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Callaway Cars Incorporated

Callaway Cars Incorporated
Private
Industry Automobile tuning and parts manufacturer
Founded 1977
Founder Reeves Callaway
Headquarters Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States
Key people
Reeves Callaway
Owner Reeves Callaway
Website www.callawaycars.com
Callaway C16
2007 Callaway C16 Speedster - fv.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Callaway Cars
Production 2007 
Assembly Irvine, California
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Leingarten, Germany
Designer Paul Deutschman
Body and chassis
Class Sports car
Body style Cabrio
Coupé
Speedster
Layout FR layout
Platform Fiberglass body on GM Y platform
Related Chevrolet Corvette C6
Powertrain
Engine 6.2 L (378 cu in) LS3 supercharged V8
Transmission 6 speed manual
automatic paddle-shift transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 268.5 cm (105.7 in)
Length 410.0 cm (161.4 in)
Width 184.4 cm (72.6 in)
Height 122.2 cm (48.1 in)
Curb weight 1,530.9 kg (3,375 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor Callaway C12
Callaway SledgeHammer Corvette
Overview
Manufacturer Callaway Cars Inc.
Also called Project SledgeHammer
Assembly Old Lyme, CT
Designer Paul Deutschman
Body and chassis
Class modified car
Body style coupé
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine 5733 cc / 349.8 cu in V8 Callaway Twin Turbo
Dual Bosch fuel pumps feed the system
Transmission 6-speed manual
(updated from 5-speed manual installed at time of record run)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,443 mm (96.2 in)
Length 4,483 mm (176.5 in)
Width 1,803 mm (71.0 in)
Height 1,186 mm (46.7 in)
Curb weight 1,589 kg (3,503 lb)

Callaway Cars Inc. is an engine design company that is known for its modification of Chevrolet cars, the Corvette sport cars in particular, especially their twin-turbo kit that became a dealer option and their record breaking Corvette Sledgehammer car.

In 1973, Reeves Callaway, not in a financial position to be able to start his dream of embarking on a racing career, did what many aspiring drivers do- Callaway went to work as a driving instructor for Bob Bondurant's racing school.

While using the newly launched BMW 320i as a school car, he became familiar with its intricacies and deficiencies, he later took hold of one of its cars to his garage in Old Lyme with the intention of tuning for more power.

As a result, Callaway constructed and installed his first prototype turbocharger system and offered Car and Driver journalist Don Sherman to drive the car resulting in a one-page article, giving the modified car great acclaim. Realising its commercial potential, Sherman told Callaway that he could make turbocharger kits available to the BMW community but he didn't even have the equipment to manufacture the components including a drill press. As business began to arrive, Callaway formed Callaway Cars, Inc in 1977.

Over the years, Callaway developed turbocharger kits for BMW, Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. He also developed the HH IndyCar V8 engine and later a twin turbo kit for the Alfa Romeo GTV6. The company would become famous in 1987 when they developed a twin turbo kit for the Corvette. Built under Regular Production Option (RPO) B2K, the Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette was available through Chevrolet dealers as a factory option. Callaway sold 510 of them over a period of five years.


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