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This is the Inaugural Brickyard 400 Pace car, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which was won by Dale Earnhardt.
The Pace Car program took the phrase "what wins on Sunday, sells on Monday" to a whole new level. It gave buyers the opportunity to see what would become their favorite streetcar in action. Although the cars were not really racing, nor were they capable of keeping up with the race cars on the track, the program glorified the cars as being able to tame all that power that paced behind them.
General Motors was probably the biggest beneficiary of the Pace Car program, and this unique 1995 Chevy Monte Carlo Z34 Brickyard 400 Pace Car Coupe is one of the rarer examples.
This 1995 Chevy Monte Carlo Z34 Brickyard 400 Pace Car Coupe has less than 6,000 miles and is one of only 400 made. For 1995, the Monte Carlo was loaded, with features like power steering, power brakes, power seats, power locks, and power windows. It has air conditioning, an AM/FM radio with CD player, cruise control, rear defogger, Aero wing spoiler, accent stripe package, and more.
The Monte Carlo was produced for model years 1970 to 1988. It was revived in 1995, replacing the two-door Lumina. In response to declining sales, Chevrolet discontinued the Monte Carlo only two years later.
The two-door Lumina was renamed as Monte Carlo for the 1995 model year. Deriving its design from a namesake 1992 concept car, the fifth-generation Monte Carlo was again a counterpart of the Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Pontiac Grand Prix coupes (and sedans). Shifting to the GM W-body chassis meant the Monte Carlo became front-wheel drive for the first time and no V8 engine was available. The Monte Carlo was assembled alongside the Lumina in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
In its revival, the Monte Carlo was exclusively a coupe (in contrast to its divisional counterparts). Alongside the second-generation Lumina, the Monte Carlo was fitted with dual airbags and ABS (adding daytime running lights in 1997).
The Monte Carlo shared its trim with the second-generation Lumina, including a base LS and a sport-oriented Z34. The two versions were externally similar, with the Z34 featuring red-colored badging, a lower front air dam, and blacked-out trim (instead of chrome). Z34s were equipped with 16-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels, which were an option for the LS (in place of 15-inch wheelcovers). For 1998, the Z34 received redesigned alloy wheels, with the previous style remaining optional on the LS.
The LS was powered by a 160hp 3.1L V6; the Z34 used a 215hp 3.4L V6; for 1998, the Z34 received a 200hp 3.8L V6 (increasing torque output). All three V6 engines were paired to a 4-speed automatic transmission.
In LS trim, the fifth-generation Monte Carlo was the final mass-produced six-passenger, two-door sedan offered for sale. As with nearly all coupes (and many four-doors), the Z34 was offered with bucket seats and a floor-mounted shifter.
3.4L twin-cam V-6 engine
210 horsepower
4-speed automatic overdrive transmission
Modern & Imports / 1980–Today
More from the collection.
1980 Metro Plumbing Sprint Car
1980 Auburn 866 Boattail Speedster (Replica)
1981 DMC DeLorean
1987 Chevrolet El Camino Custom
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix SE (Daytona 500 Pace Car Edition)
1990 Ford NASCAR "Baby Ruth Car"
1991 Buick Reatta Convertible
1992 Chevrolet Corvette Lister C4
1993 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 40th Anniversary Edition
1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
