Didn't he do Alfa as well?
As a Corvette fan, his name ranks up there with Zora, Greenwood, Motion, et al.
The Sledghammer!!!!!
Photograph courtesy Callaway Cars
The founder of Callaway Cars, Reeves Callaway, was confirmed to have passed earlier this week after sustaining injuries from a fall that took place in his Newport Beach, California home. He was 75.
Callaway quickly made a name for himself by offering performance kits for a number of cars (like our own 1984 VW Rabbit GTII). His work eventually led to the creation of a twin-turbocharger kit for the Corvette–in turn, making the Chevy one of the most powerful cars available at the time. A number of other high-power models like the Camaro and Colorado would eventually follow, too.
All those souped-up cars weren’t just limited to the streets, either, as Callaway even built highly-successful Corvette race cars.
Reeves Callaway is survived by four children and two grandchildren.
Didn't he do Alfa as well?
As a Corvette fan, his name ranks up there with Zora, Greenwood, Motion, et al.
The Sledghammer!!!!!
He built cool things. Had fun. A bit too young to die, though.
Who was the other Corvette tuner that died a few years back? Or was it Reeves that damaged himself in a race car, and has just now passed?
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
I'm not sure if he passed away yet or not, but Lingenfelter was the other Corvette guru. From my home state of Indiana
John Lingenfelter. That's the guy.
vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) said:Didn't he do Alfa as well?
Yes he did. The twin turbo Alfa GTV6 to be more complete. There were about 50 of them built. I had the pleasure of working on one while I lived out in southern California. It was a blast to drive and surprised more than a few kids in boosted Hondas.
Back in the day my buddy had an intercooler from an Alfa Calloway he was going to cut up for his Spirit R/T. I told him that he should sell it on, as it was a rare piece and not worth cutting up. He was pretty happy as his $50 junkyard investment netted him around $1200 back in 2001.
stafford1500 said:vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) said:Didn't he do Alfa as well?
Yes he did. The twin turbo Alfa GTV6 to be more complete. There were about 50 of them built. I had the pleasure of working on one while I lived out in southern California. It was a blast to drive and surprised more than a few kids in boosted Hondas.
Never heard of that, I bet they are fun
Indy - Guy said:In reply to Streetwiseguy :
I'm not sure if he passed away yet or not, but Lingenfelter was the other Corvette guru. From my home state of Indiana
He died a while ago after crashing a nearly uncomfortable Cobalt FWD drag car.
stafford1500 said:vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) said:Didn't he do Alfa as well?
Yes he did. The twin turbo Alfa GTV6 to be more complete. There were about 50 of them built. I had the pleasure of working on one while I lived out in southern California. It was a blast to drive and surprised more than a few kids in boosted Hondas.
If I remember right the GTV6 was one of the first cars his company did. They used two throttle bodies from a BMW 318i I think.
Aaron_King said:stafford1500 said:vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) said:Didn't he do Alfa as well?
Yes he did. The twin turbo Alfa GTV6 to be more complete. There were about 50 of them built. I had the pleasure of working on one while I lived out in southern California. It was a blast to drive and surprised more than a few kids in boosted Hondas.
If I remember right the GTV6 was one of the first cars his company did. They used two throttle bodies from a BMW 318i I think.
Yes the turbos fed to the intercooler via two 318 throttle bodies that were synchronized together. I copied most of the original documentation that was with the one i worked on, for future use...
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