Late 80s: the return of the Type SC.
The Type SC was axed in 1972 as a consequence of radidly decreasing sales of said model, which, for a low volume company, were already low.
However, in 1985, Caliban was contacted by Contendiente for the first time to build the CPP-8X prototypes in collaboration with each other. In return, Contendiente helped Caliban rise up again with a high end sports car (the first gen Predator) and new technology (like multipoint fuel injection), as the beginning of the first of their partnerships; Contendiente originally wanted to buy Caliban, but that wasn’t possible until 2012.
This all allowed Caliban to bring the Type SC, their flagship, back into the game. And as such, 1987 sees the new generation of the now mid engined sports car appear for the first time.
The beginning of the Type SC as we know it nowadays.
With the new Type SC, the engineers wanted to apply everything they had learned at the track in a single car. The new, more aerodynamic body was fitted with wider tyres, either the I4 from the Thunder (BO) or a v8 derived from combining two of them (TO). The reborn Stormcast produced 250hp from 3.2 liters of displacement, thanks to the new Contendiente-provided fuel injection systems. This propelled the coupe from 0 to 100 in just 4.8 seconds and to 235km/h. This was posible thanks to the, once again, 5 speed manual borrowed from the 3rd generation Enemigo. Cornering wasn’t weak either, thanks to a relatively low weight of 1000kg, which allowed the Type SC to pull 1.13/1.15Gs at the skidpad.
The classic sports car is highly regarded by fans and owners and ex owners nowadays. It also remains an icon of the synthwave culture due to its agressive, 80s looks, appearing in games such as PowerDrive 2000 and albums from various synthwave and artists.
It also took part in three motorsports ventures. IMSA GTO and GTU were two of them, contending in the GTO category through a factory backed team, and facing privateer Keikas in GTU through also privateer teams.
The IMSA GTO race car.