1994 Callaway Corvette LM

Callaway produced 9 LM cars, 4 were used for endurance racing, campaigned throughout Europe and 5 were sold for the street. The Callaway LM sat on the GT2 pole at LeMans in 1996 and also won the 1996 Manufacturers World Championship. This street cars produced approximately 470 horsepower and 435 lbs-ft of torque.

When a Callaway Team car raced at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, it finished 8th overall and 2nd in Class to the Honda factory car. This would be the highest-finishing Corvette at Le Mans since the Cunningham Corvettes of 1960.

This Callaway Corvette LM was owned, constructed, and campaigned by Callaway Cars Inc. (USA) and Callaway Competition (Leingarten, GR) from 1994-1995.

Reeves Callaway is the creator behind the Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette ('CTTC') that was a GM-authorized Corvette regular production option ('RPO') and available at Chevrolet dealers nationwide from 1987-1991. Reeves was inducted into the National Corvette Museum in 2009 for his contribution to the Corvette industry and community.

This Callaway Team car is named 'Frieda' and was built on a former CTTC chassis and designed to run specifically in the GT2 category at Le Mans.

In 1994, Boris Said III put this car on the pole in the GT2 class and ran as high as 8th overall and leading the class at the 6-hour mark before a refueling issue materialized in the 9th hour turning into a DNF. It was the first Corvette in almost twenty years to race at Le Mans.

In the summer of 1994, Frieda ran successfully in the worldwide BPR Global Endurance series, winning three podiums overall, three class wins, and multiple pole positions at venues including Spa, Vallelunga, Jarama, Suzuki and Zhuhai (China). Frieda sat on the front row of the first professional race ever held in China.

In 1995, Frieda ran successfully early at the 24 hours of Daytona but retired midway through the race.

In 1995, Frieda ran again at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 8th overall and 2nd in Class to the Honda factory car. It would be the highest-finishing Corvette at Le Mans since the Cunningham Corvettes of 1960.

Engine number: Callaway LM #001

Callaway LM-GT Chassis #95-003 is one of four Callaway LM Chassis built. It raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice - in 1995 and 1997. It won the GT-2 pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and finished third in GT2 and 11th overall. It was the 1996 1996 SCCA World Challenge Series Champion and has an extensive race history in Europe in 1995 and 1997.

This is the only car converted to wide-body configuration for the 1997 race season. Still actively vintage raced by SKI Autosports - driven by Le Man's winners Johnny O'Connell and Matthew Bell.