Chevrolet
Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car replica (2008)

Why it matters

The 2008 replica was the first Indy pace car replica that buyers could order as either a coupe or a convertible, and it recalled the 1978 original in black over silver. Chevrolet built 500.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

For 2008 the LS3 replaced the LS2 in the base C6, giving 430 hp, or 436 hp with the dual-mode NPP exhaust. The year brought three specials, one of which was the black-and-silver Indy pace car replica, built in a run of 500.

Each replica carried the autograph of Emerson Fittipaldi inside the console. Two different Corvettes paced the 2008 race for the first time: an ethanol-burning Z06 concept driven by Fittipaldi, and a 30th anniversary edition honouring the 1978 original.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Look for black-over-silver paint and the Fittipaldi autograph inside the console. The source also notes that one Z06 was built in pace car colours, so a Z06 in these colours is not part of the regular replica run.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   C6 Corvette generation research hub Level B CorvSport

   • 500 black-and-silver Indy pace car replicas
   • 6.2 L LS3, 430/436 hp

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   2008 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Replica – CorvSport Level C

   • 500 2008 Indy Pace Car replicas sold to the public

   Accessed 2026-11-12