Chevrolet Camaro · 1967–1969

Indy 500 Pace Car

The Camaro paced the Indianapolis 500 in 1967 and 1969, and Chevrolet built replicas both times.

How to spot an Indy 500 Pace Car

1969: white with orange stripes

The 1969 replicas are white RS/SS convertibles with white tops; the SS side stripes gave way to orange hood and deck stripes.1one source

Production by year

How many Indy 500 Pace Cars were built each model year.

1967
100
1969
3,675
As a table, with notes
YearBuiltNote
196710023About 100 replicas; Wikipedia says they were sold to the public.
19693,675145Z11 convertibles, including the courtesy and track cars at the race. The Z10 coupes are not counted; see the ruling.

Where the sources disagree

Every conflict behind the figures on this page. All rulings.

Open

How many 1969 Z10 pace-car coupes were built

Our ruling: Unresolved: the Camaro Research Group's option sheet gives 450 to 500, Over-Drive 200 to 300. Both are estimates; we give no figure.

What each source says (2)

Sources

  1. CRG Research Report: 69 Pace Cars and Z10's Camaro Research Group · read 2026-10-11
  2. 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  3. Chevrolet Camaro (first generation) Wikipedia · read 2026-10-11
  4. 1967-69 Chevrolet Camaro Regular Production Options (RPOs) with Official Chevrolet Production Totals and Dealer Pricing Camaro Research Group · read 2026-10-11
  5. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11

Year by year

The Indy 500 Pace Car in each model year.

1967Chevrolet CamaroThe first Camaro: Chevrolet's answer to the Mustang, as a coupe or a convertible, with 220,906 built.220,906 built1969Chevrolet CamaroNew sheet metal for one year only, a model year that ran to November 1969, and the COPO 427s.243,085 built (disputed)