26 Facts About Callaway Cars

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Callaway Cars Inc is an American specialty vehicle manufacturer and engineering company that designs, develops, and manufactures high-performance product packages for cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs They specialize in Corvettes and GM vehicles.

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Callaway Cars is one of four core Callaway companies, including Callaway Engineering, Callaway Carbon and Callaway Competition.

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3.

Callaway Cars developed the HH IndyCar V8 engine and later a twin turbo kit for the Alfa Romeo GTV6.

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Callaway Cars would become famous in 1987 when they developed a twin turbo kit for the Corvette.

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5.

Callaway Cars was commissioned by Aston Martin to design new cylinder heads for the Aston Martin Virage 5.

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6.

Callaway Cars headquarters is in Old Lyme, Connecticut with West Coast facilities in Temecula, California, and European facilities in Leingarten, Germany.

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Callaway Cars tend to refer to each project with a C, followed by a project number.

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Callaway Cars HH Indy Car Engine was a project to build a racing engine for IndyCar specification from semi-scratch as an eleven months long program between 1980 and '81.

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9.

Once converted and tested, the Callaway Cars Corvettes were then shipped to their ordering dealers for final delivery to their respective owners.

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10.

Callaway Cars's brief was for four-valve cylinder heads, increased power, and single configuration worldwide emissions compliance.

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11.

Callaway Cars attempted but failed to pre-qualify the C7 at the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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12.

One 1996 Callaway Cars C8 was upgraded to the Commemorative body kit, so technically three were made, just not according to Callaway Cars's records even though they did the work.

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13.

Callaway Cars decided to use a four-pin front differential to accommodate the increased torque rather than the two-pin front diff used on standard production Range Rovers.

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14.

Callaway Cars Engineering was contracted to develop and apply a turbocharger system to the Mazda Protege.

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Except for 2011, Callaway Cars Competition has been competing in the ADAC GT Masters series.

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16.

Callaway Cars C16 is a bespoke automobile based on the C6 Corvette.

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17.

Callaway Cars are built to order where the owner chooses the interior leathers and the exterior color.

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18.

In 2012, Callaway Cars was reissued RPO B2K by Chevrolet Division to identify a very limited run of 25 Corvette Grand Sport Corvettes, both coupes and convertibles, automatics and manuals.

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19.

SC450, SC490, and SC540 Callaway Cars SportTrucks were introduced in 2011, built upon the Silverado, Avalanche LTZ, Tahoe, Suburban, and 2500HD-series trucks.

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20.

In mid-2015, Callaway Cars replaced the original supercharger design with their new GenThree supercharger from the 2014 Callaway Cars SC Stingray, adapting to the 5.

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21.

Callaway Cars supplied the development, testing, and subsequent production turbocharger systems to Kohler.

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22.

In 1990, Renzo Rivolta's son, Piero, asked Callaway Cars to be the engine supplier to his new Iso Rivolta Grifo 90, a revival of the Iso Rivoltas from the 1960s and 1970s.

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Callaway Cars was hired to design and produce the engine package based on its experience with the twin turbo Corvette program for GM.

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24.

Callaway Cars Cyclone V16 is a prototype engine for a future Callaway Cars project.

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25.

Callaway Cars wanted to push the top speed record further, while still maintaining good street manners, so the Callaway Cars team developed the SledgeHammer Corvette.

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26.

Reeves Callaway Cars commissioned Paul Deutschman of Deutschman Design to develop the Callaway Cars AeroBody for aerodynamic stability as well as for underhood air management.

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