Superformance Corvette Grand Sports - Jay Leno's Garage 

Jay Leno is so knowledgeable that he actually called the builder out on the fact that it was a dry sump motor! That's why I love and respect him...well, not the only reason. I respect the fact that he is very much the preservationist of automotive history.

The sound of that blue Vette firing up was just f'ing awesome.

God Bless the South Africans of Duch decent who can appreciate American muscle cars. The cars look great. Keep up the good work guys.

I've owned my Superformance 427 Cobra since 2009 and can attest to how beautifully made these cars really are.

The look on Jay's face when he correctly calls out the car as a dry sump setup. Only a true car guy would get such glee from that.

That battery position dry sump burn was cold. Straight up.

I love how Jay was not even interested in the red car, the red car is awesome, but jay is a purest and loved the blue car...I get it, that blue car is amazing.

Well, I'm 27 and I'm more excited about this than a Z07 :D

Wow! Jay, really knows his stuff. I especially love the way he unknowingly test builders on the knowledge of they're own cars. Keep it up.

Nailed it - Superformance nailed it.

I like the sound of a real engine, and, I like to see Jay talking to another car guy that has as much enthusiasm and love for these cars as Jay does.

26:09 the startup sounds like a bomb going off!

These Superformance cars are Fantastic to drive. I drove one of their GT-40 models. I saw a recreation of this 1963 Grand Sport at Cars and Coffee in West Palm Beach FL on Sunday. The gentleman did a fantastic job with a big block fuel injected motor, 6 speed trans, disc brakes, roll bar, racing seats, belts and very nice carbon aero parts front and rear. He started it up for me and blew my socks off.. 600 HP in very light 2600 pound car.. !!! What kind of knee pads did they use to get a License to Build from GM???

2:05 ahauahuauhuah LOL "you hooked up through tinder what happened?!" omg luv it

I nearly passed out when they fired that car up. Ohhhh myyyyy...

Jay is the channel kids should be watching, the history lessons are priceless.

Not many car vids on RU-vid engage the subwoofer on my desk, but when that Corvette started up, my whole office started shaking! Badass car and some badass sound equipment recording the video!

When you have so many cool cars of your own, you pick the slower car to test, and even though you are offered a chance to drive both, you don't........Jay Legend

The driving segment should have been filmed at a race track! Loved the scene of the car leaving Jay's garage! 👍

I got goose bumps when Jay started that machine! Dang!

that is engineering art right there... damn those are absolutely beatiful

The sound of that engine... perfect!

I have owned a Superformance Cobra for 13 years. Lance is a great guy, and his company puts out an incredible product. I have seen these Grand Sports in person, and they continue the great quality Superformance is known for.

Corvette! American sports car. Enough said 🤠🇺🇸🏁🐎

Never tire of Jay Leno

31:00 Jay lays down Truth! Totally agree. Love that GS corvette, he drove the one i wanted haha!

Very nice cars. One of the most beautiful Vettes made

I don't care what kind of fanboy you might be. This is pure and proper.

I ordered one in March and should be getting it mid September. and then I woke up

I know it’s just another comment, but you are an amazing creator Mr. Leno, thank you for all of the years of entertainment.

As a lifelong Ford lover, Grand Sports are one of my favorite cars, based on looks alone.

Jay is the coolest car guy of them all.

My god, that blue 63 is to die for

I’m so glad you left the tonight show and did this, I love these videos so much! Thank you Jay for letting me get a look into a world that I can only dream of.....or through Gran Turismo...lol

What a sound when it starts up! :) Yes!

The C4 Corvette "Sledgehammer" that they mention had 890hp and went 254.6 and did it with no spoilers or wings but was lowered and held the top speed record for 25 yrs. The C4's have a very low .33 dc.

I have the original video given to me by Doug Hooper who was a famous Corvette driver/ builder and owned a shop in North Hollywood back in the 90's and restored the orig. Penske roadster that weighed only 1960 lbs.....the video shows the complete restoration of the car and has footage of them campaigning the car in the vintage series of that day and they took first place if I remember correctly. These cars during there first campaign at Nassau in 1963 beat the Cobras by 11 seconds a lap !! That is why the next yr. in 1964, Shelby showed up with a "Lighter Weight" Cobra that only weighed 1600 lbs. and it had a 390 that was so over built that it failed during the race, but was giving the Grand Sport a hard time. It is called the "Turd, or the "Flip Top". Penske beat that car driving his G.S. during practice but in the race, the Cobra got away and it took him awhile to catch him, but unfortunately that is when the Cobra failed. I wish they had built this replica to the same weight as the originals....it won't perform the same way ….it's too heavy. There are some orig. weight replica cars being campaigned in vintage racing that you can see right here on RU-vid and they are cleaning up...even passing the GT40's. You can buy the book "Grand Sport Corvette" with photo's taken back in the day by the Shelby photographer, "Dave Freidman" and he saw it all and can attest to the stories about this car. If Chevrolet would have gotten involved, I believe the Cobras and Corvette's would have gotten lighter and lighter...we might have seen cars as light as 1500 lbs...….amazing.

I love the stance of this car, beautiful!!! I saw it in person at the Good-guys show at Del Mar.👍🏼👍🏼.....wish i owned one i would drive the...........

Gawd, I love that engine sound. Heaven. I want one so bad.

Jay needs to buy one.. The craftsmanship that went into that .. JUST WOW !!

Key word on this episode: perseverance. Persist, try, persist, try. Proper job, from proper blokes.

now thats a saffa to make us proud to say we are south african. best quality , best people , widely recognized as the best cobras , cobra coupes/daytona , gt40 continuations and a handful other cars .

Late night TV is disgusting without Jay Leno !

man...loves these corvettes. love 60's racing aggressive styling!

My desk vibrated when they fired it up at 26:10. LOL

I'm in love with those cars.

Jay you are a treasure. Thank you for sharing your passion.

I love this. I like Shelby Cobras but these are so much better! I'd kill to have one.

Works of art, absolute beauties. Thanks for sharing Jay!

i love the way jay always seems to know more about the cars than the people that put there name on

I’m 22 now. Hopefully with in the next 10 years Superformance will still be making cars when I have enough money to own one. Adding this to the list of dream cars for sure.

Funny that they brought the blue vette as a backup, that's the one I'd have picked too. Great automotive history lesson

Another fine episode! You can tell these guys are passionate about their work. They're also personable & don't mind being corrected, "you're right Jay, you got me!" :-). Way to preserve the Corvette racing legend!

The sound this thing makes. Wow!! Love it!

One of the best looking sports cars I’ve even seen.

Sweet, got my dad's 66 Corvette but restoration is a long process. Always loved the C2!

These are gorgeous... They look like vintage slot cars!! Thank you as always Jay.

When Ken Lingenfelter says they have a twin turbo engine putting out 1,500 HP, but they won't deliver a car with that kind of horsepower I can hear the check books opening and guys saying, "You want to bet?".

Jay & Crew, just love what you do on your channel. unbelievable how the, powerful, C-2's, "squat" and go; remember it well. we dealt "with the air under the car", by leaving the hood unlatched; back in the day. at speed, on the X-way; the hoods would begin to stand right up. i've driven, repaired, restored, and owned most all, from '54 up through the 80's. what a pleasure to see this video. please keep up all the good work. thank you...walt

Mr. Jay at 28, there is no feeling or comparison like being in an old muscle car. One with nature is how I feel? OG!

Nice work again bringing car knowledge to us all Jay and crew, I always look forward to your videos and all the unique automobiles you share on your channel. Looking forward to the next episode.

Lots of comments about the volume. I think it's good. Lots of people aren't used to low compression audio.

the Original Grand Sport is my ultimate dream car.. it has that feel that captures your and make it skip a beat when you see one.. I would love to own one of these. and I am happy to hear that this company Superformance will build to suit.. which is awesome as I know you cannot reproduce the exact car.. but if I had my way it would be dark gun metal grey with black stripe with orange stripe.. of course the engine I would probably go with the one in the blue one Jay was driving.. but I am open to a possible Twin Turbo that was in the Sledgehammer. another car that makes my heart skips.. thank you for sharing

It's nice to see another Lance, that's my name as well. It's actually rare. I've only met 6 in my life and I'm 54. The car is beautiful and l remember reading about them when I was a kid.

That start up!

Thank you Jay and company! I enjoy every episode!

What a bewdy. Thanks, Jay and the crew for bringing these beaut gems out for all to see.

Im 34 and would be more excited to have a go in one of those than a mclaren anyday! Thank you Jay

Each time I hear a South African accent, this movie quote always comes to mind ...."...Diplomatic Immunity" ! 🤣

Tinder reference right over their heads! Lol 😂

Jay, you're an absolute treasure to the automobile and motorcycle world. Your passion and collection will live on long after we boomers drive off to that Great Cars and Coffee in the Sky! God Bless you and Mavis for your priceless contributions to living history.

A history lesson never knew about these cars enjoyable to see such creative artists create beautiful masterpieces

I've always loved the Corvette Grand Sports, (very rare). And for those of us who'd love to have a good recreation/factory spec version. This one would fit the bill quite nicely!

What a cool car, love the way it sits and the way it sounds

Simply stunning...Thank you for building these beauties!

The paint jobs on both cars are amazing.

This episode was fantastic. Really cool guys too.

Another gorgeous car on Jay Leno's Garage! Thanks for sharing Jay That was awesome! 👍

One of my favorite Corvettes sadly never to be seen in the UK roads what a great looking Car

Fantastic show Jay!! The sounds and camera shots highlight the amazing experience of driving these cars. Hope someday you can photo both cars on the track. Thank you for all you do!

Jay was so proud of that tinder joke...Lol

Perfectly made video. Am not a specialist, but it is cut so nicely.

Love that interior, they did a wonderful job on it.

Man...If I had the money I would buy one of those for sure!!!! What an amazing vehicle!

Thanks Jay for your passion and love of cars; best show on the Internet!

Best DAMN episode ever! Legends as far as the eyes can see.

Hands down some of the finest recreations ever!! They look amazing !! The list of things I Would Not do to get one of these is extremely short!!!

The blue corvette is BAAAADDDD! BEAUTIFUL!

To answer the "would young people get excited over this over something new" I'm 14 and I this this thing fricking kills a Ferrari or mclaren on any new thing! This is 🔥

I remember back in the '70s, just about every Corvette show you went to there would be "some guy, who had a cousin, that knew a guy" that had one of the original Grand Sports. We used to say, "GM built five Grand Sports and we know where all 16 of them are now."

Production car or not, that's a Dream mobile! I would love to see a modern version of one of these in the world racing circuits

Still one of the best looking American sport cars ever made!!! Beautiful!!!

I love hearing their stories... Great episode, Jay!

Nice builds, well executed. Looks like what I was at Laguna back in the day :D Next up, some Chaparal's ...

The REVs Institute has a real one. They are very cool. The V8 in this car sounds great. Exactly as you would expect it to sound.

Hey Lance... You hit the big time! Ill swing by this summer☺

I thought the 427 Cobra was the sexiest Car on the Planet until I saw these Vette's! 😍

Jay I love your show and videos but you have to turn your volume up, please, please, please

I was just at the Simeone museum this afternoon admiring one of the original 5! Amazing.

That is the most beautiful Vette I've ever seen.