Indy 500 Pace car!
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Awesome!!! This will be my first visit to Indy and I'm taking my kids. This trip is also a reunion of sorts with my H.S. buddies. I was telling them all that the Camaro would pace. Then, after reading many post, I told them that it may be the Corvette instead. (They busted my ***** for a few days). Now I can say, yeah, I was right!
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My favorite Camaro of all time! 
There's a "farmer" up here in northern California that collects old Chevies (Mostly Corvettes and Camaros) who has one of the pace cars that actually worked the race. Replicas were sold mainly based on the SS-350, however the cars that actually paced the race were SS-396s.
Always been my 1st choice on the "if I ever win the lottery" list, followed closely by a numbers matching 67 Z/28.
There's a "farmer" up here in northern California that collects old Chevies (Mostly Corvettes and Camaros) who has one of the pace cars that actually worked the race. Replicas were sold mainly based on the SS-350, however the cars that actually paced the race were SS-396s.
Always been my 1st choice on the "if I ever win the lottery" list, followed closely by a numbers matching 67 Z/28.
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From: BFE, Ohio
My favorite Camaro of all time!
There's a "farmer" up here in northern California that collects old Chevies (Mostly Corvettes and Camaros) who has one of the pace cars that actually worked the race. Replicas were sold mainly based on the SS-350, however the cars that actually paced the race were SS-396s.
Always been my 1st choice on the "if I ever win the lottery" list, followed closely by a numbers matching 67 Z/28.
There's a "farmer" up here in northern California that collects old Chevies (Mostly Corvettes and Camaros) who has one of the pace cars that actually worked the race. Replicas were sold mainly based on the SS-350, however the cars that actually paced the race were SS-396s.
Always been my 1st choice on the "if I ever win the lottery" list, followed closely by a numbers matching 67 Z/28.
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From: Oakland, California
Yes!
The odd thing is the first Camaro that got me interested in cars was a '68 SS/RS-396, and my first Camaro was also a '68. (RS).
Looking at the other photos of this year's Indy pace car, it appears to be a 2SS/RS LS3/M6. If GM were to offer "replicas" with those trim options, I'd actually buy it!
The odd thing is the first Camaro that got me interested in cars was a '68 SS/RS-396, and my first Camaro was also a '68. (RS).
Looking at the other photos of this year's Indy pace car, it appears to be a 2SS/RS LS3/M6. If GM were to offer "replicas" with those trim options, I'd actually buy it!
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This I agree with 
This i'm on the fence about.
I know a lot of people wanted the white with orange stripes, and that would look pretty cool, but this is not a 1969 Camaro. This 2010 Camaro needs to stand a part from the others and not be drawn into that "lets bring back the 60's" look. This is a modern car, with modern looks, and modern power.
Maybe when a convertible is available they can do one for nostalgia reasons, but for the first time around with the 5th gen, im glad it stands out from the rest.
The paint schemes could have been more inspired but these are hard times at GM.
I know a lot of people wanted the white with orange stripes, and that would look pretty cool, but this is not a 1969 Camaro. This 2010 Camaro needs to stand a part from the others and not be drawn into that "lets bring back the 60's" look. This is a modern car, with modern looks, and modern power.
Maybe when a convertible is available they can do one for nostalgia reasons, but for the first time around with the 5th gen, im glad it stands out from the rest.
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I'm afraid times truly are hard. Still, both of these pace cars are lame. I couldn't imagine driving one on a regular basis. I totally agree that the orange/white combo should be saved for a convertible, but the white/blue combo would have been cool.