The mince pies didn't last long at our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event.....

Last event of 2023……. Think Saturday was the coldest Christmas Cars and Coffee event we have ever had, but still a great turn out and not many mince pies left! Big thank you to everyone who wrapped up warm and joined us, it’s always good to get together and have a car park full of so many different cars. The mince pies went down very well, with only a few left for the GBS team to enjoy. Thank you also to everyone who donated toys for the Santa Bikes Toy Run we are supporting that is happening later this month.

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. The GBS Workshop was also open on the day for viewing, to see more about the workshop services we offer click here.

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. Thank you for your kind donations, we will let you know soon how much money we have raised.
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The 2024 GBS Cars & Coffee dates & Events will be announced very soon…..

GBS & Kit Spares 2023 Christmas Opening times & Gift Ideas….

All of the GBS and Kit Spares team are all looking forward to a well earned break over the festive period, below are our Christmas opening times.

The GBS Factory and Kit Spares Shop will be closed from Friday 22nd December and we will be open again and back to normal opening hours on Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

You can still place your orders online from our parts website Kit Spares over the Christmas break, but please note any orders placed on or after 22nd December 2023 may not be processed or dispatched until 2nd / 3rd January 2024. www.kitspares.co.uk Don’t forget to follow us on our GBS, Kit Spares & ATR Products Social Media Channels and over the Christmas holidays to see what we are up to!

Its also our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event this Saturday (2nd December) at GBS, we hope you can all join us. More details can be found on our event page the Kit Spares Shop will also be open on the day, if you need any parts to keep you busy over the Christmas holidays or are looking for some Christmas presents.

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Christmas Gift Ideas

Below are just a few Christmas Gift Ideas for you and your Zero’s, visit our parts website Kit Spares or contact us for details.

A Kit Spares Gift Voucher could make the perfect gift….

Recent Zero Duratec engine upgrade in the workshop.....

The GBS Workshop is always busy and recently we welcomed this customers LHD Zero back from Norway that was booked in to have an Engine upgrade that we then presented to the rolling road for the customer. This Zero was fitted with a brand New Duratec crate engine, that had only covered around 3000km prior to the Customer requesting the performance upgrade. This upgrade can now be purchased as a component of kits for you to install yourself from our parts website Kit Spares please see part number PAC0018, we are also able to fit this at an additional cost. Click here to see more details about the workshop services or contact us to discuss the options in more detail.

This Zero is now back on the road and being enjoyed back in Norway, whilst it was with us we did a short video talking about the upgrade. Visit our GBS Workshop YouTube channel to see more.

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.

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....

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.

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?

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.

GBS Workshop offerings.... Not just for the Zero.

Here at Great British Sports Cars we have a fully functioning Workshop offering a multitude of specialist services. These services 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 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! IVA Service: IVA Appraisal / Pre Check IVA Works: One stop shop for all CAD Cam design, CNC 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.

Other Services that we offer include: Servicing / Maintenance & MOT’s, Upgrades Repairs: From minor body work repairs to full restorations and crash repairs. Including chassis, panel work, body work and mechanical works. Build Completions & more.....

Click here to see more about the other Workshop Services we offer and to book your car in with us!

We offer Geometry Set Up & Corner Weights which can massively improve the handling of your sports car….

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…..

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.

Zeros attract a lot of attention at the Newark Kit Car Show....

At the weekend (22rd & 23rd July) some of the GBS Team were at the Newark Showground for this years Newark Kit Car Show. We had a complete range of Zeros on display and would like to thank GBS Customers Matt Oakley and Ina Hampton for allowing us have their Zeros on display over the weekend along with our new demonstrator which is the Motul Zero Edition, new Zero Race Car and a Mazda Chassis.

As well as the Zeros on display, we also had a sample range of products from Kit Spares and ATR Products on display. Visit our parts website www.kitspares.co.uk to see our full product range, including our dedicated ATR Products page or come and visit our Kit Spare shop. Over the weekend we had a GBS Zero Owners Club area allocated right outside the main hall for you all to park and be together, but unfortunately due to the rain the outside of the show was not very busy, but was nice to see a few Zero park there over the weekend.

Matt and Frasers Zero Build Spec: Zero Mazda Gen1 Customer Build / 2003 Mk2.5 Mazda MX5 Donor / Sports Chassis with lowered floor / Body painted Mazda Soul Red Crystal / Engine - Mazda 1.8VVT with ATR Throttle Bodies & lightened flywheel / mapped to 180bhp / 5 Speed manual gearbox mated to 4.1:1 Torsen LSD / ATR Adjustable Suspension / GBS Adjustable rear control arms and camber kit / Mazda MX5 ‘big brakes’ Front & Rear / GBS seats / Black on Black Smiths Gauges / MOMO Steering Wheel with quick release / DRL Style Headlights.

Ian Hampton - Factory Built Zero:
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.
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.

Zero Race Car:
The new FIA Zero Race Car was also seen for on our stand. For maximum safety and rigidity our Race chassis comes with a fully welded integrated Roll Cage that is MSUK compliant or to full FIA Compliant spec. The custom Zero Race allows you to tailor the Zero to the engine and running gear configuration of your choice to suit the race series you are competing in, weather that is an already compatible engine or a completely custom engine installation.
Race Car Specification: FIA Homologated Race Chassis Painted Gloss White / Satin Black 2.5 Duratec Engine / ATR throttles / Life ECU Power options 200 - 350 bhp 5 Speed gearbox / Quick shift GRP Dash with AIMS Dash Race Seats / TRS 6pt Harness Momo Steering Wheel Lightweight Floor & Bodywork ATR Adjustable Suspension ATR Brakes Sports Race Fuel Tank & Swirl Pot 4-2-1 Exhaust Manifold Team Dynamics Wheels & Yokohama Tyres.

Visit our event page to see more about events and what event is happening next.

First flight test of a landmark project we have been involved with for the past few years...

We are pleased to share with you the First flight test of a landmark project we have been involved with for the past few years. We have been working with Vertical aerospace and have been supporting the design and then the manufacture of the landing gear for both the nose and main landing gear. All the GBS Team are extremely proud to be part of such and exciting project and new phase for air travel and UK engineering. Click below to see the video of the first flight that took place recently.

Looking for something bespoke?

With full in-house design, development, manufacturing and testing we manage projects through the full product life cycle from concept to final production. Our capabilities range from less complicated prototype fabrication to complex composite structures. Tell us what you are looking for and hopefully we can help. Contact us.

New Factory Built Zero on the road and to being enjoyed....

We are pleased to share photographs and a video of this stunning bespoke factory built Zero that was recently registered and collected last week, it is now being enjoyed on the road and already covered several hundred miles. 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 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.

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.

This brand new Zero can will be seen later this week (22nd & 23rd July) on our stand at the Newark Kit Car Show along with some other very nice Zeros that we will be having on display.