Tag: Pace Car
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One-Off Turbocharged AMX Pace Car
So the AMC Pacer just doesn’t speak to you because it never actually paced anything? How about an AMX Spirit AMX heavily customized to pace the IndyCar World Series in 1981? The seller claims 450HP and it might be true with 18 pounds of boost on a 4.2L I6. As noted below, this engine was…
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Lame Collectible? Pontiac Fiero Pace Car
Many factory Pace car replicas are considered quite collectible and some even come with a good level of performance. This isn’t one of them. The all-new Fiero paced the Indy 500 in 1984; so, naturally, Pontiac put out a replica for sale. Everyone knows the Fiero improved throughout its lifecycle and was a very good…
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A Free Spirit worth Saving?
I confess I had never heard of this ‘special’ edition Buick until I saw this ad. An article at Examiner.com gives you more than enough background on this. Basically, this was an Indy 500 pace car replica, though About the only good news here is the 350 V8 with a four barrel. As noted in the…
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Subtle and classy? 1990 Beretta Indy
Your humble host once knew someone who had a car just like this. Her father was a Chevy dealer, so she at least had an excuse. In truth, this car seemed to make sense in 1990 and to high school students; but it’s hard to imagine this being much of a collector’s item, at least…