484 Geiger St.
Berea, OH 44017
(440) 243-8550
FAX: (440) 243-6211
E-Mail: mallettcars@mallettcars.com
WEB: www.malletcars.com

A Short History of Mallett Cars
Mallett Cars is the newest offspring of Mallett Incorporated. With more than 30 years of experience in motorsports, brothers Chuck and Lance Mallett grew up in a racing environment as both their father and uncles were actively involved with Ford factory-sponsored racing throughout the 50's, 60's, and 70's.

In the late 1970's, the brothers decided to open their own body shop and specialized in custom paint work and meticulous restorations. With the dedicated help and input of their families, the venture was a huge success, and Mallett, Incorporated was born.

By the mid-80's, Mallett Incorporated became actively involved in professional racing as paid consultants for the Chevrolet racing division, and competed in the Corvette Challenge series.

The next decade was a very active time for the Malletts, and by necessity, Mallett Motorsports was created to service clients from the Trans-Am and World Challenge Series, as well as NASCARand Winston Cup Championship events. Mallett Motorsports became well-regarded for their expertise in chassis design and tuning, and the construction of vehicles which will not only survive, but win legendary endurance events such as the Daytona 24-Hour endurance race, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Mosport, and the 24 Hours of Mid-Ohio.

More recently, Mallett Motorsports has changed it’s focus from professional racing to the construction of purpose-built, race-quality specialty street cars and one-off competition vehicles. Some of their major projects include the Twin-Turbo Corvette ZR-1 built to challenge the current top speed record for street vehicles ("Fast Orange" in the Aug. '96 issue of Hot Rod Magazine) and the Case School of Engineering Formula Lightning (an open-wheeled electric racer). Additional projects included 2 specialty vehicles designed to compete in the 1996 One-Lap of America race: The Corvette GTP Grandsport ("From Trash to Flash" Nov. '96 Corvette Fever), and a 1967 Camaro (featured on the cover of the Aug. '96 Hot Rod Magazine and in "Goin' For It" in that issue) which was named the Hot Rod Magazine "Hot Rod of the Year." An interesting feature of each car is an all-aluminum 396cid GTP-style race engine.

The GTP Grandsport engine is supercharged and produces 906 horsepower on 94 octane pump fuel. This car (like the Twin-Turbo ZR-1), still retains the factory air conditioning, CD/stereo, power accessories, delivers 21mpg, and has run at speeds in excess of 240mph. The GTP Grandsport has absolutely stunning paint and artwork (both designed and applied by the Mallett team), which is a trademark of all Mallett Motorsports vehicles.

Mallett Cars Ltd. was founded in 1997 to become the cornerstone of a new venture whose goal is to produce the fastest, highest-quality limited edition Corvette C5s available anywhere. With race hardening provided by a prototype 1997 Corvette C5 built for the 1997 One-Lap of America race, and product development assistance from GM Powertrain, the 1998 Mallett Corvette will outperform Dodge Vipers, Porsche 911 Turbos, and even Chevrolet's own legendary ZR-1. With a top speed in excess of 200 mph, and quarter mile times in the mid-12's, as well as a competition-bred road-race suspension the Mallett Corvette is the ultimate expression of Corvette performance in the next century.