Here's a fun car for you!
We are offering one of the 190 1964 Indianapolis 500 Mustang Pace Car Coupes!
The 48th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1964. The race was won by AJ Foyt.
"The 190 hardtops were distributed to winners of the FOMOCO “Checkered Flag” and “Green Flag” contest.
This was a special competition between
dealerships in order to distribute the planned pace car replicas to be released
for sale to the public. The competition consisted of “Checkered Flag” and
“Green Flag” contests that were based on the sales performance of the
dealerships prior to the April 17, 1964 introduction of the Mustang. The top
five performers in each district would receive a pace car replica for free, or
at a significant discount, based on their final standings in the sales contest.
With 36 districts this added up to 180 replicas, however, because of dealership
ties and strong performances, approximately 10 extra replicas were made,
bringing the total to an estimated 190. Representatives from the 105 winning
dealerships were invited to Dearborn for a special celebration, where the keys
to their replicas were handed over by Mr. Lee Iacocca himself. Each of the
replicas were coupes painted in Pace Car White (paint code “C” for 64 1/2)
and had white interiors with blue appointments (code “42”)." Source:
64 1/2 -66 Mustang page of Klaus 11/5/2013
We purchased this car to companion our 1964 Indy 500 Winner Sheraton Thompson Special Driven by AJ Foyt Tribute Car.
It has been an honor to own both cars.
The Mustang Pace Car was restored as shown by a previous owner.
All photos are current June, 2024 photos.
Paint: C Pace Car White
Interior: 42 White with Blue Trim
Date: 29D April 29,1964
DSO: 84 Home Office Reserve
Axle: 1 3.00:1 UPDATED to Unconfirmed Ratio
Trans: C-4 UPDATED to 3 Speed Criuse-O-Matic
Engine: F 260 2V UPDATED to 289 2V
The Pace Car runs and drives great!
Starts up quickly!
Peppy!
Headers and dual exhaust sound great!
Transmission Shifts as it should.
Suspension feels good and the car handles like it did 60 years ago!
Just remember it has 4 wheel drum brakes! No ABS.
It has a posi-traction rear differential.
Much of the window trim and windows are original to the car. Tinted windshield was replaced.
Tires are in great condition showing little wear.
The shiny paint and body shows very well for it's age. It's "driver" quality. It has minor chips, scratches, bumps.
A good looking original interior appears to have been re-upholstered and new carpeting.
Please study the photos as taken this week.
Thank you for your time and interest in our Pace Car!
Good Luck Bidding!
Terms & Conditions
Winning bidder must contact us within 12 hours of auction end, A $1500.00 deposit is due within 24 hours of end of auction. The remainder is due within 5 days of auction end. If no contact is made within 12 hours we reserve the right to re-list the vehicle, sell it to the next high bidder, or sell it otherwise. Most banks and credit unions do not finance vehicles older than 10 Years or with more than 100K miles. Make sure if financing that your financial institution accepts the year and miles of this vehicle before bidding. Please arrange financing prior to bidding.
Buyer is responsible for pickup or shipping of this vehicle. If you wish to have it shipped using a service, we will gladly cooperate.
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT SOMETHING, PLEASE ASK! Vehicles listed are preowned and may not come with keys, or other accessories. Please ask, we are happy to verify anything you ask. We reserve the right to cancel bids for excessive negative feedback. We reserve the right to end the listing if the vehicle is no longer available for sale. While we at Johnny Safro’s Investment Cars, LLC make every reasonable attempt to verify data and information used in this ad, all information should be independently verified prior to purchase. Johnny Safro’s Investment Cars, LLC will not be liable for errors and/or omissions.
Please do not bid on this auction unless you are serious about owning this vehicle. All non-paying high bidders will be reported to eBay. We do charge a $1500.00 restocking fee to back out of any auction for any reason unless our description of the item was wrong. All these items are used and do have normal wear and tear, and we may miss a scratch, ding, or dent once and a while in our description! Please ask if you have a question!