EXCITING NEWS...... New GBS Dealer is announced.....

 
 

A very proud moment for the entire GBS team as we are excited to announce that Central GB is the new main dealer for Great British Sports Cars. They provide a full range of dealer services from their showroom situated in the heart of Nottingham. They are the main dealer for Morgan Motor Company and Lotus. Central GB have a strong passion for British hand built cars, so the Zero along with Lotus and Morgan go hand in hand and complement each other very well. They also specialise in the sale of performance and prestige vehicles, with likes of Audi, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and many more!
Central GB are a family-owned business like GBS who take great care of all their customer needs and look forward to sharing their enthusiasm of the GBS brand.

On display in their brand-new second tier showroom is this stunning Zero along with their collection of Lotus, Morgans and other performance cars. This is an exciting chapter for GBS and we are delighted to be working with Central GB. Visit their website to see more or why not visit them in person and see this Zero on display.

Students enjoy a Factory Tour at GBS.....

Earlier this month we welcomed students from St George’s Academy from Sleaford, Lincolnshire to enjoy a full factory to show what we do. They got to see what we do and the whole process of building a sports car along with the products that we manufacture, with nearly every part on the car manufactured on site by our team they were very impressed and inspired by what we do.
The Zero build is an ideal educational tool in engineering and technical programs. Students are able to gain practical experience developing their knowledge and understanding of engineering in a practical application. As well as being an exciting and captivating project for students a GBS Zero build maintains interest and enthusiasm with a real sense of achievement as each stage is completed. With the end result not only being an enjoyable sports car but a worth while asset too. Click here for more details about the educational builds we offer and to see more details about the tours that we offer, or contact us.

Join us at our last Friday Night at the Factory event of the year at GBS.....

Another great evening at our third Friday Night at the Factory event of the year at GBS.....

On Friday 19th July we ended the week with our GBS Friday Night at the Factory event, it was a fantastic evening and great to have a carpark full of different sports cars and bikes. The gates opened at 5pm and the car park soon filled up, and everyone enjoyed the the lovely freshly baked pizza and drinks that we served throughout the evening. We would like to thank you all for joining us and are now looking forward to the next Friday Night at the Factory that will be happening on Friday 30th August at GBS which will be the last one of the year. Click here to watch a short video of the event on our YouTube Channel.

Friday Night at the Factory was a new event that we created last year that will be happening on the once a month from May to August. Its a similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events with the opportunity for you all to have a summer evening ride out in your sports cars / bikes and a meeting point to enjoy an evening of cars, bikes, car chat, music, food and drinks with the GBS Team.

Next Event Date: Friday 30th August 2024.
(May to August)
Times: 5pm till late
Location: Great British Sports Cars - NG22 9ZD.
All cars are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Food and drinks will be available on the night. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

Join us at the next Friday Night at The Factory on Friday 30th August

Another great evening at our second Friday Night at the Factory event of the year at GBS.....

Another great evening at our second Friday Night at the Factory event of the year at GBS.....

On Friday 28th June we ended the week with our GBS Friday Night at the Factory event, it was a fantastic evening and great to have a carpark full of different sports cars and bikes. The gates opened at 5pm and the car park soon filled up, and everyone enjoyed the the lovely freshly baked pizza and drinks that we served throughout the evening. We would like to thank you all for joining us and are now looking forward to the next Friday Night at the Factory that will be happening on 19th July at GBS.

Friday Night at the Factory was a new event that we created last year that will be happening on the once a month from May to August. Its a similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events with the opportunity for you all to have a summer evening ride out in your sports cars / bikes and a meeting point to enjoy an evening of cars, bikes, car chat, music, food and drinks with the GBS Team.

Next Event Date: Friday 19th July 2024.
(May to August)
Times: 5pm till late
Location: Great British Sports Cars - NG22 9ZD.
All cars are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Food and drinks will be available on the night. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

Join us at the next Friday Night at The Factory on Friday 19th July

More Zeros registered and being enjoyed on the road.....

GBS Zero | Ford Zetec engine

GBS Zero | Ford Duratec engine

On the road and being enjoyed…..

The GBS Workshop is always busy and we have recently had some very nice spec Zeros that are now registered or soon to be registered and enjoyed on the road this summer. As well as some Zeros that are with us at the moment that we are preparing and will be presenting to IVA. These workshop services we offer certainly aren’t exclusive to the Zero or even Seven’s. We have the pleasure of working with lots of different specialist cars, including 1930 AC, Brabham 1960 F2 Race car, Several Porsche Speedsters, GT40, Electric Powered Passenger vehicles to name just a few.

Our routes are deeply embedded in the seven market, therefore we have gained a significant knowledge and great reputation in getting hundreds of cars through the IVA process, from almost every manufacturer that has blessed the kit car market. Nothing has beat us yet!
We are able to offer the full package including CAD Cam design, CNC & custom fabrication, Inhouse Fiberglass / Composite, great understanding of M1 IVA standards and creative problem solving solutions, in house auto electricians, Emissions tuning, Dyno tuning, 4 Wheel Geometry. IVA approved Wiring solutions. - Completion of all IVA Paperwork and Registration. - Specialist IVA related testing equipment and much more. Visit our Workshop Services page to see more about what we can offer or contact us…. Click here.

GBS Zero | Mazda mx5 engine

GBS Zero | Ford Duratec Engine

GBS Zero | Ford Duratec Engine

GBS Zero | Ford Duratec Engine

GBS Cars & Coffee event with Yokohama Tyres..... Thank you for joining us!

Big thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday (15th June) at GBS for our second Cars and Coffee event of the year……. It was a great turn out despite the weather forecast and a little rain towards the end. Thank you also to Yokohama Tyres for sponsoring the event and joining us on the day and to Eric pizza’s for serving the pizzas for everyone to enjoy. (Eric’s Pizzas will be joining us again later this month at our Friday Night at the Factory event on Friday 28th June)

The GBS and Kit Spares show room was very busy with people and the Kit Spares   was also very busy with sales and enquires. As always 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. 

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.

The next GBS Cars & Coffee date will be announced very soon. Our next event on the GBS Calander is our GBS Track Day at Donington Park on Wednesday 26th June and Friday Night at the Factory event which is happening on Friday 28th June at GBS. Don’t also forget our GBS Factory Tour opportunity that is happening on Saturday 29th June see more details and book your place on our event page.

See more photos on our GBS Instagram page….

The NEW Zero EV Chassis is now in production....

The NEW Zero EV chassis was seen for the very first time earlier this month on our stand at the Malvern Kit Car Show. We are pleased to already have several EV Zero Chassis in production and our Zero EV demonstrator is well under way and will soon be at paint then it will be available later this year for test drives / viewing.

We now have a new dedicated page on our website for the Zero EV option and will be posting more updates and developments on there over the next few months. Please click here to read more or contact us to discuss more.

Fathers Day is approaching.... Still time to order your Zero and other gift ideas for you.....

With Father’s Day happening later this month (Sunday 16th June) we thought you might be looking for that perfect gift? A GBS Zero Self Build or Factory Built Sports Car could be the perfect present & be something that you can both enjoy together! Click here for more details about the Zero range or contact us to arrange a visit to see us.
It’s always nice when we get families order a GBS Zero self build and make it a project that they can all enjoy together. We get a lot of Father and Sons/daughters of all ages who purchase a Zero self build kit as a project to build and enjoy together, as well as others who go for the factory built option.

If you have already got a GBS Zero or sports cars don’t forget our Gift Vouchers from Kit Spares might be a nice idea…. There is always something on the Kit Spares website that I’m sure you would like, just a few ideas below for you to consider. Including a nice GBS Enamel coated mug – Ideal to use whilst working on the cars in the garage & workshop.

New to 2024 is our GBS Factory Tours that we are now offering and the next one is happening at GBS Saturday 29th June, with a few places still left, to book your place and for more details please click here. And why not join us Fathers Day weekend at our GBS Cars & Coffee event which is happening at GBS on the Saturday (15th June) more details can be seen on our event page

Busy weekend at the Malvern Kit Car Show - The NEW Zero EV Chassis was revealed.....

Last weekend (1st & 2nd June) we had a busy time at the Malvern Kit Car Show at Three Counties Showground. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came to see us over the weekend and it was great to see both new and existing customers. We were located in the main hall and on display was our 2.5 Ford Duratec powered Zero demonstrator along with our new Zero EV Chassis which was revealed for the very first time on our stand. Our full EV Zero self build option was well received and we already have chassis in production, you can see and read more about the new Zero EV on our new Zero EV option page - Click here. Also on our stand was a range of our ATR Products that we design and manufacture, these are all available online from our parts website Kit Spares - www.kitspares.co.uk

The weather was perfect for the show and it was great to see outside busy with stalls, car clubs and much more. We had a dedicated area reserved outside for GBS Owners which was nice to see busy on Sunday with several Zeros parked together. The next event for the GBS Team is our GBS Cars & Coffee event sponsored by Yokohama Tyres which is happening at GBS on Saturday 15th June, visit our event page to see more details.

Follow us on Instagram to see more photographs and videos of the Zeros, click here to visit us on Instagram.

Second GBS Track Day of 2024 date is confirmed....

After a great track day back in March at Blyton park we are pleased to confirm our second GBS Track Day of 2024 that is happening on Wednesday 26th June 2024 at Donington Park and the GBS team would like to invite you all to join in your Zero’s.

Its on the national circuit at Donington Park which is 1.9 miles and an open pit lane, starting at 9am and finishing at 5pm you will be guaranteed to get lots of laps in. We can’t wait and hope you can all join us and enjoy the day with us. We will be there with the Zero’s which we will be offering passenger rides with one of the GBS team. Passenger passes can all be purchased on the day with Javelin Track Days along with Helmet hire too.

More details about this GBS Track Day can be found on our event page with a link of where to book your place. We recommend that you book soon to avoid disappointment as this is likely to get booked up quite quickly. Click here to see more photographs from our last GBS Track Day.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Looking to Insure your Zero, including Cover while you build, Track Day Cover & more.....

Howden Insurance (the new name for A-Plan Insurance) joined us earlier this year at our GBS Cars & Coffee event in March and they know wants important for GBS Zero Owners and have every step of the way covered for you. They offer Self-Build Cover, Laid-Up Cover, Limited mileage, Track Day Cover, Agreed value, Club discount schemes, Breakdown Cover and much more.

If you are looking or interested in Insurance for your Zero or other sports cars, including self-build cover, track day cover and more then visit our Insurance page for more details and to get a quote from Howden Insurance with our dealer reference code.

For more details on the Zero Self build option please click here, or if you are interested in a bespoke factory built Zero then please click here.

Our next GBS Cars & Coffee event is sponsored by Yokohama and will be happening at GBS on Saturday 15th June. Visit our event page for more details and to see what other events we have planned.

Fantastic evening at our first Friday Night at the Factory event of the year at GBS.....

On Friday 10th May we all started of the weekend with our first GBS Friday Night at the Factory event of the year, it was a fantastic evening and great to have a carpark full of Zeros, other sports cars and bikes. The gates opened at 5pm and the car park soon filled up, and everyone enjoyed the the lovely freshly baked pizza and drinks that we served throughout the evening. We would like to thank you all for joining us and are now looking forward to the next Friday Night at the Factory that will be happening on 28th June at GBS.

Friday Night at the Factory was a new event that we created last year that will be happening on the once a month from May to August. Its a similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events with the opportunity for you all to have a summer evening ride out in your sports cars / bikes and a meeting point to enjoy an evening of cars, bikes, car chat, music, food and drinks with the GBS Team.

Next Event Date: Friday 28th June 2024.
(May to August)
Times: 5pm till late
Location: Great British Sports Cars - NG22 9ZD.
All cars are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Food and drinks will be available on the night. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

Our next GBS Cars & Coffee event is happening on Saturday 15th June at GBS, see more details on our website.

Zero Self Build Kit arrives in Australia and another being exported soon...

The Zero is sold and enjoyed on the road all over the world, this Zero Self Build Kit recently arrived in Australia last month after being collected from us earlier this year, we look forward to following this build as it progresses and sharing updates with you. Another Zero that recently arrived back from paint that was painted in Porsche Riveria Blue with McLaren Orange stripes is now being prepared for shipment and its packing crate will soon arrive and it will be on the way to USA very soon. Another very nice spec Zero painted in Acid Green arrived in Jersey last month and the build is now underway.
Contact us to discuss the options that we offer and to start planning your Zero build today.

GBS are now offering the Sadev Gearbox options..... with technical back-up from SWR Motorsport.

We are pleased to announce that we will now be offering a Sadev 6 speed sequential gearbox options for the Zero and through our parts shop Kit Spares for other cars. After a recent visit from SWR Motorsport we are pleased to be working with them as they are the UK Sadev agent to offer a full range of products for the Zero.

The Sadev 6 speed sequential gearbox is perfect in size for the Zero offering ultra power and performance. Sadev are renowned around the world for making the finest transmission, we have chosen to work with them for this reason to be able to offer our customer the very best transmission to further enhance the Zero making it the ultimate sports car.
Contact the GBS Team for more information or visit our parts website Kit Spares to see more about the specification.

More excellence for more performance….

Great turn out for our first Zero Drive Out of the year…......

Last Saturday (27th April) we enjoyed a drive out in the Zero’s that we organised, where we all met at GBS in the car park where all 13 Zeros enjoyed a drive out together. The route that we planned was similar to to previous drive outs covering around 50/60 miles, which was through some lovely villages and country roads finishing in a nice idyllic location in the countryside where we took the opportunity to enjoy some food and drinks. The weather was perfect for us and the rain held off, we would like to thank you all for joining us and making it such an enjoyable day. We look forward to organising another drive out in the Zeros later in the year. Join our GBS Mailing List to be kept up to date with our latest news and events. The next event is our first Friday Night at The Factory happening on Friday 10th May at GBS, all cars are welcome to join us please find more details on our event page.

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @gbs_cars to see more photographs of what we are up to and behind the scenes. Visit our GBS YouTube Channel to see a short video of our recent Drive Out.

Looking for a used Zero.... To enjoy on the road this summer....

GBS Zero (2019) Ford Duratec.

GBS Zero (2011) Ford zetec.

gbs zero (2020) ford duratec

Are you looking for a used Zero.... We currently have these three used Zeros that are available for sale ready to be enjoyed this summer. They range from £14,500 to £33,500 powered by the 2.5 Ford Duratec and a 2L Zetec engine. All of very nice spec with some nice optional extras and upgrades fitted.

Visit our used car page here to see more photographs and spec, all cars are available for viewing, contact us today to book your appointment or contact us to discuss in more detail with the team.

Work Experience at GBS..... We welcome Students when we can.

We get a lot of requests for Work Experience here at GBS throughout the year, we do our best to offer work experience opportunities when possible weather it be for a week or just a day. As we manufacture and design a lot of components in house, students are able to see and gain full experience of how the Zero and components are designed and manufactured from start to finish and get to see what’s involved to produce a sports car.

Last week we welcomed 18 year old Reece to GBS for two days work experience, Reece is studying Level 3 engineering and A’ Levels in Maths and Physics at Doncaster UTC - (University Technical College) in Doncaster. Reece has a strong passion for cars and motorsport and enjoyed his time with us last week and will possibly being coming back to join us very soon.

We are a very popular choice with Schools and Colleges throughout the country for work experience placements and student placements. Places are limited and are allocated on first come, first served basis, to apply and for all enquires please visit our career page.

See the Zero and GBS Team at this years Kit Car Shows......

We are pleased to have recently booked our stands at this years Kit Car Shows...... Which are taking place at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June.

Then later in the year than normal we will also be at the Newark Kit Car Show that is very close to the GBS Factory at Newark Showground in Newark on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September.

We have not yet confirmed which Zeros will be on display but follow us on our social media channels to see more details nearer the time. A sample range of parts from Kit Spares will also be on display - With the option to pre order your parts and collect at the show.

Interested in our Zero kit, then come and see the team and we can discuss the options with you. Or why wait till then, contact us today and book your visit to see us at the factory and we can show you around and discuss the options and enjoy a test drive in one of our Zero demonstrators. We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to GBS. Contact us here.

Paul Cowland has fun with our GBS Zero demonstrator.....

Recently Paul Cowland took our Zero demonstrator for a few days and enjoyed the experience, read more about is experience on a recent review that can now be seen on the Hagerty website or please click here to read the full review.

Back to the Future: Why Old-Fashioned Sports Cars Are Coming Back

Zero Hand Built to your very own specification.....

Our 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. Also available in LHD and available to export worldwide.

Each car is hand crafted to each customers specification by our skilled and passionate team. There is an extensive range of optional extras and upgrades available, so you will be creating a truly individual sports car that is unique and bespoke to you. Driving a sports car is an intense experience, whatever gear you’re in, the acceleration of the Zero is effortless. The standard Duratec engine gives effortless performance and driveability complemented by a seamless gearbox, whether it is an adrenaline filled drive or touring it gives the best of both. The styling of both the interior and exterior of the car is also unique ensuring you never see two the same.

Together with the GBS team we can tailor your car to meet your bespoke requirements to produce a truly individual car that is unique to you.
On the road price from £41,860.77 inc vat
Click here to explore more details and download our new brochure and options list or contact us today to start your adventure.

Over Easter GBS and Kit Spares will be closed for the long weekend from 29th March- 1st April and be back to normal opening hours on Tuesday 2nd April 2024. You can still order online from our Kit Spares and all orders will be processed and dispatched on Tuesday 2nd April.