See my prior post. Those weren’t super expensive imports. The Eclipse was a car cheap enough to be bought on a junior secretary’s salary in the day.
The 88 Callaway ZR1? Never existed. It’s either a *1990* ZR1 or the 88 Callaway Twin Turbo. The latter cost well in excess of $50K so it’s the “super expensive” exotic option, not the Nissan and Mitsu imports.
The 88 Callaway ZR1? Never existed.”
Lol! They even made one with an automatic!
From the Calloway website.
In October 1988, this turbocharged, street-driven C4 Corvette shattered the closed-circuit speed record with a run of 254.76 mph
“The 88 Callaway ZR1? Never existed.”
supercars.net
1988 Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette
This Sledgehammer reached 254.76 mph at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) in Ohio and became the world’s fastest street-legal car for some time.
It was built up by Reeves Callaway in Connecticut as an example of what was possible with the new ZR1 and and turbocharging its LT5 engine.