Ginetta g10 history books

Fortunately our unique motorsport ladder allows you to develop your skills as far as you like. Our experience is that once drivers get a taste of life behind the wheel of their ginetta, they dont want to stop. Vintage ginetta g26 memorablia models g28 g31 you are bidding on a vintage enamel. Ginetta was founded in 1958 by four walklett brothers bob, ivor, trevers and douglas in woodbridge, suffolk. Ultimately, either ginetta would be a leftfield choice, but the appeal is obvious. Classics on autotrader has listings for new and used 1967 ginetta g12 classics for sale near you. A road version of the car was planned, but did not enter widescale production. The ginetta g15 was a british sports car made by the ginetta company in witham, essex between 1968 and 1974. New ginetta in adverts sections in downloads, thanks for the adverts remi. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Figures for production status in the class was changed from 200 to 500 cars which was enough for ginetta to through in the towel.

The next ginetta vehicle was the g12 which brought with it a rather experimental configuration with the driver sitting in front of the motor. Ginetta should make ginetta s that they legally can do of course. My g10 was the car illustrated on the cover of the book ginetta, the illustrated history by john rose that was first published by j. The first car, the g2, was produced as a kit for enthusiasts and consisted of a tubular frame chassis to take ford components and aluminium body. It appears in a number of period articles and books. Remastered from original tools the g10 rm will acknowledge ginetta s rich heritage and combine it with cutting edge modern technology. To power the new ginetta, the obvious choice was the ford smallblock v8, which was also used by the g10 s intended rival. The g10 and g11 were produced during the early 1960s and powered from v8 engines courtesy of ford and mgb. Ginetta g4 number 40261 trevor pyman, verified orinally from june 1967, registered lva 517e new to a owner in scotland. Their first product, the fairlight, was a glassfibre body shell priced at. Other ginetta models including the hillman imp powered g15, ford kent, ford v6 or sunbeam rapier powered g21, ford midengined g12 and the v8 powered g10. In the early years the newsmag was compiled and edited by john rose, the author of a number of authoritative books on the marque. Full owner records and history file in hand, a total of 7 owners before i.

Chris meeks new ginetta g10 wins outright on its debut, beating the famous exdick protheroe lightweight etype. Coventry climax imp, the history of the ginetta g4 by trevor pyman. Immaculate ginetta g15 sports coupe with only 11,659 miles and two owners from new sold. With a long and successful history of producing hand built road and race cars, youll want to take a look around. Ginetta g55 the most decorated gt4 race car in the world. Im looking for some history and photographs to assist in its restoration. That book contained a photograph of another g10 coupe with standard bodywork plain wheel arches and wire wheels and bearing u. The car was initially available only in kit form but later some factory built examples were available. It started life as one of the g11s that russell madden bought from ginetta and assembled. Ginetta was founded in 1958, four brothers walklett bob, ivor, trevers and douglas in woodbridge, suffolk county. The cause of this change in fortune was an improvement in the newsmag and a greater enthusiasm for and awareness of the marque, generated both by the club and the new models being produced by ginetta cars, ltd. Price of the car is 17900, please find more pictures on our website. Ginetta manufactures a range of g40, g55, g58 and lmp1 cars.

Stunning condition ginetta, been restored and prepaired for use on the track. This remarkable, exworks ginettaford g10 competition coupe with american ford v8 engine was built new in the autumn of 1965 and driven by works driver chris meek it won its debut race that november in a race meeting at the brands hatch circuit in kent, england. Also, for the multipleseat ginetta models, it was a case of racing improves the breed, whereby sales promotion was achieved by winning races and not by paidfor media exposure such as advertising. Very rare items, in very grubby and worn creased condition. Plans to run the g10 in the united states were thwarted by the governing bodies refusal to homologate the ginetta as a gt. Details of a ginetta g10 whose spec includes a period ford 289 engine, t10 toploader. The walkletts designed the g10 to compete wheel to wheel with the cobra but a change in homologation rules by ssca put an end to that effort.

The g10 and g11 from 1964 were higherpowered versions with 4. We craft digital experiences to create real value for people and businesses. Ginetta cars is a garforth, leeds, west yorkshire based british specialist builder of racing and sports cars history 20th century. Cosworth bdh 0 john wilcox formula 3 engine with wilcox fuel injection and wilcox engine management and electronic programmable ignition. Ginetta g8 f3 car from 1964 tentenths motorsport forum. The ginetta g60, which began life as a farbio gts, has a 310bhp v6 in its 1080kg frame. The first car, not destined for production, which subsequently became known as the ginetta g1, was based on a prewar wolseley hornet six. List of ginetta cars models ginetta cars was founded in 1958 by the four walklett brothers bob, ivor, trevers and douglas in woodbridge, suffolk, england.

Launched at the 1965 racing car show, the ginetta g10 was meant to be a more powerful racing. Ginetta g4 g10 g11 g12 original sales leaflet c1968. The car comes with belgian registration documents so its possible having it on the road as well. Please feel free to contact us with more questions. Ginetta g10 sports cars at drastic plastic nearthecoast. A if you would like to buy more than one product and get a reduction on shipping please follow the steps. We can supply one hundred per cent of a g12, and that includes chassis, suspension and panels. Ginetta is a british manufacturer with decades of history and today has widelyused race cars in the gt3 and gt4 classes. It came with a rearmounted 875 cc sunbeam imp engine and glass fibre body bolted to a tube chassis. As writer ivan ostroff concluded in the motor sport g10 story. Launched at the 1965 racing car show, the ginetta g10 was meant to be a more. Through various upsanddowns ginetta is still a thriving company building specialist sports and race cars which provide single marque race series and much needed young driver development. Ginetta cars is a british specialist builder of racing and sports cars based in garforth, leeds, west yorkshire. Of the original 7 cars, two were factory entries running brm 2 liter v8s, two were climax powered, two were.

Also included is an a4 temporary leaflet for the g15. The ginetta g10 is an exceptionally rare model and remarkably, only 3 units were ultimately produced. As the cofounder of ginetta heritage, the answer isnt too great a surprise. Ginetta g8 f3 car from 1964 i have a ginetta g8, believed to be the only one made and raced by the factory in f3 driver chris meek during 1964. The walklett brothers continued to run ginetta until 1989. Ginetta g4, g10,g11, g12 sales leaflet c1968 mgb and ford engined component car. In the period between 1972 and 1974 years of production employed in lar.

They own the rights for g1011 and should come down hard on people like the english guy who lives in. The ginetta g50 is a specialist gt4 class developed racing car, designed by ginetta cars. Displaying 4 total results for classic ginetta vehicles for sale. Buy history of the ginetta g4 new edition by pyman, trevor a. Ginetta cars was founded in 1958 by the four walklett brothers bob, ivor, trevers and douglas in woodbridge, suffolk, england road cars. Aug 08, 2011 1964 ginetta g10 roadtrip august 2011. They own the rights for g10 11 and should come down hard on people like the english guy who lives in france and made that left. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From the initial location of the ginetta moved in witham, essex in 1962. Sell your car or parts browse the classifieds its absolutely free.

History ginetta built seven of the g16 model specifically to compete in the european 2 liter championship in 1968. As a result the new ginetta did bear more than a passing resemblance to the popular mg model. Ginetta road and track cars traces the story of a marque born out of sheer. Ginetta g10 years, types and editions catalogue 19641968 g10 coupe 19641968 other production years of this submodel. Of the original 7 cars, two were factory entries running brm 2 liter v8s, two were climax powered, two were bmw powered and one was powered by a cosworth fvc. Just dont expect a detailed parts list or an offtheshelf service quite yet. Sparco circuit fia 88551999 qrt fibreglass rare one pager on the history of ginetta. Contentsshow road cars the first car, the g2, was produced as a kit for enthusiasts and consisted of a tubular frame chassis to take ford components and aluminium body. Road and track cars first edition by trevor pyman isbn.

I aunched at the 1965 racing car show, ginettas g10 not only looked good but, fitted with a. Ginetta produced the g10 and g11 in 1964, but a car that made an impact was the 1967 g15. Of course, at the time of the ginetta books i had no idea gordons car was the. Sold march 2010 ginetta factory approved continuation chassis built in 200304 with 6 point roll cage and removable chromed rear stays engine.

Ginetta cars is a british specialist builder of racing and. In late 2007, in what he later described as his victor kiam moment, leeds based businessman lawrence tomlinson bought ginetta. January 1965 g10 with ford v8 engine is launched at the racing car show. Amazingly this would be the cars only works outing, as for a variety of reasons, ginetta returned to running the g4 and also switched their attention to the allnew midengined g12. Had the walkletts plans for its throaty new contender worked out, ginetta might have become a by. To power the new ginetta, the obvious choice was the ford smallblock v8, which was also used by the g10s intended rival. It is featured with several pictures in ginetta the illustrated history by john rose and pictured in ginetta the inside. Dec, 2015 other ginetta models including the hillman imp powered g15, ford kent, ford v6 or sunbeam rapier powered g21, ford midengined g12 and the v8 powered g10.

So i got myself down to brands and the rest is history. Ginetta motorpedia all models, history and specifications. The illustrated history by john rose and pictured in ginetta the inside story by bob walklett. Goc a brief history print ginetta owners club was formed early in 1977 to formalize the ginetta owners register which had been collated in the previous years by jules birch as a body to link owners via a newsletter. Ginetta should make ginettas that they legally can do of course. Im puzzled as to why it was not included in gts, considering the sport mode racing focus. Nothing much to look at, but c onsidered to be too rare for the recycle bin. Launched at the 1965 racing car show, ginettas g10 was the ultimate. Ginetta was founded in 1958 by the four walklett brothers bob, ivor, trevers and douglas in woodbridge, suffolk. Until the formation of the club the newsletter had been produced by jules at his own expense and was available to owners by. The first car, not intended for production, which subsequently became known as the g1 was built on the basis of the prewar wolseley hornet.