Of the 54 known ‘Festival’ Indy Pace Car Replicas all were built at the Norwood, OH [N VIN] plant, zero were built at the Van Nuys, CA plant [L VIN]. The two actual pace cars were also built at Norwood. Makes sense; Norwood is 114 miles from Indy, Van Nuys 2,077 miles. Hard to imagine Chevy would ship a car all the way from CA when there were plenty of them available two hours from the track. There are no production records for either plant so the “550 Van Nuys Pace Cars” claim is a guess. There is nothing special or rare about a Van Nuys built Z11.
The car itself is average, not really restored. The undercarriage lacks detail; exhaust system is muffler shop junk. It’s missing the D96 striping, rear bumper guards, ducted hood wiring and flapper door, fender to core support braces, rear vibration canisters, door wedges, and horns. Wheels appear to be incorrect 15”. There are many detail errors: fasteners, clamps, paint, labels.
Maybe less time writing the ad and more time on the car would have been a better strategy.
