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Cool idea Larry, thanks 
I'll have to see if I can complete the info on the other Pacers before the next Shark Bites. Thanks to everyone else also. Marshal I'm going to email that guy and see if he knows what hes talking about.
I'll have to see if I can complete the info on the other Pacers before the next Shark Bites. Thanks to everyone else also. Marshal I'm going to email that guy and see if he knows what hes talking about.
I did talk to Al Sr quite a bit about my Pacer and his Pace Cars. Al has three of the four Pace Cars he was awarded at his home. The one he is missing is a 1971 Dodge Charger, actually the Pace Car for that year was a 71 Dodge Challenger but that was the only Pace Car ever wrecked at Indy so they gave him a Dodge Charger. He said he didn't like the Charger and it wasn't the Pace Car so he sold it.
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So if the first one was 0000 and the last one was numbered 6502, does that mean 6503 were produced and sold?
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[QUOTE=dwright]So if the first one was 0000 and the last one was numbered 6502, does that mean 6503 were produced and sold?[/QUOTE] Good question Dave, I've heard so much different info on these Pacers that I'm not sure. I/we have all seen the last Pacer Car listed on eBay #6502. Al stated that he has #0001, Indy has #0002, its totally possible that there wasn't a #0000. I can imagine that Al had a few more important things then remember VIN's on his mind on that day.
This is the kind of stuff I'm trying to find definate proof of.
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Great work Mark! I know you have been working on this for some time now. Keep plugging away your doing a great job!
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There is some real cool stuff on these threads and this was one good read.
Good work.
So how much was the "Last Pacer" selling for?
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This group will love the article I wrote for one of the Corvette magazines slated for May publication...comes out in March I believe. Tells the story of the leadup to the launching of the 62nd running of the Indy 500 race.
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Mark, check this pace car out.
8.3 miles.
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