[Auto] The Ultimate Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Collection Sells for $1.375 Million

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Behold the product of one man's passion for pace car Corvettes! It all started in 1954 when 12-year-old Richard Foster's dad took him to see the Indianapolis 500 for the first time. From that moment on, Foster was in love with the Brickyard.

Eventually, Mr. Foster became Doctor Foster, and he was ready to start collecting cars. Many of them were Corvettes, including a huge assortment of Indy 500 pace cars and replicas. How many various cars? How about 42 in his own private museum? For Foster, the stars of this museum are those pace cars, festival cars, and pace car replicas. "I've always been in love with that race," he says. "I have many great memories of being there and seeing so many tremendous cars and drivers."

Update 5/23/22
This collection of Corvette pace cars, ranging in age from 1978 to 2022, sold at the 2022 Mecum Auctions event in Indy for an astounding $1.375 million! Keep scrolling to learn more about what made this incredible collection so special.

One Man’s Passion Becomes Corvette-Filled Reality
Dr. Foster is now 80 years old, and he has decided it's time to pass these pieces of Corvette history on to someone else, so these 18 examples will be auctioned off as a single lot at Dana Mecum's 35th Original Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis, Indiana, taking place May 13-21. Dr. Foster's pace car collection includes not only documented, factory-produced Corvette pace cars and festival cars but faithfully executed and IMS-approved pace car reproductions as well, which, thanks to rigorous research and fact-checking, are nearly indistinguishable from originals.

For those who share Dr. Foster's deep and abiding affection for the Indianapolis 500, and the Corvette pace cars that have become almost as much a part of the show as the race and racers themselves, the Dr. Richard Foster Corvette pace car collection will present a prime opportunity to see, enjoy, marvel at, and perhaps bid on a piece of that legacy. So, if you have somewhat deep pockets and a love of Corvettes and the Indy 500, this is your chance to snatch up this one-of-a-kind Corvette pace car collection! One more important note: Not shown here is a 2022 C8 Corvette that is currently undergoing pace car transformation and, when finished, will be shipped to the winning bidder! To find out more about this Corvette pace car lot, be sure to visit its page on the Mecum Auctions website.

Let's take a look at this collection of Corvette pace cars and a bit of their history! Keep scrolling to read about all the pertinent info, according to Mecum's digital catalog:

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