Book now..... Full GBS Factory Tour Opportunity.....

We are pleased to offer this opportunity for a privileged insight into everything that goes into creating the GBS Zero and associated products that we manufacture. If you are thinking of buying a GBS Zero, have one already or if you are into your motorsport and engineering and would love to see what we do then this is the event for you.

This is taking place on Saturday 3rd February and Thursday 8th February with various times slots available. Places are limited for each time slot so book early to avoid disappointment, this could make a perfect Christmas gift for someone!

This tour will be led by Richard the Director of Great British Sports Cars and the team, which will include a Tour of the GBS Workshop, Parts Department, Engineering and Assembly Area, Fabrication, Composites and more.

Cost: £20 per person
Tour Time: Approx. 1.5 to 2 hours
Tour Size: Maximum of 8 people per tour with refreshments available on arrival.
Booking: You can book your place online via our our parts website Kit Spares.

If you wish to enquire about a larger group, car club, students, bespoke corporate or private individual booking, please contact us with your requirements and we will get back to you.

Busy weekend at the Classic Motor Show with the Zeros….

We had a fantastic time this weekend at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham. Thank you to everyone who visited our stand over all 3 days this show is one of our favourite shows of the year. The GBS stand was busy all 3 days particularly the Friday, its always great to see so many customers over the weekend as well as meet many new customers who we now look forward to welcoming to GBS over the next few months.

On our stand this year was our GBS Demonstrator that is powered by the Ford 2.5 Duratec engine along with a range of Kit Spares and ATR Products on display attracting a lot of attention particularly the popular Ford 2.5 Duratec engine. Visit our parts website www.kitspares.co.uk or come and visit our showroom and shop that is open Monday - Friday to see more products and details. The Kit Spares shop will also be open next month at our Christmas Cars & Coffee event.

This was our last show of the year but we still have one event left, which we are all very much looking forward to which is our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event that is happening at GBS on Saturday 2nd December please click here for more details.

The GBS calendar for 2024 is looking very busy with lots of new and exciting events scheduled in, the 2024 GBS calendar will be released very soon. We hope to be at more events, do more track days and much more! So make sure you keep visiting our event page.

GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee is happening at GBS on
Saturday 2nd December.

Hand Built - Let us build your car to your very own spec....

The turn key fully built Zero option is a popular choice. Our top of the range Sports Car offers exceptional value with bespoke specification and customizable performance. In the UK the turn key car is fully registered and ready for you to drive away to enjoy the thrill of the Zero.

Each Zero is tailor built to your specification with your choice of appearance trim and accessories making each car truly unique to its owner. Customers are invited to visit our workshop to see how their car is progressing, with virtual updates documenting the cars progress provided on a regular basis.

Powered by a 2.5Ltr normally aspirated Ford Duratec engine which offers 230Bhp as standard fitted with a set of our ATR Throttle bodies and an engine re-map Using a Life ECU which is future proof for further engine upgrades. With 400+ Bhp per Tonne this car can propel you from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds. With the ATR Shocks and LSD fitted as standard this car corner’s like it is on rails. The car has unparalleled levels of grip & balance, handling in a very controlled & precise manner, resulting in a drive of your life.

The styling on the interior of the Zero is unique ensuring you never see two the same. From the choice of seats, floor mats, and indicator stalks the options are endless. The seats are suitable for all occasions whether you use your Zero for track days or just road use. You can make your Zero even more customised to you with a full range of paint options. Paint is a popular option and we are able to colour match and design your cars paint effect with you from start to finish.

Hand Built bespoke to your specification, enjoyed by you....

Another nice Zero Mazda Build recently with us in the workshop for IVA Service.....

A very nice GBS Zero Mazda build has recently left the GBS workshop that was with us for the IVA Service that we offer, it is now waiting for its age related registration to come through before it can be enjoyed on the road. Whilst it was with us we did a short overview video of the car that can now be seen on our GBS YouTube Channel. Below are more details on the spec of this Mazda build:
Mazda Zero Plus Kit / Standard Chassis / ATR Throttle Bodies / 1.8 Mazda engine / ATR Suspension / Momo Quick Release Steering Boss / GBS Logo Seats / LED Style Headlights / Rear Diffuser / Boot Cover / Painted Nardo Grey with the GRP Bonnet Scoop / Registered as an age related plate.

The Mazda MX5 / Miata serves perfectly as a donor for the GBS Zero, and is readily available worldwide with over 900,000 donor cars produced. The Mazda MX5 donor Zero utilises (Mk1, Mk2, Mk2.5) from 1989 through 2005 in either right or left hand drive. We offer a variety of packages to suit all budgets from our starter kit through to a complete kit of components that can be assembled easily by yourself. Click here to explore our Zero Self build Kit options.

GBS Workshop YouTube Channel updated....

The new Zero Build Guide that we released last month has proven very popular and we have had some very positive feedback about it and are continuing to work behind the scenes to develop and add to it.
We also find that videos are a useful way and often easier way to give advise and guide you through certain areas of the Zero build, as we can go into more detail. So we are now working to produce and release regular videos on certain areas of the build via our workshop YouTube Channel.
We still have a our main GBS YouTube Channel that will still be updated with other videos that are not as technical, more about the cars, events, behind the scenes and other exciting projects we are doing. Our latest video that we released is a talk through the fitting of the seats & Seat Runners. Click here to see more details about the Zero Build guide and to request your copy, and click here to visit our GBS Workshop YouTube Channel.

GBS Zero in a local Hill Climb Championship in Malta......

We recently received some more photographs from one of our GBS Customers in Malta Justin and Herman. Herman is the driver and participated in his second Hill Climb in his Zero which he said again was a great experience, and like last time the car received a lot of interest and positive feedback from other drivers and spectators. We are just in the process of talking with Justin to look and advise on the set up to help improve its set up and performance with some new components that we will be sending to him. Several other customers use there Zeros and compete in Hill Climb events and championships across the UK.
Follow us on Instagram to see more photographs of what customers are getting up to in their Zero’s and too see more of what we are doing here at GBS. Follow GBS on Instagram here.

Thank you to Island Car Club Malta and Arkafort for the amazing photos.

NEW Product - Zero Roof Cover is now available.....

We are pleased to share with you all that there is now a roof cover available for the Zero, currently just the standard Gen 2 Zero, the GT Zero Gen 2 and Zero Gen 1 Roof’s will be available soon.

The Zero Gen 2 Roof Cover comes complete with fixings. It is suitable for use with our side doors and windscreen allowing you to use the car in all weather. It can be easily stored away when not in use behind the seat or in the boot in its GBS storage bag which is provided.
These have been fitted to several Zeros already and we have done a fitting video guide to help guide you through the fitting of the new roof, or contact us and we can book you in the workshop to get your roof fitted. Click here to visit our GBS Workshop YouTube Chanel.

Due to demand the first batch is sold and these are not yet a stock item, please contact us to reserve yours today from the next batch. See more details about this new product here on our parts website Kit Spares.

GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee date is announced.....

GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee with Mince Pies….

The next GBS Cars & Coffee event will be our Christmas Cars & Coffee event which is now confirmed and the GBS Team would like to invite you all to the GBS Factory on Saturday 2nd December for Tea/Coffee and Mince Pies & Biscuits to say Happy Christmas and Thank You for all your support this year.

The GBS showroom will be open on the day as well as the Kit Spares Shop, we hope you can come and join us!  Everyone is welcome, why not wrap up warm and come in your Zero and other sports cars and help us raise more money for two great charities…. We will be collecting for the Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance & Cancer Research.

Please note that the the Kit Spares shop and showroom ( www.kitspares.co.uk ) will be open on the day. Please feel free to call us or email and pre order ready to collect on the day to avoid any delays.
All the GBS team look forward to seeing you all. What car will you be joining us in?

See the GBS Zeros and Team at the Classic Motor Show later this year....

The next event and last big show of 2023 for the GBS team is the Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham, which is happening on 10th -12th November 2023.
We are all very excited to be at this years event with the Zeros, we are yet to confirm which Zeros will be on display, but as soon as we do we will share with you on our social media channels.
The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show brings together a great array of classic cars and motorcycle clubs along with their iconic classic and vintage cars and motorbikes, is an event not to be missed.
No matter what you’re looking for this is the ultimate season finale for any classic car/bike owner, collector, enthusiast, club member, or simply anyone with a passion for classic vehicles!  Its one of our favourites!

We can be found in Hall 3 on Stand 520 with the GBS Zero’s along with range of parts and spares from Kit Spares and ATR Products. To see more and read more details please visit our GBS event page.

Newly registered Zero being enjoyed at the Nürburgring....

We love receiving photos from you all enjoying your Zeros whether it be on the road or track….. You may have already seen one of these photos that we shared on our social media channels last week of a customer who has only had his Zero for a few months that recently enjoyed a very long road trip and then enjoyed several laps around the Nürburgring and what a great experience he had. The car behaved perfectly, not just on the ring but on the journey overall, we look forward to receiving more photos of its next adventure.

This factory built Zero was also seen on our stand earlier this year at the Newark Kit Car Show, below is more details of the spec of this Zero and you can also see a short video on GBS YouTube Chanel.

This is a GBS Zero (2023) factory built Zero GT that is powered by the Ford 2.5 Duratec engine on the ATR Products Throttle Bodies, see below some more details about the spec of the car.
• Zero GT chassis • Full paint – Nissan Sunset Orange Metalic with Black Stripes • Sports front wings with Carbon fibre bodywork • Windscreen and wipers. • Doors • LED style headlights • Ford Duratec 2.5 engine • Quick shift gear linkage • ATR throttle bodies • Short throw throttle pedal • Limited slip diff • ATR dampers • Bespoke Dash / Interior • Aims Strada Dash • 3D Printed Angled Dash Surround • TRS Magnum Ultralite 4pt harness • Momo steering wheel & Momo quick release boss • GBS Heated Seats with Quick release GBS harnesses • Team Dynamic wheels & Yokohama Tyres • Rear Diffuser.

If you have any photographs of you out and about in your Zero, send them over we always love to see them and share them with everyone. You can find our contact details here.

NEW Product & upgrade for the Zeros now available.....

We are pleased to share with you a new product that we have recently released, this Cockpit Trim Kit (Part number EXT0086) is now available to be purchased online / instore from our parts shop Kit Spares - www.kitspares.co.uk
These are the perfect finishing piece for your car giving it Mottled textured ABS side trims for covering the stepovers and crescents on both Gen 1 and Gen 2 Zeros.

They are supplied as a car set trimmed and in their natural finish that can be left or can be wrapped or painted to match your vehicle.

Along with a lot of our products these have been designed and manufactured in house by the GBS team, these are currently in stock with the next batch already in production. So you can order your set today.

Evening Factory Tour - Behind the scenes at GBS...

Earlier this week on Wednesday evening we hosted a full factory tour at GBS for a small group. The tour was led by Richard and covered a full behind scenes tour of our GBS facility including the new fabrication department. The tour started in the showroom where light refreshments were served then moving onto the parts and spares store, design room, clean assembly room, engineering machine shop, fabrication, composite department, workshop then back to the showroom where we finished.

We will soon be offering some factory tour opportunities so keep checking our GBS News and events page. In the meantime follow us on Instagram to see more photographs of what we are upto. Also visit our event page which shows where the Zero and GBS team can be seen next.

Thank you for joining us at our GBS Cars & Coffee event.... Sponsored By Witham Motorsport

A big thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday (16th September) at GBS for our Cars and Coffee event.……. What a fantastic day we had with great weather, cars and cake, a car park full of sports cars. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to you all for joining us and helping us make it such a great event and enjoyable day, it was nice to see so many Zero’s together in the car park along with a wide variety of other sports cars. It was nice to see several new Zero’s that were newly registered also join us for the first time. The gates opened at 10am and by 11am the car park was already getting full, the weather was perfect and could not have been better!

The GBS and Kit Spares show room was very busy with people and the Kit Spares   Shop was also very busy with sales and enquires. As usual the cakes attracted a lot of attention and certainly went down well with not many left along with the unlimited supply of tea and coffee. We would also like to thank Witham Motorsport for sponsoring and supporting our event.

Another great thing about our GBS Cars & Coffee events that we love, is that we are able to raise money for our 2 chosen charities which are the Cancer Research UK and The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, we all feel and hope you agree that The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance is a fantastic service and has helped & will continue to help many people, as well as the Cancer Research UK that is again a fantastic charity that makes a big difference to so many people and their families. We will let you know soon how much money we have raised.

The GBS Camera was out capturing the day and all the action, please see below a few photographs from the day, don’t forget to follow us on Instagram to see more photographs of what we are upto.

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EXCITING NEWS.... The GBS Zero Build Guide is released......

We are very excited & pleased to share with you the new Zero Build Guide….

This build guide for the GBS Zero guides you through the build process and answers many of the questions we get asked, hopefully making your Zero build as smooth as possible. Dependant on your level of experience, it normally takes around 120 hours to complete the Zero Build. The contents (185 pages) of the guide covers a range of areas of the build from tools & equipment, panelling, assembly of certain aspects of the car to the set up of the car. The new build guide will be issued with all Zero kits that are ordered and those of you that are already in the build status please get in touch (request button below) and we will send you a copy. You can also see more Technical downloads here on our website that might be of interest to you. You can also view a sample of the New Build Guide below so you know what to expect.
This is an ongoing guide that all the team have been involved with and any feed back, comments good or bad will be welcome so we can continue to improve and expand on this guide. Please be aware once you have requested a copy of the build guide please allow up to 24hrs (Monday - Friday) for it to be sent you via email.

Please note: The new Zero Build Guide is a 10mb pdf file document that will be emailed to you. We may also email you in the future with updates and feedback.

See us at The MX-5 National - The Mazda MX5 is the perfect donor car for the Zero..... Start planning your Zero build today.

See us at this years MX-5 National, we will be there with a range of Zeros on display, including a Zero Mazda build. The Mazda MX5 (Miata) serves perfectly as a donor for the Zero.
The MX-5 National is the largest MX-5 event in the World with regularly over 1500 MX-5s of every generation and style attending the show.

The event forms the backbone of the MX-5 community in the UK and it is open to all owners, drivers and enthusiasts as the leading social event to meet up with MX-5 enthusiasts from all across the country. See more details about this event on our event page.

FROM A MAZDA MX5 TO A ZERO

Mazda Zero Single Donor Options

The Mazda based Zero kit leverages the proven design features of the Ford based Zero adapted for a Mazda donor. The Mazda MX5 (Miata) serves perfectly as a donor, and is readily available worldwide with over 900,000 donor cars produced.
The Mazda MX5 donor Zero utilises (Mk1, Mk2, Mk2.5) from 1989 through 2005 in either right or left hand drive.

You can select from a variety of packages to suit all budgets from our starter kit through to a complete kit of components that can be assembled easily by yourself.

Parts required from Donor (Mazda MX5 / Miata):
Engine 1.6 or 1.8, Gearbox, Differential, Front Hubs & Calipers, Rear Hubs & Calipers*, Steering Shaft*, Steering Column with Stalks*, Brake Master Cylinder, Clutch Master cylinder
Propshaft*, Drive Shafts (* indicates exchange items & alterations by GBS)

Contact us to start planning your Zero Self build options today.

Final Friday Night at the Factory.... Until next year

Last Friday (25th September) was a our final Friday Night at the Factory.... Until next year.

We would like to say thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday and at all the other Friday Night at the factory events this year. It’s always great to have the GBS car park full of sports cars, Tractors and motor bikes. We now look forward to hosting more Friday Night at the Factory events next year. We have lots of exciting plans for next years GBS events and we look forward to sharing details with you all later in the year.

The next event at GBS is our Cars & Coffee event, which is proudly sponsored by Witham Motorsport and will be taking place on Saturday 16th September at GBS from 10am-2pm. We hope you can all join us, all cars are welcome see more details on our event page.

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Next event is Cars & Coffee with Witham Motorsport on Saturday 16th September.

New Factory Built LHD Zero leaves the Factory.....

We are pleased to share photographs and a video of this bespoke LHD factory built Zero that was recently registered and collected earlier this week, it is now being enjoyed on the road. Each GBS Zero sports car is tailor built to each of our customer’s specification with your choice of appearance trim and accessories making each car truly unique to its owner.
This is a LHD Factory Built GBS Zero (2023) that is powered by the Ford 2.5 Duratec engine on the ATR Products Throttle Bodies, this Zero has also had the rear stays on the roll bar modified for luggage for touring, see below some more details about the spec of the car.

Zero LHD chassis • Bespoke Roll Bar / Rear Stays (For Touring) • Full paint – Lupine Blue • Carbon Dash • Carbon Step over trims • Windscreen and wipers. • Doors & New Roof Hood • LED style headlights • Ford Duratec 2.5 engine • Quick shift gear linkage • ATR throttle bodies • ATR dampers • GBS Gauges • Momo steering wheel & Momo quick release boss • GBS Heated Seats with Quick release GBS harnesses • Heated Seats • USB Power Socket •Team Dynamic wheels & Yokohama Tyres • Rear Diffuser.

Click here to explore more about the Zero range and the bespoke factory-built option that we offer or contact us for any questions that you may have. We also have a range of Zero Self Build options available.

Time for our Zero Demonstrator to find a new home.....

The time has come for us to sell our much loved Zero 2.5 Duratec Zero demonstrators as we are pleased to now have a new replacement. Our Zero Demonstrator is only 3 years old (year of registration 2020), of great spec with lots of optional extras fitted and good condition inside and out, only covering 2800 miles. It has recently just undergone a full service and check before we released it for sale.
Specification: Painted in Mercedes Red with a Louvered Bonnet and Sport Front Wings. Its powered by the Ford 2.5 Duratec engine with ATR Throttle Bodies, 5 Speed manual Gearbox. Life Racing ECU F88 with a Push Button Start Switch, Carbon Fibre Dash with Digital AIMs Dash setup. GBS Branded Seats, DRL Style Headlights, ATR Shock Absorbers ATR Front End Upgrade ATR rear end upgrade ATR 300mm 4 pot brakes Team dynamics Wheels 7inch front and 8 inch rear Tyres Yokohama AD08, Rear Diffuser, Boot Cover and New style Doors and much more.

This Zero would be perfect to be enjoyed on both the road and track and also for touring. Its currently available for viewing at the GBS Workshop, if you are interested in this Zero then please see more details and spec about it here on our used car page or contact us.

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NEW GBS ZERO DEMONSTRATOR…..

Lauren our Fabrication & Welding Apprentice enjoys her first year at GBS.....

Lauren joined the GBS Team just over a year ago and is currently doing her Apprenticeship with us for Fabrication & Welding and studying at West Notts College in Mansfield on a Level 3 Fabricator course where she attends 1 day a week. Lauren is based in our fabrication department which earlier this year moved premises into our current building that we expanded into, where she helped with the move into the facilities. Lauren and the team are working on some existing and new products that the team have been developing that we will be releasing later this year. At the beginning of her apprenticeship with us, Lauren had a project of her own which was to design and make a TV Display stand out of a barrel drum that we wanted to have on our stand at shows and events and that can now be seen in our showroom.

Laurens says “ The first year has gone very quick and iv really enjoyed it, learning lots of new skills and had lots of exciting projects and products to work on. Moving into the new premises earlier this and being under one roof is great for me, as being an apprentice I able to work alongside other members of the team in other departments. I am now looking forward to the next 3 years of my apprenticeship with the team.

We have a fantastic team here at GBS who like Lauren all have a strong passion for all types of Motorsport. Lauren has a strong back ground in mechanics and interest in motorsport and especially motorbikes, having a motorbike of her own and recently passing her driving theory test she will soon be doing year driving test later this year.

We are proud that around 80% of the Zero is made in house and many of you that have already visited us at the GBS Factory will know that we design and manufacture a lot of our products in house including the ATR Suspension, Throttle Bodies and more.
Many of you may have met Lauren at GBS and at our Cars & Coffee and Friday Night at the Factory events that we host. You will be able to meet Lauren later this month at our last Friday Night at the Factory of the year that is happening on Friday 25th August. See more details here on our event page.

““The next generation of car builders are the future to the British Motor Industry.””

— Great British Sports Cars

Silverstone Festival.... The GBS Zero Race will be there.

The Silverstone Festival is one of our favourite events of the year that is taking place at Silverstone Race Circuit later this month on 25th - 27th August. We are delighted that this year our Zero Race car can be seen on the Yokohama stand over the three days. So if  you’re  heading to this year’s Silverstone Festival then make sure you visit the Yokohama stand.

The Silverstone Festival is an epic festival weekend for the whole family. It's got historic motorsport at its heart and entertainment for all ages with Racing, Live Music, Car Clubs, Super Cars, Auctions, Shopping Village, Fun Fair and much more. Visit our event page for more details and to see what other events we have planned.