1973 CADILLAC ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE (INDY 500 PACE CAR) ORIGINAL

1973 Cadillac Eldorado

1973 CADILLAC ELDORADO OFFICIAL PACE CAR
MOTOR WAS RECENTLY WAS REBUILT ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION.
BESIDES THAT THIS IS AN ALL ORIGINAL MATCHING NUMBERS CAR. THIS CAR DRIVES LIKE A CADILLAC SHOULD, SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE.
57th Indianapolis 500 Race was held on May 28, 1973. A Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible was chosen as the Official Pace Car. Veteran Indy driver Jim Rathmann drove the actual pace car, and led the pack to start the race. There were a total of 53 Eldorado Convertibles built for Indianapolis 500 Festival duty, all of which were delivered to the track and used in the Festival events preceding the race. Of those 53, only 45 were built with the "Festival rear bumper," option number SR-X30, which included the flag pole mounts. Twelve of the 53 cars were used for the Celebrity Escort Service, and had "Festival Director" lettering located above the front wheel openings, as well as circular "500" Festival logos on the rear quarter panels, just behind the front doors. These cars were used to transport various VIPs and officials, and as such had special markings that no other cars had, including the Official Pace Cars. Cars with the Festival rear bumper came equipped with two sets of flags: a pair of matching yellow flags, and a green one (to be used on the left side), and a black and white checkered flag (to be used on the right side) MORE INFORMATION, PICTURES AND VIDEO AT WWW.JPARADISE.COM