2008 Callaway C16 Speedster !!
 

http://www.motortrend.com/av/roadtes...16_first_drive
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no wipers on the helmets:toetap: what a stupid car. hey its hot out lets put our helmets on and sweat

\ this car isnt for rainy days !! :toetap:
you better instead buying wipers on helmet buy Umbrella!!! :rofl: :D

it might look alright for some, but just the custom helmets fitted for you and passenger what happens when you change passengers. if it was just to race off road track only you dont need half the stuff with interior. and most states have some kind of law concerning helmets special glasses with no windshield. everyone has an opinion, over three hundred thousand no roof no saftey glass:rofl:

That thing is sick. I'd rather have a roof and windshield but still callaway knows what they're doing. It's surprising Callaway gets no love on this board. Look at those brakes and suspension.

Hey , i know you pissed cuz this car is faster than your car and pricey, its unique!!! when someone look at car( For Some one who know CAllaway cars, NOT you!! :lol: ) , he will say waaww yaa this is callaway C16 , or whatever!
i remeber when i had my C4 callaway silver 86, all guys whom had C5 left there car and look at my car and there eyes :eek: , some didnt know what this car is, and some of your type guy said: is it C6 :lol: !! that was before 5 years!!

this is exactly same happend when i open my ZR1 hood , and ppl say WAAW damn what the hell, F1 engine!!!;)
see, the Zr1 is unique and King just like callaway cars!:yesnod:
and dont forget my ZR Butt is wider than your C6 butt!!:D

i have seen some callaway cars i like. yours is nice:yesnod: i just beat a zr1 last sunday night. their is something about that car i personally dont like. as far as it beating me i dont think so in the 1/4 mile on a top end run i will change the gears and 10 grand more in my car it cant touch me up top.:lol: :thumbs: and how about we make it a rainy winter night race:cool:

What a joke..."encapsulated helmets.":eek:

I don't mind wearing my helmet running a road course but I sure as Hell wouldn't want to wear one driving down PCH. What a waste of a perfectly good Corvette...probably a $150K waste at that.

I still have respect for what Callaway does under the hood but otherwise...those guys are losing it...big time!

Doesn't Calaway marketing do any focus group interaction, or test marketing? For this car the "shave it's butt and make it walk/drive backward" philosophy wouldn't even work.

you cant even graduate from some american university without passing philosophy subject!! ;)

That car is great. Why don't some of you realize it's a throwback to the days with no windshield so it's a very unique car today. I like it and it'll add to the C6's history.

BTW anyone catch the price, it was sold for over $300,000!

http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elis...oy3qtrrear.jpg

call it mazda's philosophy!! :thumbs:
:lol:

:cheers:

again, its not just philosophy , but also History what matter!
you cant graduate from ANY American school without passing History subject ! ;)
see the center muffler on GM c4 prototype , which c5 took it, and BTW callaway start it before GM production c5,c6! :D

http://www.corvette.nl/pictures/82C4.jpg

The wheels and brakes are the only thing decent about that car :(

The car is gay. Just as gay as this one...Sorry Reeves. http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ssdood/GAY.jpg

i hope your not saying because of this we are looking at a roofless mid engine blue devil in the future:lol: :thumbs:

Yeah, but that car actually looks good :)

was that a joke? that car was horrendous, did anyone catch the video of danica patrick test driving the 2007 zo6, she said and i quote "it feels weak"

those helmuts are a great idea for that car.....nobody will be able to see you driving it.:lol: :ack:

Sorry, those helmets were a stupid huge ghey idea. They need to bring the windshield back up a bit and wrap it around like the older speedster.
Other than that I bet its one heck of a ride and Im glad Callaway is still doing their magic.
Was it me or did that helmet panel look extremely flimsy as they lifted it up, not that it matters. :(

Well of course the Z06 feels wimpy to her: her normal ride is an Indycar. Once you drive Formula cars, any street car, even the Z06, will feel like a Prius.

yaa, again, when GM designers made big mistak with oval shap brake lens:ack: , they replace it again to early C4 round rear lens ,because this is the way Corvette family always be with rear bumper !! :smash:
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some one need learn history!!:thumbs:


http://www.corvette.nl/pictures/59_stingray_racer_1.jpg

:iagree: But wonder if paper bags would knock some money off that price tag. 300K gets you a real car.

:cheers:
Mike

I wouldn't say it if you weren't screaming about other people needing to learn stuff.

Someone needs to learn proper English.

So an ugly car has now been transformed into an ugly and useless car. Callaway used to do some cool stuff, now it's just a bolt-on shop.

I think hes in Kuwait

If I was in the market for this type of car, the C16, coupe or roadster, would be so far down my list it would fall off the page. This car is one word, stupid!

I've been to Kuwait, as well as quite a few other countries over there. On average, their English is much better than the word-puke this guy is letting flow. If you want to rant on a site that uses English for the primary language, learn to write it better.

ohhh , good you say its stupid and not Gay!!!:lolg:

ohh sorry kid, i didnt graduated from english school...:lol:

but for sure i am better than you in communication cuz i speak 5 languages .
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Dany boy, take the https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ttons/edit.gif
and repair my english ! :D
dont forget to cut my Tongue so i no longer screaming too!:ack:

your car is alright. but what are all the extra holes for in the fenders, to blow all the sand out :lol: as you can see the majority doesnt like the speedster:thumbs:

:rolleyes:

when i saw the helmets in back off car , it remind me in movie : Transformers.
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it is just the beginning of cars transforamtion by Callaway.....
" Callaways transformer C6 " :willy:
http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/r/C/...ersposter5.jpg

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It is funny how people praise some of the unique designs out there, of other car makers (Bugatti, Ferrari, and others) while chastising this company for coming out with something expressive. :rolleyes:

Sure, it is NOT the typical Corvette shape anymore, that is great! :thumbs:

What is the funniest part of all the pissing and moaning on this forum, is how nobody seems to realize the technology on this car, applies down to ALL current Corvettes :flag:

I posted about the other day in the other bash thread, some nice pictures & videos, by someone who reported from there: http://www.callawayownersgroup.com/P...dsterdebut.htm :cool:

:iagree: For most here, I am sure the C6 is their first Corvette. :rolleyes:

Imho the Callaway C16 coupe, cabrio & speedster are I'm certain very well made top quality cars as Callaway is known for a first rate product. Some of his products are targeted for very well heeled customers that are in a completely different category than most of us. I think they call that the "carriage" trade. We're all in different leagues, & most of us would be just as happy with a C6 Z06, or a modded( supercharged, turbo'd, 427, etc) C-6 for a ton less money & probably more than a few prefer the stock looks of the C-6 or C6 Z06 to any of Callaway's offerings this time around( not to say he didn't have prior rendering's that had the right "look" & really turned heads).In the end it's a matter of what turns you on & how much money you want to spend to scratch your itch.

It may be a stretch, but have you ever considered that a lot of people may be saying it looks like impractical goofy excrement because it is impractical goofy excrement, and not because we just can't handle 'expressive' design?

Jus' wonderin'....

The lesson from history I personally take looking at this experimental car versus the C16 is that one was an intelligently and gracefully executed work of automotive art, and the other is the Callaway.
:)

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lol... this car is ridiculous, but just a note for those worried about rain, I live right right on the 1 a few miles from here.. in fact have a photo in the same exact spot when I first purchased my c6... It hasnt rained here since april so put your rainy day fears to rest. The concorse was great btw. :thumbs:

unfourtantly i was a ford man my whole life but my wife was a Chevy so i have owned three 75 04 05. the only way the helmet idea would be any good is if the back lifted and helmets were fixed and when it came down it went over your heads like a capsule with life support air and heat. and it also looks like they stole the idea from Pontiac solstice

the car remind me in something too :D
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...attman_car.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...zr1/batt-2.jpg

Uly , Burt say you : I AM NOTA GAY!! :lolg:
http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p..._3285_0118.jpg

Simple question here Chief...........other than the track,when was the last time you saw a ZR1,on a daily basis or in a month?When was the last time you saw a C6.........theres one.....and another.ZR1s are in a class by themselves,thats all there is to say.

well let me think JEFFEY!!!!!! last Sunday i seen one on the highway. looked brand new he wanted to race so we did:yesnod: top end no match, from a 20mph and 50 mph no match, and a dead stop and i told him go when your ready. no match needless to say i smoked him hands down, bar none, not even close and he was very cordial and congratulated me. and guess what when was the last time you saw a Studebaker or an Edsel or even a Corvair what a dumb statement

..a little intake work, headers, gears and a tune (like yours has) and that "outclassed" Z will be right next to you, minimum. :rolleyes:

I saw three this week. This included the one on the car carrier and the other on the flatbed tow truck :leaving:

i dont no what you guys are so upset about i like the c4 and the zr1 i just dont like the speedster.
and my intake is stock and he had headers and exhaust. he tried me and lost i guess he thought like you, he had a super vette. sorry for breaking your bubble:lol: you run what you brung he didn't bring enough:thumbs: and i am in no way saying a c4 cant beat a c6 but that one couldn't beat this one on that day. and as a mater of fact i was going to buy a c4 a teal one, beautiful car:cheers:

No bubble bursting here, but running a modded 11 sec C6 against a (17) yr old Vette and gloating about itwould be equivalent to one putting down a kill on an L82.... with headers of course.:rofl: Newer car better beat it!

a wins a win and he was modded and initiated the race. and he challenged a c6 with his 405 hp zr1 thinking here's an easy kill:yesnod:
and of course i am gloating the same as you or he would be if you won:thumbs: theirs no argument facts are facts:crazy:

Do you live in ZR1 land?I live in Ca and the last time I saw one on the street was more than a year ago.Im lookin onto buying another Corvette and might look at a ZR1 but cant find any worth a SH*T,maybe I should come look where you live:rofl:

:lol: :lol:

You are right. Althogh there are slews of Zs in LA I have seen less than a half dozen here (in person) my lifetime.... Might explode if they are taken off the battery tenders. I tell ya I feel like the lone ranger sometimes driving this ol C4 around. Maybe I just need to buy a trailer, I dunno :rofl:

Damn,smoked 2 ZR1s in one week,got to be a record:rofl:

no its the same one! it was sunday:thumbs:let me be more clear i know this has you upset it was last sunday 8/25/07. not the sunday we just had. next time should i get them to fill out a date and time card,that way we can keep you straight on how many and what day

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p..._1014_Rear.jpg ZR-1
Uly , is this car GAY too?? :bs
Reeves Only Build Exotic and super Vettes , with a cost and performance exceed italian and german sport cars and rich ppl buy it!!:thumbs:

Ron, i know you like this C4 Speedster more than C16 Speedster :D
me too , but speedster C16 callaway isnt bad!

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dennis50nj,
there is 3 possibilities with what you saying !!
1- you race with old man, and he didnt want embarrass you with your new toy !:D
2- you was dreaming :ack:

3- you was racing with new C6, foto below: SEE IT! :lolg:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/jackass2.jpg
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Hadi you are right on number1 i was racing with old man me:yesnod: it was a guy in his 20s
2 no dream
3 i have the 05 c6 z51 a4 look at the c6 1/4 mile performance list 11.62 that is no dream and new best time cooming soon. :yesnod:

HADI, I think the altitude has gotten to you, they uh, sell some funny cigarettes over in Kuwait? :crazy: :lol: :willy: :rofl:

This is getting out of hand.......The Callaway C16 Speedster is trick,If I had money to burn Id have one.I dont like all the Callaway stuff,dont really care for the Aero body work on the C4s but the first Callaway Speedster was over the top,nothing else like it at the time,and the few-1-?ZR1s Speedsters was a notch above that.If some here knew Callaway history or Corvette history for that matter maybe some of the comments wouldnt have gottin out of hand.The C16 Speedster has go to be the trickest Callaway yet,If you can afford one,you dont need to worry about a top.

I'm sorry, but that car is ugly and for me, useless. $300k? I'd rather have a lambo. That car has some HISTORY too.

Somebody makes a replica of old speedsters, and just that concept makes the creation Holy?? BS. And I had a '71 for a little while, so don't tell me I'm not paying attention to the vette lineage. And frankly, the ZR1 doesn't do it for me either. I remember when they came out - I respect them for the principal and recognize that at the time they were very special, hard to get, and quite a step above the vette... but from a performance standpoint they are not in the same league as today's supercars.

The most ridiculous thing I see with the Callaway car is they kept probably the worst part of the car - the dash waterfall. Add up what they did....$300k???? Get monster brakes, coilovers, a maggie 122 and a 427 stroker, and you don't come up with nearly that amount of dough. Add custom body panels...still not even close. Come on...at least either change the interior to a minimalist vintage replica, or trick it out like the interior of a Murcielago. Instead, they put in racing seats, some suade panels, a steering wheel, and a nameplate. Sheesh. Callaway can do some great things with vettes, but imho this aint one of em.

I'd rather have THIS creation that the callaway, unless I was able to sell it and buy something I really liked.
http://www.pbase.com/greentank/image/85274892.jpg

greentank ,
this is CALLAWAY CARS not JAYOHRBERG Car !!! :D

Ron, send the this man that Alligator he love it :lol: :lol:
http://www.pbase.com/greentank/image/85274892.jpg

for me I love style of C12 more than C16 .
But they all belong to Callaway... so i like them all.:cheers:
http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/carr...away-c12-3.jpg

another pic. of C12 , look at Dark Red in Behind its : C4ZR1 LM. :thumbs:
http://automobile.2405.com/automobil...3_c12_2405.jpg

Uh, respectfully, Callaway's much-storied history ain't gonna help me one bit in staving off the laughter of random onlookers if I were to unsaddle from that nasty-lookin' bucket of armpits in public.

It's hideous.

Getting stuck in the rain and getting soaked would be a bonus because less people would be laughing at your complete lack of taste and good sense in buying such a monument to a designer infected with cranalanalitis.

:o

i know, i know its pain in the azz when some guy drive c16 cost $300k which the guy can buy 7 cars(c6) like yours,(IF YOU GOT ONE) , and he let one of those as monument in top of his house ! :D

I frankly could not figure out what you meant: "(IF YOU GOT ONE) , and he let one of those as monument in top of his house !", but no matter -- let's just agree to disagree, if in fact that is your point.

(Oh, and my avatar is indeed a picture of my own C6, taken coming home from Tail of the Dragon.)

:cheers: