---
title: "You Could Buy 18 Indy 500 Corvette Pace Cars With Just One Click"
description: "Not all the cars in this collection are official pace cars. In fact, just two of them are. The others are either IMS-authorized replicas or Corvette Pace Car Editions built by Chevy."
date: "2022-04-30"
modified: "2022-04-30"
authors:
  - name: "Peter Holderith"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/peter-holderith"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/you-could-buy-18-indy-500-corvette-pace-cars-with-just-one-click"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "Culture"
  - "For Sale"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Indy 500"
  - "sports car"
---

# You Could Buy 18 Indy 500 Corvette Pace Cars With Just One Click

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/28/corvette-pace-cars-mecum-auction-indy.jpg>)
*\<em\>Mecum Auctions\</em\>*

Having never watched [the Indianapolis 500](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/watch-indycar-driver-will-power-slide-into-220-mph-traffic-and-save-it>) growing up, my understanding of [Indy pace cars](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/38027/chuck-yeagers-love-for-speed-led-him-to-pace-the-indy-500-twice>) was taken strictly from seeing them at car shows or auctions. What I gathered from seeing them at those places was that they were something like the tip of the pyramid when it came to boomer collectibles. This [latest listing at Mecum](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0522-515851/the-dr-richard-foster-corvette-pace-car-collection/>) is for 18 Indy pace cars all up for sale as a single lot and, yes, they're all Corvettes. Friends, we have reached the mountain top.

Getting past the fact that this same collection went up for auction [exactly four years ago](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20354/entire-collection-of-indy-500-corvette-pace-cars-headed-to-auction>)—*boy, how time flies*—the cars in this collection are not all actually official pace cars. In fact, just two of them are. The others are either IMS-authorized replicas or Corvette Pace Car Editions built by Chevy. That being said, they're all low-mileage 'Vettes with unique liveries, and two of them—although only one is pictured in the listing—are [mid-engine C8s](<https://www.thedrive.com/the-hybrid-chevy-corvettes-secrets-are-hiding-in-plain-sight>).

The collection is estimated to be sold for between $1.5 million to $1.7 million. Obviously, some are going to be worth more than others, however, the highest mileage machine here, a 1986 C4, has just 17,342 miles, and the low mileage cars are practically new. The oldest vehicle is a 1978 C3 Pace Car Edition, and it has just 50 miles, while the newest 2022 [C8](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/42570/2021-chevy-corvette-convertible-review-it-just-makes-people-happy>) Pace Car Replica will be delivered with less than 100.

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/28/corvette-pace-cars-mecum-auction-indy-inline-B-1.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/28/corvette-pace-cars-mecum-auction-indy-inline-C-1.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/28/corvette-pace-cars-mecum-auction-indy-inline-F.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/28/corvette-pace-cars-mecum-auction-indy-inline-E-1.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/28/corvette-pace-cars-mecum-auction-indy-inline-D-1.jpg>)

Not all of the cars are that interesting, to be honest. Many are just regular Corvettes with especially low mileage and a nice coat of paint. Others are probably worth more than the roughly $90,000 estimated average price for each car, though. Both C8s, the 2022 and a 2022, are definitely worth getting, as is the low-mileage 2006 C6 Z06, or the 2013 [C6 ZR1](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35711/watch-a-stock-chevy-corvette-zr1-do-214-mph-on-floridas-space-shuttle-strip>) with just 34 miles on the odometer.

In fact, a lot of them are worth getting for that average price if the entire lot is indeed sold for that roughly $1.6 million figure. There are a few regular 'Vettes in there that could definitely be had for less, sure, but overall it's a solid collection. It could also be one of the easier ways to get two [low-mileage C8s](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/41821/dealership-mechanic-takes-customers-new-c8-corvette-on-148-mph-street-race>).

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/28/corvette-pace-cars-mecum-auction-indy-inline-A-1.jpg>)

All of these machines will be sold together, so there's no getting just a few of the more desirable ones. The group will be auctioned off between May 13 and 21 at Mecum's Indianapolis auction, just ahead of the 2022 Indy 500.

*Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach them here: peter@thedrive.com*

## Author
Peter Holderith is a former staff writer for The Drive. He enjoys covering the regular news cycle, writing reviews, and hunting down long features on obscure pieces of automotive history.

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