1978 Chevrolet Corvette

DescriptionL82 V8 Powered Pace Car Teaser Pics for Now! New Arrival! We have here a true find an drapidly appreciating collectible! The Pace Cra Corvette! Two owner and documented through GM's archives. Well cared for and never hit with LOW MILES and a LOW PRICE. 1978 was the 25th anniversary of Corvette. To celebrate a competely re-designed body was rolled out with new "fastback" styling. The new wrap-around rear window provided much more space behind the seats but was not a hatchback. Access to the storage space is still accessed from behind the seats. All Corvettes this year came with special 25th anniversay badging. A special "Anniversay Edition" included a unique Charcoal Silver/Silver Metallic two-tone paint job for an extra $399. Production of the anniversay edition was not limited and 15,283 Corvettes were eventually sold with this paint. The 1978 Corvette was the pace car for the Indy 500. Chevrolet created a limited edition pace car replica, this option added over $13,000 to the price of the car (more than the base price!). This car has distinctive Black/Silver two-tone paint with a red pin-stripe. Production of the pace car replica was limited to one for every Chevrolet dealership. This amounted to 6,502 pace cars built in 1978. All '78 Corvettes were built with Rochester Q-Jet carburetors. Production Options and Build Statistics Total 1978 Corvettes Built - 46,776 Serial Numbers 1Z87x8S400001 - 1Z87x8S46776 The "Vehicle Identification Number" (also VIN or serial number) is stamped on a plate on the inner vertical surface of the left windshield pillar visible through the windshield. Serial Number Decoder Position Character Description 1 1 Chevrolet Division 2 Z Corvette 3-4 87 Coupe 5 L L48 350-cid V8, 175-hp, 4-barrel 5 H H = L82 350-cid V8, 220-hp, 4-barrel 6 8 1978 7 S Assembled in St. Louis, MO 8 to 13 400001 to 446776 production sequence Read More