Grand Sports

Does anyone have any expreience wth the SPF Grand Sport. It looks quite intriguing.

Steve

The SPF Grand Sport is just going into production. The first car is being used by GM for the "E-Rod/GMPP" tour events. Some GS's have been sold and are in build at the factory. Sadly, no one other than the guys at GM have had the chance to "drop the hammer" on the
Grand Sport.

I am a lifelong Ford guy, but if I went to the Dark Side, the Grand Sport would be the ride......

Thanks. I look forward to hearing more about it. What is the pricing looking like?

Roadster is $85,900, coupe is $89,900.

is there any information available on the chassis itself? I looked at the website but didn't see any pics. Is the chassis similar to the Cobra, or the Daytona Coupe?

spud said:

is there any information available on the chassis itself? I looked at the website but didn't see any pics. Is the chassis similar to the Cobra, or the Daytona Coupe?

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The GS chassis shares nothing with the MK III, the Coupe or any other SPF product. I would bet only some hardware and paint are the same!

The GS chassis is a dupe of the original. A TON of tooling had to be developed for the car. Very little is shared with the production Corvette as was the case when Zora originally did the car. For example, while the rear gears are the same as the production 'Vette, the diff housing is totally different. That had to be tooled, cast and machined. No major suspension parts are the same, no body panels, no frame pieces, etc. It all had to be CAD designed, tooled, produced, tested and signed off. The amount of tooling on the GS is huge and none of it works for any othe SPF product! That amount of development and the low volume require the pricing as the amortization will take a long time over a fairly low production run.

I guess what I was really asking is if the chassis is a twin tub design, or if it is a spaceframe. I'm completely ignorant as to how the original Grand Sport was designed.

TIA,

Tom

The GS is a "Twin Tube" frame but very different from a Cobra and nothing like the production Corvette frame.

Images and info here: The Restoration of Grand Sport #004 - RacingIcons.com

Thanks!

Great restoration story! Thanks.

Rick,

What is the availability time estimated to be? I'm really liking the looks of this.

Delivery is about 120 days. You can call me at Seven One Six 407-0975 or email me at rick (at) timemachinesauto(dot) com and I will forward more info and the options and price sheets.

Also more info from the Racing Icons site about the differences in the GS and the production Vetts here: 1963 Corvette Grand Sport - Just how different?

Thanks for all the info, Rick. I'll get with you sson.