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The Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette was one of the most important American performance cars ever built. In 1988, it reached a verified top speed of 254.76 mph at the Transportation Research Center in Ohio, making it the fastest street legal car in the world at the time. Powered by a twin turbo 5.7L V8 producing nearly 900 hp, it beat the world speed record, then simply drove home under its own power instead of being loaded onto a trailer. Built from a C4 Corvette, it still kept air conditioning, power windows, a full interior, and even the factory Bose sound system. The car was capable of 0 to 60 in under 4 seconds and ran a 10 second quarter mile nearly 20 years before hypercars like the Bugatti Veyron entered the 250 mph conversation. The custom aerodynamic body was designed specifically for high speed stability, and the whole project proved just how far Callaway engineering was ahead of its time. RIP to Reeves Callaway, founder of Callaway Cars, who passed away in 2023.