. These were two entirely different paint schemes, although both of them were two tone. The Silver anniversary looks nothing like the pace car. The pace cars all had the same interior (although ther was a cloth and leather version). The Silver Anniversay was available in a varity of interior color combinations.
Just thought I would throw that out there.
Lynn

[Ridge K.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

I was looking at the production numbers and found that 6500 Pace Cars were made. I believe that was enough for each dealer at that time to get at least one. Additionally, out of 40K Corvettes made that year, over 15K of them had the Silver Anniversary paint (seems like a lot). I assume that would be the same 2-tone paint that the PC's had.

Jeff, it wasn't at least one, it was ONLY one.
I likewise was pursuing the purchase of a '78 pace car, back in '78.
Every Chevrolet dealer was only allowed to order one car. Some were able to dealer trade for a second or third car.
Ridge

[Joseph T.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

Jeff, it wasn't at least one, it was ONLY one.
I likewise was pursuing the purchase of a '78 pace car, back in '78.
Every Chevrolet dealer was only allowed to order one car. Some were able to dealer trade for a second or third car.
Ridge

Correct me if I am wrong..but didn't the silver anniversary cars have the older style 1977 flat seats and only the Pace Cars had the new style seats in 1978?

Joe

[Steven B.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

Correct me if I am wrong..but didn't the silver anniversary cars have the older style 1977 flat seats and only the Pace Cars had the new style seats in 1978?

Joe

You are correct Joe. We ordered my SA with Oyster cloth and leather.

When early info. on the PC was released there were pictures of the PC with the SA paint scheme instead of the black/silver. There were also later pics. of the black/silver PC with the raised white letter Good Years with CORVETTE on them. Those didn't make it to production. I have the pics. around here somewhere and will post if I can find them.

Steve

[Joseph T.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

You are correct Joe. We ordered my SA with Oyster cloth and leather.

When early info. on the PC was released there were pictures of the PC with the SA paint scheme instead of the black/silver. There were also later pics. of the black/silver PC with the raised white letter Good Years with CORVETTE on them. Those didn't make it to production. I have the pics. around here somewhere and will post if I can find them.

Steve

I do remember the conversation about the corvette lettered tires..which I was looking forward to but did not happen..

Joe

[Gerard R.]

Re: 78 Pace Car Market Value?

Asking 11k is a great price,i would jump on it and enjoy.