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"Collectors take note: The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will pace the 2013 Indianapolis 500 on May 26th (just like we told you a few days ago). What that means is that there have now been a dozen Corvette pace cars since the first time it presided over the field in 1978. Look for the Laguna Blue Tintcoat coupe out in front of racers, and note that it differs from production Stingrays only by the mandatory safety features that Indianapolis requires and the strobe light package that pace cars are fitted with.  It&amp;#039;s otherwise a stock 2014 Corvette, packing the 6.2 liter LT1 V8, spiffy new carbon fiber and aluminum trimmed interior, aluminum frame underpinning it all, and seven-speed manual transmission with rev matching. That&amp;#039;s a pretty badass car out of the box, and it makes you wonder what the Corvette could do running wheel-to-wheel with the competitors at Indy, instead of parading around like a prom queen.  Of course the announcement of a new Corvette pace car means that there will be a limited run of commemorative production models dressed up just like the car that ran at the Brickyard. Don&amp;#039;t do what everyone did in 1978 and squirrel it away in a garage for 35 years, expecting a big payoff. There&amp;#039;s lots of &amp;#039;78 pace car editions around, depressing the prices and owners alike. At least, since it&amp;#039;s a Corvette, you can turn the frown upside down by going for a drive. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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