Chevrolet Built the 1969 Camaro to Pace the Indy 500 — Then Sold So Many Replicas Nobody Can Prove Which Ones Are Real by Jack Harmon Chevrolet’s 1969 Indy 500 Pace Car Camaro turned into one of the most imitated paint jobs in muscle car history. A barn-find example surfaced after 45 years — here’s how to tell a documented original from a tribute.