Reeves Callaway was obsessed with building the fastest cars in the world that were totally street-able (and reliable as possible) at the same time. Hopefully you agree with me on how under-appreciated these old Callaway cars are, and if you have time after this video, check out my new channel, where I NAME AND SHAME the most UNRELIABLE cars of 2024: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7N0ZbaQ0NKveHU.html

Always happy to see something thats not "look, I got another Ferrari", but seeing something unique like this is even more appreciated.

When Reeves Callaway was much younger, I lived about mile away from one of his early shops, in Deerfield Mass, I was privileged to sweep his shop floors,and empty trash cans, He was an early mentor and hero to me. And I hung out and received a first class intro to the automotive world. Inspired me to attend college and receive a degree in mechanical engineering, which has served me well for over fifty years in the automotive world. Ran into Reeves at Lime Rock many years later,we reminisced for a bit,Still one of my heroes. Hoovie thanks for the reminder of an incredible time in my life.

THIS. This is proper old school hoovies garage content. As much as I like the fancier stuff, I have missed the odd ball and weird land yacht content.

that vintage video was awesome. loved seeing the little red Mk2 Golf sitting there with Calloway trimmings on it! i remember reading the Motor Trend issue with that car in it. i was stuck on Camaros back when i was a kid in the 80s and 90s, so this one was always on my list of "badass"

I'm so glad this unique car made the channel. I love seeing the rare cars that average Joe's could potentially afford. Thanks for sharing this gem.

They made it look like a Mitsubishi 3000GT.

R.I.P. Reeves Callaway This guy made the Camaro and the 'Vette really shine, and it's great for us all to know that the legend continues to this day.

I didn’t have a chance to meet Reeves in person unfortunately. However, I did get a call out of the blue from him one day. I own #37 of the Alfa Romeo’s and he was compiling a database and writing a book on his early years. We talked for over an hour about growing up in CT as it turned out we had similar roots. Fabulous man and I’m happy to know you’ve discovered just how special Callaway cars are! Congratulations and I hope it becomes a permanent part of your garage.

Callaway Tuning and Callaway Golf are related. The golf company belongs to the father and came well after the tuning company was established. It’s been a long time since I heard the story but supposedly the father asked if the machine shop could mill him a metal driver out of aluminum and from there the Big Bertha Driver was born. Drivers were still made out of wood at that time so it was a revolutionary idea.

Love how your back to buying interesting cars again. Those supercars are cool but hoopties is where its at.

One of my favorite Hoovie video's of all time. Makes me think back on my 94 Camaro. Love the 80's video and music interspliced throughout. The research for this video was just spot on as well. Great video and thank you for the content.

His father did the golf stuff. I got a tour with the NCRS around 1995 at the Old Lyme facility. I want to say they had a Twin Turbo LT5 on the dyno ready to go. It was a fun day meeting Mr.Callaway and his team.

This is what i love! don't get me wrong the super Car stuff is cool and all but nothing goes over a wierd rare car keep it up hoovie love from Germany

Pure gold. This is why I enjoy your videos so much, you find great cars nobody else can be bothered with and have fun with them. Your enthusiasm is infectious thanks for sharing this.

This is a crazy memory for me. When I was a young man I had a job as a mechanic for Avis rent a car. One of the owners came to our store in his Camaro Callaway. He said he did not drive it much and it would not start once he stopped it. I got to drive his car from the employee lot to the mechanics shop to change the battery. This was one of the coolest cars I ever drove and a memory I will not forget

I’m so glad you picked this car up from Gary. I’m a collector of these cars, and have 5 C8s and 3 stock bodied SuperNaturals. The C8s look exotic but make great drivers, due to their Chevy architecture. I agree they are still undervalued, but I believe that they will appreciate in the next decade. Great score

Having Jake come onto the channel fulltime was such a good idea Hoovie!

My buddy’s uncle Rob had one of these as a daily driver back when they came out. Then he had them make a new one for him at the end of the Camaro run. It was in Autoweek. Rob had some awesome cars back in the day.

I love that exhaust note. Not sure I'd ever turn the stereo on, because I'd prefer to listen to the engine.

I’ve admired Callaway cars since I was a kid who used to devour every car magazine I could get my hands on. And growing up in CT I thought it was pretty awesome that they came from my neck of the woods. Really bummed to learn that Reeves is no longer with us; I hadn’t heard until just now. RIP

Callaway is a legend. They always make killer modified cars

I do remember how Callaway Corvettes were the top performance cars in the late 80's into the mid 90's. I couldn't afford them at the time. Had a base 86 5.0 LX with Nitrous. A Camaro like this is not only rare, but a great performance car. For the cost of this Camaro you can hardly find any decent performance car. I have seen stock Cobra Mustangs of this era go for 30K. This would run rings around that car. Never thought one of these would go for so little money. Even a basic Saleen is more than this and they made a lot of them...Great buy! I would love this car!

That’s awesome! A friend of mine had 3 Callaway Corvettes….a green sledgehammer speedster, another speedster and an all blue carbon fiber Callaway hardtop. They are awesome cars but very few people seem to know about them

The drag co-efficient is strong with this one.

In my life, I've only seen One Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette. It was on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Beach Haven, to exact, around 1987 or 1988. And I freaked out and ran around to the driver's side, and lo and behold there was one, Joe Piscopo at the wheel.. lol... So on that day I got to see a rare car and a celebrity from Saturday night live Fame.. nice!

Ah the memories....I was a R&T subscriber throughout most of the 90's and it would consist of the bulk of my in-class reading material throughout high school (92-96). So I'm sure I had this magazine in my backpack at the time...

I had the pleasure of seeing this car up close a few months back. Nice to see someone get it who understands what it is. And 430 HP while not tremendous by today's standards was an absolute hammer blow in the time is was made.

Shout out to Hoovie for the edited in footage of CNC Machinist working on car parts. Driving my modified Lesabre T type is great fun but making parts out of a chunk of metal is more rewarding. Thanks Hoovie for the recognition of the workers behind the scenes. And for sharing another unique car with us...

What a befitting tribute to a legend. Way to go hoovies.

I used to own a magazine cover pickup truck. It was a Dodge Dakota that was a precursor to the SS models. They only built three of them and I'm sorry I ever let it go. It was the old 90's boxy style but had every performance option they could bolt to the 318 engine. It looked totally stock except for the decals saying "Mopar Performance" on the sides. Unfortunately it was made more for a 1/4 mile than the long distances I was driving it. Traded it back into the dealer for a car and have regretted it ever since.

Here in Europe Callaway is unknown. I discovered them when they went to Le Mans in 94 and 95 with modified Corvettes C4. They did quite well. One of their race car is for sale in Germany... Thank you tyler for exhuming these old stories!

17:36 before the Car Wizard diagnoses the issue, I can tell you that it’s a front wheel speed sensor. My 1996 Camaro had the same issue.

I had a 1983 Rabbit GTI with a Callaway turbo. 0-60 in 6 seconds. That was a rocket back in the day coming out of the malaise era.

This kinda buy is what got me watching your channel and I’m glad to finally see a car/vehicle like this on the channel again. The odd and different versions of basic cars just like the typhoon you bought to drive home or car week years ago that got me into your channel. Please keep it up.

@Hoovies Garage As an owner of two very low milage manual six speed, LT1 Camaro Z28's it is a delight to see this car on your channel!

RELEVANT! Just purchased a 1996 6spd LT1 Camaro. Had to have it at $2k all beat up. I've fixed almost every issue with it so far including a new set of not destroyed charcoal leather seats. All in with doing the repairs myself I'm at about $3300 for a near mint Z28 blk/blk with T-tops/6spd

I had a friend with a Callaway Corvette, but somehow the Callaway Camaro slipped under my radar, surprising to me because I've owned many Camaros including my present 67 RS/SS convertible. Thanks for the history lesson on these.

Admittedly, I watched this one drunk, but this video was fantastic. Beautifully edited. I recognize that you are pumping up a car you got a deal on, but still awesome. I am happy about how well your life is going. I hope you do the Christmas special again where you over pay and give the ml back. [Long time viewer, first time commenter]

Only negative that I noticed was the lack of any upgraded exhaust tips! I love this addition to your colection.

What an amazing piece of automotive history. I remember the Callaway Corvette from back in the day but I don’t recall seeing this beauty! Stunning. Such impressive performance numbers for its day. It still holds up today. Congratulations on your latest find. Very cool indeed!

I had that issue of R&T. This is awesome. My mom had a 1995 red RS that was nothing like this performance-wise, but I feel like it at least had a similar vibe. The RS also had a pretty premium interior, even for a Camaro. And that was a nice place to sit in 1995.

Super sweet find! I grew up 10 miles from the Callaway factory in CT, so very thrilling to see Callaway getting some much deserved attention again

I love this. Reminds me of my old ‘94 Z28 with an LT4, Comp Cams street cam, Hooker header back exhaust, classic K&N intake and Flowmaster mufflers with cutouts riding on Mickey Thompson streets. 30 years ago that was a pretty sweet setup believe it or not.

Technically Callaway is not a tuner but a manufacturer. This is why they had to EPA certify cars.

My friend you never disappoint...Awesome Camaro such a cool piece of automotive Radness.keep up the the good work,your time and effort is appreciated and well noticed.Rock on...

Love it. It's also very special and a real treat to learn about. I knew nothing, so thanks for sharing. Keen to see what the Wizard will make of this, too!!

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

Great video, and an excellent tribute to Reeves Callaway. Now that he's passed, I predict those twin turbo vettes will begin to command a premium, once people our age talk them up into relevance again. My dream Callaway is a speedster! No top, Sledgehammer style and exotic livery, with wild colours over supple, rich leather. I'm sure those are tucked away by discerning collectors. I'd love the bright green one over bright blue original show car, or dark blue over saddle.

As a young 80's Turbo-era kid frm the U.K.. Seeing what Callaway was doing was mind-blowing. The stats on their car were bonkers. Iconic company for sure

Great job on this video Hoovie. So glad you featured a Callaway. I remember the Corvette Callaways as a kid in the 80s. I had no idea he did a Camaro.

Cars like this and the EldoRODo are why I watch the channel, always cool to see coverage of these rare and unique cars

What a find !!!! Congrats, Hoovie !!!! So glad you are the owner of this unique vehicle !!!! 😃👍

awesome car man, i had an abs inop light randomly come on on my 94 trans am to find out that the rear 3rd brake light bulb was working intermittently. once i replaced the bulbs the abs inop light stayed off. such a weird issue, had to google it lol. that seems to be a common issue for this, try replacing the bulbs and they have to be factory style not LED. might work for you. something with the resistance of that 3rd brake light tied into abs

The amount of cool cars I've learned about just from this channel is crazy!! Love it!!!!

When I was just a young boy I lived next to Reeves and family. He was a busy man as you could imagine and I was just a young lad next door so I didn't get to know him well. When I would be outside playing he would drive by coming to or from wherever.....he would always wave to me and smile and rev the engine of whatever cool car he was driving at the time. It really started my passion for cars at a young age and now I am a very successful mechanic and product developer for one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. I give Reeves a lot of the credit.

The headlights are killing me.. the blackedout borders remind me of someone with way too much eye liner.

You're correct, Reeves Callaway wasn't the Callaway golf guy. That was his dad, Ely Reeves Callaway.

I grew up nearby Callaway Cars, seeing them driving on the highway was always so exciting as well as seeing their cars at almost every Chevy dealer. Growing up in a Suburban family meant I got to drool over these things my entire childhood.

Brilliant video, synthwave music and use of Callaway clips are spot-on!

Loving these everyday buyer priced gems that you have been buying and featuring. I like your Lambo and Ferrari videos as well, but these every man cars are more in line with Hoovies Hooptie Garage

This was my favorite car when I was younger, and this was my favorite generation of this car. The styling of this particular specimen hasn't really aged well, but there will always be a very, very soft spot in my heart for fourth-gen Camaros. Star Trek: The Next Generation was all the rage in the early-/mid-90's, and this car epitomized the styling revolution away from the angular slopes and simple curves of the Coutachs, and Testarossas, but hadn't quite yet transitioned to the melted-candle/jelly-bean style of the late 90's like the (like the '96 Taurus). The first-gen Ford Probe was another of this breed, sporting the same speeding-bullet styling with horizontal laser-line body accents and an enormous, helipad-sized rear windshield.

Tyler that is one hell of a find! Like I said on your IG I saw one of those Camaro's on I95 North in Bridgeport CT about 10 or so years ago. and I was blown away never knew they made a Camaro. I do believe it was Red but I could be wrong. I had the honor to get to visit Callaway in Old Lime CT when I was in GM tech school in the early 2000's Was really neat since they did not give out tours. Also I have seen a late model camaro on the streets of New Haven CT that was a Callaway car.

Hoovie scooping up all the 1990s and early 2000s cool concept cars. That Camaro has a 3000GT / Jaguar look going on.

Such a shame that he's gone but these great cars will surely keep his memory alive, quite possibly because of your fine video. I do expect the prices to skyrocket.

Now that's a financial mistake I would love to make.

This is awesome. Really appreciate your increase in production quality!

Awesome purchase Hoovie…I had a 95 C9 Callaway Impala SS it was an awesome machine wish I had keep it. Hope your video ignites interest in the Callaway cars.

I remember this car, and knew exactly what it was before clicking. I'm a big fan of all of Callaway's cars. I don't usually like any American cars, but this is an exception. Thank you.

Need more Hoovies Garage videos instead of more Good morning KZfaq videos a good channel but not as good as the original Hoovies channel

I remember reading about those cars in magazines. It was fun to dream as you read the articles.

Just watching…Late to the 90’s party! Soooo “jelly” Mr. Hoover! Fantastic buy…and nice tribute to Callaway👊 Living vicariously through you 😂

Hey!!! Are we just going to ignore the Torino sitting on the grass along the taxi way?

Hey now! nothing ugly about the WS6!

Super excited you grabbed this car, I look at buying an early B2K car every now and then but I can't decide which of my cars I'd give up for it and it seems like it'd be silly to have a huge stash of cars that are a pain for me to store and keep up..

The vettes they built were really slick, I remember a cool metallic mint green one on the magazine covers was about the time the ZR1 was out.

That engine bay is so clean you could eat a steak dinner off of it

Next up Lingenfelter!!

No friggin way... a Calloway C8!!! I had that same issue of Road and Track. I dreamed of owning one of these when I was teenager. I can't believe you got one. What a find! Hope we get to see more of this beauty.

I love seeing clapped out hooptie ferrari's and lambo's like any other car lover but seeing rare cars like this is also awesome. keep it up hoovie

Great video man, love the car!!!

“Welcome to Hoovie’s Garage, the *coolest* automotive channel in all of KZfaq…” 😎

The prices on all the Callaway cars just went up 100%. Thanks Hoovie.

I love that you show respect for the early 4th Gens. Change those front ABS wires for your front wheel bearings to keep that ABS light off.

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Well done man… well done! Glad to see it on the channel! Glad to see it appreciated.

Wow man, I remember the cover of that R&T magazine. Awesome that these cars still live on somewhere...

Callaway has made some great cars out of mundane cars. That one looks like new. Good to see American muscle or sports cars. These are some gems.

I ended up parked next to one at local Pittsburgh car cruise in the mid-90s. I talked to the guy that had it and I remember him telling me it was one of the first testing cars that they did. Looks like the same car but the one I was parked next to was silver. I still have a picture of it on my phone

I loved the cinematography and cut scenes. Very on brand for the car in particular and Hoovie in general.

Fun fact having grown up near them i use to use their unofficial test track, it was called the hammonasset connector. It connected i-95 to a state park, Up until the early 2000s absolutely nothing and no one was on the road after the park closed, it’s about maybe 3 miles long and pretty much perfectly straight and smooth, And no cross roads during that length until you cross rt 1 into the park gate. You would do a test run to make sure no cops are on the road, do a u turn and drive till the interstate again and do a final u turn before you gun it. A truly fast car had the space to hit 200 in relatively safety. Then in the l 2000s the town decided to put the police station and town hall there.

Looks like Santa got to you a bit early this year Hoovie. That's a true gem right there. Think I still have that R&T mag in a box somewhere too.

Fun Fact: Callaway installed just under 4,500 total Mazda Proteges with a turbo kit specifically designed for that car and its 2.0L inline 4 which wasn't very reliable but super cool which is also known as the Mazdaspeed Protege which was limited to a one year production run in 2003 and was only available in the North American market (USDM) namely United States and Canada.

I think this is your best video mate. Tv production quality with the intro and history. Amazing.

I read the entire front page of that warranty and that was probably the best thing I’ve read in the last few days

In the late 1960s, my dad sold Chevrolets for Don Yenko Chevrolet in Cannonsburg PA, so he got to see the legend build/test/sell these muscle cars. They remained friends until DY's death in the early 1980s. I too think both Yenko and Callaway would be happy to see their creations bring in both money and happiness to their owners! But, Yenko (and possibly Callaway) Clones are a different story.

So cool hoovie! I remember the original Gran Turismo and my favorite car was the Callaway Corvette. Thanks for the flashback!

I quite enjoy my '95 Camaro, more so since it's a low production 1LE (only about 100 made in '95) but this Callaway is super rare! Very unique design and I'm probably gonna try and find some specs on it now lol Awesome vid!

I always loved the body kit from the side and rear. the front slanted too much. the 383 was just awesome.

This is where personal taste comes into play. I overwhelmingly like the looks of the Ram Air Trans Am over the camaro. Also T tops...there is just something special about T tops and I miss them.