Coincidently, I happen to have caught that too while channel surfing today. The Camaro that the AMX ran looked like a Stock or SS car as well. Mr. Lambeck's mostly blue Volare popped up again in the background of a later scene.
I keep hoping to see Officer Kathy Linihan (Tina Gayle) again in an episode. She was a cast member from 1982-1983, a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader (forgot the years) and a NHRA Miss Winston in 1980. I got my pic taken with her after winning Pro ET in Division 2 that year, but never got a copy of the photo!