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Reeves Callaway, 1947-2023

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Reeves Callaway, 1947-2023

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Made GM look good on multiple occasions. Callaway conversions for Corvettes were ordered through Chevy dealers, and retained the factory warranty.
This was a slightly different horse, though.
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Later on he moved into the taxi business , with Minnie Moocher being his first customer. She was a low down,,,,,
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Reeves Callaway (left) with Callaway Supernatural-powered Corvette that ran at Le Mans in 1994 and 1995, entered by Callaway’s European distributor.
Courtesy of Registry for Corvette Racecars

Driver second from left looks a lot like Boris Said.
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty

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