Spotted a Pace Car

"BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest." (bmanultima) 07/04/2015 at 12:26 • Filed to: Indianapolis 500, Indy, Pace Car, Dodge, 1996

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So I was just biking around and stumbled upon this:

Anyone know if it’s legit or not? It was really clean and in great condition.

deprecated account > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 07/04/2015 at 12:31

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I doubt it. There are all sorts of Pace Car replicas and it would surprise me if this thing were legit.

desertdog5051 > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 07/04/2015 at 12:32

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Legit.

Dusty Ventures > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 07/04/2015 at 12:32

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Not quite. In 1996 the Viper was the Official Pace Car of the Indy 500 and the Ram was the Official Truck. To commemorate this Dodge made a special Indy edition of both vehicles. They made about 2,800 of the “Official Truck” Rams. So if you’re asking if it’s not a normal Ram, then yes. If you’re asking if that actual truck was at Indy, then almost certainly not.

Vimto > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 07/04/2015 at 12:47

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That is the cleanest looking pre-2000 RAM I’ve seen since I moved to this country in 2005.

lonestranger > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 07/22/2015 at 19:42

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I remember these. Those wheels were unique to the Indy 500 Ram, and the only other special doodads on them were the decals & stripes, so I’m gonna say it’s legit.

lonestranger > Dusty Ventures 07/22/2015 at 19:47

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If you’re asking if that actual truck was at Indy, then almost certainly not.

Apparently, there were 154 of them there , so there’s actually a decent chance that it was one of them.

Dusty Ventures > lonestranger 07/22/2015 at 21:35

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But with a production run of 2,800 that still only means a 6% chance it was one of those.

lonestranger > Dusty Ventures 07/22/2015 at 22:50

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Still better than the one-in-2800 odds that I expected before I found that pic.

Dusty Ventures > lonestranger 07/22/2015 at 23:02

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True enough