Doing some initial research it's based off the Buick Century? Indy Craigslist Link Here is an article I found at Hemmings about a Indy 500 Pace Car version: Linky
That one pictured is a 75. Check out the 76. That one is pretty cool also. They come up for sale from time to time on ebay. Not so much on here. But there are some members here that have them. Oops. I ment the linky was a 75.
The silver car in the CL ad has been repainted and the stripes/graphics are incorrect. MUCH too high IMHO without the proper graphics reinstalled after paint.
That 76 is missing alot of decals. This was a common thing because the didnt sell and dealerships would tone them down.
I wondered if it had been repainted incorrectly. It's a shame they didn't go for the original. It's a sweet looking ride. I do agree it's a bit too salty.
Cool as a historical piece, but man that car would be way cooler just plain silver without the cheesy graphics. That's just MHO.
I am a fan of the gaudy graphics. I would definitely buy one of either the silver or the redwhiteblue. Its just a cool unusual car, like a Pontiac CanAm. Never see them.
I love oddball cars, and this is one that I think would catch some attention at the local cruise-ins.
You have to drive those cars to really appreciate them. I'm not sure how the pace cars handle and drive but my 77 Regal is a sweet driver. Bob H.
I bought one of these from an Orlando member a couple years ago and have just been gathering parts for it. It was a lot cheaper than the one fs in Indy . I like my project cars ! and I can build it the way I want.
Like them or not, the 73-77 Colonnade cars are a generational improvement over 68-72 A bodies in all driving aspects - braking, steering, handling, etc... If you can find an article on it (Collectable Automobile had one at some point), the development of the 73 A body is really interesting. It was a collaborative effort between across GM. As I recall, they took the best aspects of all lines, Buick brakes, Pontiac F body steering and suspension geometry, Olds body mounts and hardware, etc...had the potential to become a nightmare but really wound up working and selling well. These cars became the basis for the next gen B-body in '77, and lasted in that form straight through to '88! You don't see them too often in the Northeast, they rusted quick and enthusiastically. I've heard it was a switch to Asian steel that was to blame, but it could have also been due to undercoating and manufacturing methods as the B and C bodies from the same era don't seem to disintegrate at the same rate....
In the early 80s, I bought and sold a lot of '73-'77 Regals & Cutlass' (as well as others). The last Regal was for my wife. It was a '76 with a rod out of the 231. I put a mild cammed 454BBC (already owned it) in it. Looked factory with A/C hooked up, correct dual exhaust crossmember, etc. Finally sold it as a roller. Now you hardly see any of them around here.
