1978 Barn Find

[Rob]

Very cool!

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[Hib Halverson]

I'm dying to see how much Mike Vietro gets for that car.

As a young brat back in the mid 70s, I remember when the 78 Pace Car was introduced and how many people thought it would be a killer investment.

Soon we'll know.

FYI, According to Mike Antonick's Corvette Black Book, a 78 Pace car cost 23005.10. In today's money, that's $66104.98.

It will be interesting to see if that "investment" was truly that.

 

[yellow_2002_germany]

If I saw the seats correctly they are the suede insert seats. I don't think I have seen those on another Pace Car. I know they were available but I have never seen them before.

 

[GS Diva]

I'm dying to see how much Mike Vietro gets for that car.

As a young brat back in the mid 70s, I remember when the 78 Pace Car was introduced and how many people thought it would be a killer investment.

Soon we'll know.

FYI, According to Mike Antonick's Corvette Black Book, a 78 Pace car cost 23005.10. In today's money, that's $66104.98.

It will be interesting to see if that "investment" was truly that.

Hib, it's not Mike Vietro...it's Mike Milian (Corvette Mike New England)!

Elaine

 

[6 Shooter]

 

[6880 Mike]

If I saw the seats correctly they are the suede insert seats. I don't think I have seen those on another Pace Car. I know they were available but I have never seen them before.

Suede was not available, but cloth in place of the leather was a choice. PC with cloth shown.

 

[yellow_2002_germany]

Suede was not available, but cloth in place of the leather was a choice. PC with cloth shown.

Thanks for the correction. I guess I should have looked at my black book first.

These pace cars are the first I have seen with the cloth seats.

 

[Chas]

What is it with old farmers keeping Corvettes in their barns....

 

[yellow_2002_germany]

What is it with old farmers keeping Corvettes in their barns....

Well, they can't farm the fields with them!!

 

[Rob]

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[Bob Heine]

Back in '78 a fair number of people bought those pace cars as investments. Looks like this one sorta paid off at $50,000. Of course, if you deposited $14,000 in a tax-free 4% investment you'd have $51,077.34 in 33 years.

 

[Hib Halverson]

Hib, it's not Mike Vietro...it's Mike Milian (Corvette Mike New England)!

Elaine

I get my Corvette Mikes mixed up.