1986 Callaway Twin-Turbo Corvette Coupe

This car is one of 50 Malcolm Konner Special Edition Corvettes built by Chevrolet in honor of Malcolm Konner’s retirement from his New Jersey Chevrolet dealership.

In 1985, Chevrolet sought a high-performance option to bridge the gap caused by delays in introducing the all-aluminum twin-cam ZR1 engine.

Corvette chief engineer Dave McLellan had tried one of the 150+hp Alfa Romeo Callaway Twin Turbo GTV-6s and called Reeves Callaway to see if Reeves could create a turbocharged Corvette. Knowing that “the call” from GM doesn’t come often, Callaway jumped at the chance and quickly developed a twin-turbo package that provided stupendous performance yet met emissions standards. Corvette Engineering blessed it, and it was approved for the 1987 model year as Regular Production Option B2K, the only time in Chevrolet history when a high-performance Corvette was actually produced as an RPO by an outside firm, and warranted by Chevrolet. Built in batches of five cars, this 1986 model was one of the first group of cars produced by Callaway. After a 200-mile test and shakedown drive at Callaway, it was delivered to...