# Ferrari's $1m 1980s Pace Car Resurfaces

> A 1987 Ferrari Mondial pace car built for $1 million resurfaces after decades in storage.
- Title: Ferrari's $1m 1980s Pace Car Resurfaces · The Drive | Shortify
- Summary: A 1987 Ferrari Mondial pace car built for $1 million resurfaces after decades in storage. A 1987 Ferrari Mondial pace car commissioned by PPG for $1 million…
- Keywords: ferrari, ppg, mondial, caretakers collection, pace car, carter indy car, 1987, one-off car, cars, technology, Ferrari's, 1980s
- Source: The Drive — https://thedrive.com/news/ferrari-built-this-one-off-1-million-pace-car-in-the-80s-it-just-resurfaced
- Author: Stephen Edelstein
- Published: 2026-11-01T17:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ferrari, ppg, mondial, caretakers collection, pace car, carter indy car, 1987, one-off car, cars, technology
## PPG's 1980s Pace Car Project
PPG commissioned wild one-off pace cars for CART Indy Car World Series in the 1980s and 1990s.
## Ferrari's $1m 1987 Pace Car
Ferrari spent $1 million in 1987 to turn a production Mondial into a pace car for PPG.
## Unusual Design Firm
The Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering (I.DE.A.) designed the pace car instead of Pininfarina.
## Pace Car Modifications
Ferrari stretched the Mondial's wheelbase and added streamlined front and rear fasciae with corrugated trim.
## Resurfaced in Caretakers Collection
The pace car is now part of The Caretakers Collection with other unusual vehicles like a Tucker sedan.
## Key takeaway

A 1987 Ferrari Mondial pace car commissioned by PPG for $1 million resurfaces in The Caretakers Collection.