The Corvette was Harley’s dream of an American sports car to compete with Europe’s best – at least, in the styling department. It was basically another car builder show with the drama being both the selling off and the two guys personality conflicts. The solution for the C4 was to add a large X-brace to stiffen the chassis. As I said, I am not much of a Corvette guy. Oh well. All that was needed was an x-brace on the frame, larger k-braces, thicker sections on several connecting bars, and a few other minor additions. The year has a lot going for it, but those wheels and decals kill it for me. Beginning in the Fall of ‘75 with the ‘76 model, there were no more Corvette roadsters. The ‘70s was an awful time for performance cars and “fun” cars in general. 70, it was just part of the general coverage of the ‘86 model and not a dedicated story about the Pace Car. A center line "High Mount" stoplight was added to the 1986 Corvette to comply with federal requirements. It also said all the yellow cars had a very dark gray interior with a black top while the red cars had a red interior with a white top. I’ll keep and enjoy my ‘little red corvette’. The second time it came back on, not sure what happened, but my guess is the same “Business Plan” problem. I have a strong affection for my yellow convertible, too. – KST. All the cars at the track that day were yellow except for one red car right? The actual pace car was painted yellow, but Chevrolet provided the Speedway with convertibles in an assortment of colors, for use during the month of May. $7,500 (OBO) 20. The 86 pace car was driven at the start of the race by former test pilot, General Chuck Yeager. Anyone could put the stickers on the doors on any color car, however, the limited edition 86 Pace Car Corvette was always either yellow or red. There was actually a “Reality” show based on the that exact premise! On the convertible, the light was inserted into the rear facia. You could only order the Pace Car replicas in yellow or red and red came out later during the year. all 1986 convertible Corvette's were considered Pace Cars and came with the fender and door decals. So in ‘85 when it was announced that the roadster would be returning, Corvette fans couldn’t be happier. 1986 Chevrolet Corvette Indy 500 Pace car edition | (Carmel, IN) $15,000 | You are looking at an all original Indy 500 pace car edition, The black paint looks … Consequently, of the six Corvette pace car replicas offered from ‘78 to ‘08, the ‘86 model is the least valuable. Retired General Chuck Yeager was enjoying celebrity status as a result of the book and movie, “The Right Stuff.” But Chevrolet was still smarting from the heavy criticism over the ‘78 Corvette Pace Car debacle and seemed to go in the opposite direction. They tried it twice. No, that is not what I said. Most of the ‘86 Corvette convertible “Pace Cars” never had their decals applied. I hate black wheels however they should be a must for most Ford products my F 150 has so much brake dust that the wheels look black within 5 miles after a wash!! I’m with you I can’t wait til this fad is over! It’s not possible that anywhere near 80 percent of the 86 convertibles were yellow. The Purdue band was absent, while Robert McFarland, scheduled to sing "Back Home Again in Indiana", had departed and was replaced by John S. Davies, the artist-in-residence at the Indianapolis Opera. ), the ‘86 Corvette convertible cost an additional $5,005! The total number of yellow 86’s built, for both coupe and convertible, was only 1464 cars. Sorry to be pedantic, but . PS – Prints of the ‘86 Corvette are available HERE. The roadster was a $5,005 option that hiked the price to $32,032! I love all of your Yellow cars! 1986 Chevrolet Corvette. eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'barnfinds_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_2',106,'0','0'])); The seller notes this Corvette is far from perfect; supposedly, the clear coat is failing and the power antennae stopped working. eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'barnfinds_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_0',134,'0','0'])); This particular car has clearly been used, due to the high-ish mileage for a Pace Car and the later Corvette wheels (that look awful as it is and are made worse with the black spray paint) that have been swapped on. My 1975 Nova. American Custom Industries Official Sponsor of our Website ! Since the basic C4 frame was designed with a possible future convertible in mind, major changes to the structure were not required. Most cars had tacked-on third break lights, but the roadster had a very nicely integrated light at the top edge of the rear bumper cover. Saturday, May 31 saw sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80s. The suspension setup on the roadster was stiffer than a stock Corvette, but not as stiff as a Z51 optioned car, and all roadsters got the wider Z51 wheels. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. So in ‘85 when it was announced that the roadster would be returning, Corvette fans couldn’t be happier. So, if you wanted to own that year’s Indy 500 tribute car but you didn’t want just another 1986 model year convertible with some stickers applied, you could at least buy the car in the proper colors. Speculators went wild and some dealers wanted double the list price for their Pace Car. You may be associating red with the pace cars, because one of the most common GM publicity photos from 86, is of a red convertible with the pace car graphics on it. As a kid, this was one of numerous toy cars in my possession, making me slightly numb to their regular presence at cars shows and in driveways; hence, when I spotted this one here on eBay it occurred to me I hadn’t seen one in the flesh in years, and that this particular example deserves to be restored back to its original replica condition. Wow! Chevrolet considered all 1986 convertibles to be Pace Car editions, and all of them came with Pace Car graphics, not just red and yellow ones. . It depends on the car. An army band from There were 7300 86 convertibles built, so over 5800 of them would have had to have been yellow. The 1986 Corvette Pace Car. 70, it was just part of the general coverage of the ‘86 model and not a dedicated story about the Pace Car. The new roadster picked up some extra kudos by pacing the Indy 500 for the second time. Unlike the C2 and C3 chassis and body structure, the C4 was not originally designed to be a topless car. After 22 years, the Corvette Roadster was dead. I like yellow cars, but I know a lot of people don’t. Chuck, sounds like we have the same problem, except I have wife, what she doesn’t know won’t hurt me! I like yellow cars to but why does anybody think black wheels look good on any car is beyond me. (CC-1386599) Bright red Chevy Corvette Indy Pace Car Convertible with matching red interior and red leather sp ... Read More ›. There was a much-anticipated major change under the hood as well for ’86 – aluminum heads. Between new strict emission controls, sky rocketing gasoline prices (all the way up to 50¢ a gallon! The actual Indy 500 Pace Cars were all yellow and 732 yellow convertibles were sold for the year. In recognition of being named the 1986 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car, all of the new Corvette convertibles were identified as Pace Car Replicas, and so badged.