Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer.

Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer.

Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer.

Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer: In 1988, this car accelerated to 410 km / h.

In 1988, racer and entrepreneur Reeves Callaway ordered a Chevrolet Corvette and heavily redesigned it to get the most out of the car.

The modification was named «Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer» and soon set a world speed record, accelerating to 254.76 mph (410 km / h).

The other day this legendary two-door was put up for sale — a corresponding announcement appeared on the Bring a Trailer portal.

Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer.

Outside, the record-breaking car attracts attention with its Silver Metallic body paint.

The interior remains completely stock, which means it has all the amenities, including automatic climate control, a Delco Bose cassette player, electrically adjustable seats and electric windows.

Usually, in pursuit of records, automakers, on the contrary, abandon all of this, but Callaway did differently.

Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer.

They even expanded the vehicle’s equipment to include a fire protection system and five-point seat belts.

Plus, the tuners have finalized the tidy by placing another dial instead of one of the central ventilation deflectors.

The sports car is powered by a hand-assembled 5.7-liter twin-turbo V8 engine.

Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer.

According to Callaway Cars, it produces about 880 hp. and 1,046 Nm, while working in tandem with the six-speed manual ZF.

Note that the speed record was set directly by Reeves Callaway in October eighty-eighth, who accelerated to the specified speed on the oval track in Ohio, USA.

Chevrolet Corvette Callaway SledgeHammer.

For this race, Goodyear has prepared special tires that can withstand speeds of up to 300 mph (482 km / h). However, the sports car is offered for sale with other tires (Goodyear Eagle ZR40).

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