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Chevrolet has announced details of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 with the promise of an American supercar that will establish new benchmarks for production-based power and performance. Coming almost two decades after the official launch of the Corvette ZR1 at the Geneva Auto Show in 1989, the 2009 ZR1 features a long list of specialized components that include extensive use of carbon-fiber paneling and an all-new LS9 supercharged 6.2L V-8 that’s expected to create 620 horsepower with around 595 lb.-ft. of torque.  Though full performance specs will not be released until the vehicle’s summer 2008 launch draws closer, predictions are that the new ZR1 will be the first production Corvette to achieve a top speed of at least 200 mph, making it the the most powerful and fastest automobile ever produced by General Motors and giving it the performance to claim dominance over foreign competition like the Porsche 911 GT2, the Ferrari 599 and the Lamborghini LP640.

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2007 is the 20th anniversary of the first Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette.  From 1987 through 1991 the limited-edition, factory-endorsed supercar was sold by GM dealers under dealer code RPO B2K.  During those years over 500 of these Callaway Corvettes were sold.

 20 years later is it time to re-look at these special edition Corvettes and wonder where they are now and how many still exist.

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