255 mph in 1988? Crazy. And dangerous.
The Chevrolet Corvette is the all-American sports car, and over the past six decades has transformed into a mid-engined exotic that is capable of taking on cars at triple its price. We ve all seen the new C8 Stingray take on and finish off much more powerful cars. And we simply cannot wait for the new Corvette C8 Z06 to hit the streets sometime in July 2022 with a flat-plane V8 and serious power figures. Still, it would be irresponsible of us to ignore fast Corvettes of the past. Just take this 1988 Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer that s on sale at Bring a Trailer. This wild machine is the 51st Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette for the model year and was specially selected to break production car speed records.
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If you re into Corvettes, you ve likely heard of Callaway Cars. The Connecticut-based tuner specializes in turning normal Corvettes into high-powered speed machines capable of trouncing more expensive, more exotic supercars with ease. Its most famous creation, the C4-based Sledgehammer, solidified Callaway as one of the all-time great Corvette tuners of the world, setting a record-breaking top speed of 254.76 mph in a 1988 test. Now, you can own it. Related Story
The Sledgehammer was just listed for sale on Bring a Trailer on behalf of its current owner, none other than Callaway founder Reeves Callaway. The car was ordered new by Callaway in 88 and immediately shipped to his headquarters in Old Lyme, Connecticut for the conversion. It got a new AeroBody designed by Paul Deutschman to reduce drag, and a hand-built 5.7-liter twin-turbo V-8 making 898 horsepower and 772 lb-ft of torque paired to a six-speed manual to ensure a high top speed.
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