The Callaway C16 carries the sixteenth number of the project series with which Callaway Cars names its work. Callaway started as a tuning firm and has been building complete automobiles under its own name since 1984.
Callaway C16 at a glance
| Maker | Callaway Cars, Old Lyme, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Project name | C16 |
| Naming scheme | C followed by a project number |
| Marque | Callaway |
| Car production since | 1984 |
| Company founded | 1977 |
| Projects listed | 22 in the German Wikipedia table |
| European facilities | Leingarten, Germany |
| West Coast facilities | Temecula, California |
The English Wikipedia article on Callaway Cars lists the projects by number but does not describe the C16 itself; this page is based on that one source and on the German article, so no technical figures are given.
History of the Callaway C16
A numbered series
Callaway tends to refer to each project with a C followed by a project number. The series runs from the C1 turbocharger kits of the late 1970s through the C3 Alfa Romeo and C4 Corvette conversions, and the German Wikipedia article tabulates 22 projects in all; the C16 takes its place in that list.
From tuning to car making
Reeves Callaway founded the company in 1976 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, where it worked first as a tuning business. The production of automobiles under the Callaway name began in 1984, and a collaboration with a German engineering company in process and mechanical engineering followed.
Design and features
- Series numbering: the C16 name follows the C1 to C22 project scheme.
- Own marque: sold as a Callaway, not as a conversion of another make in the naming.
- American base, European arm: headquarters in Old Lyme with facilities in Leingarten, Germany.
- Engineering house: one of four Callaway companies alongside Engineering, Carbon and Competition.
Callaway C16 versions
- C16: the project as named in the Callaway series.
- Earlier projects: C1 turbo kits, C2 IndyCar engine, C3 Alfa Romeo GTV6, C4 Corvette.
- Racing projects: Callaway Competition is a separate company in the group.
The best-known Callaway road car is the Callaway Corvette; the company also prepares the Callaway Camaro and races the C7R. More cars are in the Callaway collection.
Sources
- Callaway Cars, English Wikipedia: project naming, company structure
- Callaway Cars, German Wikipedia: founding, start of car production, projects table
