Hours before unveiling the new $300k hand-built C16 Speedster on the lawn at Pebble Beach, supercar builder Callaway Cars called on the surface care experts at Meguiar’s for a little help. After traveling across the country and undergoing some last minute tuning, the 210 MPH topless exotic needed a thorough detailing before its debut at the worlds most exclusive car show. With less than 24 hours until this debut, and sporting a fresh coat of Laguna Blue paint, a Meguiar’s team agreed to step in and generate their hallmark flawless, show car finish.

StopTech has been working in conjunction with Callaway to develop the ultimate brake system for Callaway’s most exclusive vehicle, the C16 Speedster.  The made-to-order, 210mph C16 Speedster features a 700hp Callaway V8, custom adjustable Callaway/Eibach suspension, topless cockpit with integrated helmet holders, and a host of other new technologies.  Company founder Reeves Callaway said of the car, “This is Callaway Cars’ most exquisite vehicle to date.” This dynamic new vehicle will debut on the concept lawn at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 18, 2007.

To drag this speeding bullet to a halt, Callaway is relying on StopTech’s new Carbon Ceramic Brake System (CCBS).  Lurking behind the Callaway/Dymag Carbon wheels are 380mm (15”) rotors with six piston calipers in the front, and four piston calipers in the rear, clamping 355mm (14”) rotors.  The total unsprung weight savings from the carbon/magnesium wheels and the carbon ceramic brakes is a staggering 80 pounds vs. an aluminum wheel and iron rotor set of comparable dimension, or 20 pounds per corner.

Callaway Cars today announced it will unveil the C16 Speedster, the third and flagship model in the C16 lineup, on the concept lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 19, 2007.

The made-to-order C16 Speedster represents a pinnacle in American supercar design. The supercharged and intercooled 700 horsepower Callaway exotic produces class leading power, a topless cockpit with twin wind deflectors and extended headrests, exquisite bodywork and race-inspired chassis tuning. Much like its spiritual predecessors, the 1990 Callaway Speedster and 1998 C12 Speedster, the latest C16 Speedster offers a visceral open air driving experience unlike any other.

“This is Callaway Cars’ most exquisite vehicle to date,” said company founder Reeves Callaway. “The C16 Speedster marks our 20th anniversary with Corvette and 30th year in business, and having this statement of our passion for the automobile featured on the concept lawn at Pebble Beach is a high water mark for us.”