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{{List of Callaway Models}}'''Callaway''' is an engine tuning company that has been involved with vehicles for: | |||
*[[Alfa Romeo]] | |||
*[[Aston Martin]] | |||
*[[Chevrolet Corvette]] | |||
*[[Holden Special Vehicles]] - providing the engine for the revived [[Holden Monaro]] GTS | |||
*[[Land Rover]] | |||
*[[Mazdaspeed]] | |||
Their motto is "'''Powerfully Engineered Automobiles'''". | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1973, '''Reeves Callaway''' was a young Formula Vee racer who could not continue to race due to financial reasons. This was considered a | In 1973, '''Reeves Callaway''' was a young Formula Vee racer who could not continue to race due to financial reasons. This was considered a tragedy as Reeves was being compared against [[Rick Mears]] and [[Emerson Fittipaldi]].This financial situation led him to start working as a driving instructor. This allowed Reeves to become familiar with the [[BMW 3 Series]]. He obtained one of the BMW 320i school cars with the intention of Engine tuning it for more power. Reeves went on to install a turbocharger to the [[BMW]]. It wasn't long after that (via word of mouth and some media articles) that orders started pouring in, giving birth to the '''Callaway''' company. | ||
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
*[[Callaway C4]] | *[[Callaway C4]] | ||
*[[Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette]] | *[[Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette (B2K)]] | ||
*[[Callaway Speedster Corvette]] | *[[Callaway Speedster Corvette]] | ||
*[[Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette]] | *[[Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette]] | ||
*[[Callaway Superspeedster LM]] | |||
*[[Callaway CR-1 Corvette]] | *[[Callaway CR-1 Corvette]] | ||
*[[Callaway Corvette LM]] | *[[Callaway Corvette LM]] | ||
*[[Callaway C6]] | *[[Callaway C6]] | ||
*[[Callaway C7]] | |||
*[[Callaway C7R]] | *[[Callaway C7R]] | ||
*[[Callaway C8 Camaro]] | |||
*[[Callaway C9 Impala SS]] | |||
*[[Callaway C12]] | *[[Callaway C12]] | ||
*[[Callaway C16]] | *[[Callaway C16]] | ||
*[[Callaway C16 Speedster]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.supercars.net/Search2?INPUT=Callaway&searchType=cars Callaway at Supercars.net] | *[http://www.supercars.net/Search2?INPUT=Callaway&searchType=cars Callaway at Supercars.net] | ||
*[http://www.callawaycars.com/ Callaway Official Website] | |||
*[http://www.callawayownersgroup.com/ Callaway Owners Group] | |||
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Callaway is an engine tuning company that has been involved with vehicles for:
- Alfa Romeo
- Aston Martin
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Holden Special Vehicles - providing the engine for the revived Holden Monaro GTS
- Land Rover
- Mazdaspeed
Their motto is "Powerfully Engineered Automobiles".
History
In 1973, Reeves Callaway was a young Formula Vee racer who could not continue to race due to financial reasons. This was considered a tragedy as Reeves was being compared against Rick Mears and Emerson Fittipaldi.This financial situation led him to start working as a driving instructor. This allowed Reeves to become familiar with the BMW 3 Series. He obtained one of the BMW 320i school cars with the intention of Engine tuning it for more power. Reeves went on to install a turbocharger to the BMW. It wasn't long after that (via word of mouth and some media articles) that orders started pouring in, giving birth to the Callaway company.
Models
- Callaway C4
- Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette (B2K)
- Callaway Speedster Corvette
- Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette
- Callaway Superspeedster LM
- Callaway CR-1 Corvette
- Callaway Corvette LM
- Callaway C6
- Callaway C7
- Callaway C7R
- Callaway C8 Camaro
- Callaway C9 Impala SS
- Callaway C12
- Callaway C16
- Callaway C16 Speedster
