James Garner drives the 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Indy 500 Pace Car

Movie and television star James Garner drove the 1985 Indianapolis 500 pace car, an Oldsmobile Calais Coupe. A former off-road racer, Garner starred in the racing movie “Grand Prix” and in 1985 completed filming “Murphy’s Romance” with Sally Field. The pace car, based on the all-new for 1985 front-drive Oldsmobile Calais, was a specifically constructed open roof four-passenger vehicle. The engine, derived from the standard Calais power-plant, was a 2.7  in-line four that produced 215 horsepower at 6500 RPM.