1967 Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car SS396

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What better introduction could you ask for?! </div> <div> Its first year and the Camaro was being given the distinctive honor of pacing the 51st Indy race.</div> <bR> <div> A 1967 white and blue RS/SS convertible started the running of the “500” on May 30th; -- </div> <div> and it also started an undying love affair with the Camaro. </div> <bR> <div> Picked by the pros for its smooth handling and front-running sporty looks, </div> <div> the actual Official Pace Car was specially equipped with a bright blue custom interior, matching boot, rallye wheels, </div> <div> D70 x 14” nylon cord red-line tires, blue nose stripe, an L35 396 V8 and an M40 Turbo-Hydramatic transmission.</div> <div> <I>As excerpted from The Official Chevrolet Indy Pace Car Book,  by D.M. Crispino and John R. Hooper:</I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>1967 Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car - RS/SS 396 Convertible</U></B></div> <div> 78K Original Miles. - Very Original Car.</div> <div> All Original except paint, top, and front/inside door panels.</div> <div> Additionally all the regular maintenance items have been replaced.</div> <div> Only correctly dated original-restored, & NOS items were used.</div> <div> (cap, wires, hoses, brake pads, fluids, ect)</div> <bR> <div> <B>RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE A BRAND NEW 1967 CAMARO.</B></div> <div> Every bolt, every #'s Matching Camaro.</div> <div> This car is one of 98 produced for 1967.</div> <div> Only 31 were equipped with the 396 C.I. Engine</div> <div> Unlike later models, you couldn’t order a 1967 Pace Car replica; they were not mass produced.</div> <div> After the race, the pace cars were sold as used.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>This car is even MORE rare…</U></B></div> <div> It’s one of eleven 1967 Central Office Production Order (COPO) Pace Cars made for Canadian Zone GM Executives. </div> <div> GM of Canada has ELEVEN special vehicles recorded by COPO order #80055, which is the “GM of Canada Show Car Account.” </div> <div> All eleven of these cars were stamped with the 06 build date. Part of this special package included the unique "01" paint code.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Why were these cars made?</U></B></div> <div> Well, after the 1967 Indy 500, Chevrolet presented race winner A.J. Foyt with his very own Pace Car. </div> <div> However, A.J. wasn’t happy – he refused to drive a car without air conditioning! </div> <div> So, Chevrolet went back into production to make a new Pacer just for him.</div> <bR> <div> While GM assembled A.J.’s SS-327 Pace Car with the RPO air option, </div> <div> eleven more SS-396 cars were produced for the GM of Canada Show Car Account. </div> <bR> <div> All eleven of these cars (INCLUDING THIS ONE!) were identically equipped.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>The RPO equipment list reads:</U></B></div> <div> A39 Deluxe Seat Belts</div> <div> B37 Color-keyed Floor Mats, Front and Rear</div> <div> B93 Door Edge Guards</div> <div> C06 Power Convertible Top</div> <div> D55 Front Compartment Floor Console</div> <div> D91 Front End Paint Stripe</div> <div> F41 Suspension: Firm Ride and Handling</div> <div> G80 Rear Axle Positraction</div> <div> J50 Vacuum Power Brakes</div> <div> J52 Disc Brakes - Front</div> <div> L35 Super Sport Package with 396 Turbo-Jet 325 hp-V8</div> <div> M40 3-Speed Automatic -Turbo Hydramatic Transmission (THM 400)</div> <div> N10 Dual Exhaust Equipment</div> <div> N34 Simulated Wood Steering Wheel</div> <div> N40 Hydraulic Power Steering</div> <div> N44 Special Steering, Quick Response</div> <div> PW6 D70-14 Tires Red Stripe</div> <div> U17 Cluster Instrumentation (Oil, Amp, Clock, Gas, Tach)</div> <div> U25 Luggage Compartment Lamp</div> <div> U26 Underhood Lamp</div> <div> U27 Glove Compartment Lamp</div> <div> U28 Ashtray Lamp</div> <div> U29 Courtesy Lights</div> <div> U63 Push-button Radio</div> <div> V31 Front Bumper Guards</div> <div> V32 Rear Bumper Guards</div> <div> V48 Engine Coolant - Increased Protection</div> <div> Z22 Rally Sport Package</div> <div> Z23 Interior Decor Package</div> <div> Z87 Deluxe Interior</div> <bR> <div> <B>Strange as it may seem, A/C was not offered on Camaro Big Block cars in 1967.</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>*** This is the REAL THING -- Full Documentation ***</U></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>It is believed that the 11 Canadian Pace cars saw official track duty at the 1967 Canadian Gran Prix.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9f305670.jpg" border=0 width="1029" height="615" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9f89a590.jpg" border=0 width="410" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="9f22f590.jpg" border=0 width="559" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 1967 396-325hp Pace Car, & Hottie.</div> <div> (That's Mrs. Hottie to you.)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="c269f990.jpg" border=0 width="1183" height="665" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a00e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="a01e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a07a6c70.jpg" border=0 width="1190" height="711" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9f5e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="9f4e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="c288b680.jpg" border=0 width="1163" height="872" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a10e8410.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="a11e8410.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9f6e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="9f7e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="c29197f0.jpg" border=0 width="1049" height="639" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9fa8e2b0.jpg" border=0 width="398" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="9fbbe2b0.jpg" border=0 width="446" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="c2a21750.jpg" border=0 width="1057" height="629" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9fce86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="9fde86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="c27dee70.jpg" border=0 width="990" height="743" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9ffe86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="a05e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a04e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="9f9e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="a02e86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="a0de86e0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a14e8310.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="a15f5310.jpg" border=0 width="501" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>    <IMG SRC="a0363d90.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="473" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="a0f7bdc0.jpg" border=0 width="635" height="476" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a6a81a10.jpg" border=0 width="897" height="673" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a6cd45f0.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="351" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="a6ed4600.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="352" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a5184e80.jpg" border=0 width="900" height="488" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Toys in the Sun Parade - 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