Last year, the reborn 2010 Chevy Camaro coupe serve as the pace car for the Indy 500, and Chevy built 200 replicas wearing Inferno Orange paint with White Pearl stripes that it sold to the public. The car was a throwback to the first Indy Camaro pace car, which lead the field in 1969, except that it had a fixed roof and a reversed color scheme. Now, with the introduction of the 2011 Camaro convertible, Chevrolet was able to create a much more accurate reproduction of the original, which will steady the racers at this year’s 100th-anniversary running of the Indy 500.
Essentially done in the same fashion as the 2010 coupe, the so-called 2011 Indianapolis 500 Festival Committee cars start life with the 2SS equipment package—the 400-hp V-8 hooked to a six-speed automatic transmission, the Brembo brake package, 20-inch wheels, and the center-console auxiliary gauge package—as well as the RS package, which fits HID headlights and unique taillights. Unique features of the special-edition cars include the Summit White paint with orange stripes, “Pace Car” graphics on the doors, Indy 500–embroidered headrests for the orange leather seats, and a different grille treatment. Additionally, the interior trim is done in white and features a cool touch with the exterior orange stripes extending onto the dash.
Just 50 examples of the Festival Committee cars will be offered for sale at a price yet to be announced, with the first example of the production run hitting the Barrett-Jackson auction block on Saturday, January 22. The winner of the car will also be granted the opportunity to drive the car during a parade lap just before the start of the race. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the David Foster Foundation, a charity formed to support children in need of life-saving organ transplants.
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