{"id":5355,"date":"2009-09-01T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T16:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2022-06-28T13:03:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T12:03:06","slug":"camaro-ss-69-indy-pace-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/camaro-ss-69-indy-pace-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Camaro SS: &#8217;69 Indy Pace Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5357\" title=\"1969_Pacer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1969_Pacer.jpg\" alt=\"1969_Pacer\" width=\"575\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1969_Pacer.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1969_Pacer-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1969_Pacer-278x179.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1969_Pacer-526x340.jpg 526w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1969_Pacer-572x370.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Now we might be accused of being a little obsessed at Influx towers with the year 1969. But dammit, it seems that so much cultural products of that very special year remains continually interesting, and spangled with the elusive stardust that is known as COOL.<\/p>\n<p>The 1969 Camaro was chosen as the Official Pace Car for the 1969 running of the Indianapolis 500 and as the Official Car of the \u2018500\u2019 Festival. This was a repeat performance for Camaro since it had also been chosen as the 1967 Pace Car. To help them stand out on the large expanse of track, the 1969 pace cars were designed to be visible: Dover White RS\/SS convertibles with Hugger Orange Z28 style stripes and orange houndstooth cloth seats.<\/p>\n<p>All the deep info available on the video. 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