Fun on the track at Donington Park for our GBS Track Day....

Our new Zero race car enjoyed being out on the track at Donnington park earlier this week for our GBS Track Day. On Wednesday (26th June) was our second GBS Track Day of the year, where we were joined with other Zero owners and customers who enjoyed some passenger laps. The weather was perfect, the Yokohama AO52 tyres were offering crazy grip and we’re lapping and gapping some truly great cars that we also out on circuit. We would like to thank everyone who joined us and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

The Zero is ideal for both the road and track, click here to explore more options about the Zeros. We are hoping to get a few more GBS Track day dates in later this year so hopefully you will be able to join us again. More photographs can be seen on our GBS Facebook and Instagram pages and a video has been shared on our YouTube channel soon.

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

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.

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.

The next GBS Factory Tour date announced... Book you place now

Back in February we held a Factory Tour event at GBS which was a great success and a sell out, we are pleased to have confirmed another date later this year for you to come and enjoy a full factory tour of GBS.

We are pleased to offer this opportunity again 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.
The 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. The numbers per tour are limited to give a more personal experience. The next Factory tour date is happening on Saturday 29th June, more details can be found on our event page with a link to book your place, head to our GBS YouTube Channel where you will see a short video of our last GBS factory tour experience.

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.

Review from Mr & Mrs Hartley / GBS Factory Tour on 03/02/24:
We were one of the very first to go on the tour.  And what a treat it was too!  This is a bit different to the normal corporate factory tours we’ve done before.  This felt much more authentic and honest.  Not rehearsed nor delivered by a member of staff.  We were taken around by Richard , the director.  So we got to hear first hand how the business started and how the business has grown.  The tour itself was fascinating as you moved around the premises from room to room (which is like a Tardis!) GBS is a really small team, but that’s what makes this whole business so unique and so incredibly special.  When you see the finished masterpieces created here you will be yearning to buy one.  Anyone who wants a Caterham will think again after visiting.  The tour brings the whole production to life and Richard’s passion for what he believes in and ultimately what him and his team creates will leave you feeling you have to buy a car!  Highly recommend this tour for its individuality and Britishness! 

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….

Friday Night At The Factory is back for 2024..... Join us Friday 10th May at GBS.

Friday Night at the Factory is back and happening in May / June / July / August at Great British Sports Cars.
Happening again this year is our Friday Night at the Factory event -This event we are planning to happen one Friday a month from May to August. Similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events this is a great 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. The GBS Car Park will be open from 5pm till late.  

Hot Food (Pizza) and Drinks will be available for you all to enjoy on the night. The first date for the GBS Friday Night at the Factory is happening on Friday 10th May and then we plan them to take place in June, July and August. The other dates will be confirmed and announced very soon.

All cars and bikes are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

The Kit Spares Shop will not be open on this ‘Friday Night at the Factory’ but please call before and pre order your parts ready to collect on the evening. www.kitspares.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you all and having a car park full of cars. Visit our event page for more details about this event and other events.

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.

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

Fantastic first GBS Track Day of the year at Blyton Park....

Fantastic day at our first GBS Track Day of the year….. Last Saturday (23rd March) was our first GBS Track Day of the year at Blyton Park, where we were joined with 10 other Zero owners some of which was their first time out on the Track in their Zeros.

Out on track was our two Zero demonstrators - Our Zero Mazda demonstrator & New Ford Zero Race car, which were doing not stop laps. Our new Zero Race Car performed exceptionally well and had ques with people wanting passenger laps. Lauren our apprentice who only recently passed her driving test was out on track in our Mazda demonstrator having fun most of day. We would like to thank everyone who joined us and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did, even although it was so cold!

The Zero is ideal for both the road and track, click here to explore more options about the Zeros. We will be announcing the next GBS Track Day very soon so hopefully you will be able to join us again. More photographs can be seen on our GBS Facebook and Instagram pages and a video has been shared on our YouTube channel soon.

Students Zero Race Self Build Kit is progressing well....

Just before we broke up for the Christmas holidays we welcomed a group of year 2 motorsport students from Stafford & Newcastle College (NSCG College) to GBS for a full factory tour. The College now have their Ultimate Zero (Race Chassis) self build kit and the students are now well underway with their build and we have already received a lot of photos from them. The new Zero build guide that we have has been a great help to them and we look forward to following their build, and them joining us at our future events with their very own Zero. We also look forward to welcoming them back to GBS again later this year for another student factory tour.

The Zero build is an ideal education tool in engineering and technical programs. Students 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.

Busy first GBS Cars & Coffee event of the year at GBS on Saturday....

Big thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday (9th March) at GBS for our first Cars and Coffee event of the year…….The weather was perfect and the rain held off for the day. 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, its always nice to see the Zero’s together in the car park along with a wide variety of other cars.

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 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 Howden Specialist Vehicle Insurance for sponsoring and supporting our event, you can see more about their insurance they offer on our Insurance page.

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.

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Join us at our next GBS Cars & Coffee event…..

First shake down of our NEW Zero Race demonstrator at Blyton Park....

Yesterday we took our new Zero Race car on the track for the very first time, some of the GBS Team headed to Blyton Park for the afternoon where we did a shake down with the race car getting it prepared for its first track day event that is happening later this month at Blyton Park.

The demonstrator performed extremely well and the team were pleased with how it handled and everyone else who drove it was also impressed with its performance. Click here to visit our GBS YouTube channel to see the Zero on the track yesterday.

Our Specification of our Zero Race Demonstrator that was also seen earlier this year on our stand at the Autosport’s International show is a 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.

For more details about the Zero Race Chassis that we offer click here to head over to our GBS YouTube Channel where you can see an overview of the GBS Zero Race Chassis options in more detail.

Its great to hear that there are already lots of you booked on to join us on our first GBS Track Day of the year which is happening on Saturday 23rd March at Blyton Park, there are now only a few places left, so book quickly to avoid disappointment. Visit our GBS event page for more details.

National Apprenticeship Week..... We are pleased to have an Apprentice with us here at GBS.

As its National Apprenticeship Week we thought we would share an update on our apprentice that we have here at GBS.
Lauren, who is based in our fabrication and welding department has been with us since 2022 and is doing her Apprenticeship with us whilst studying at Vision West Notts College on a Level 3 Fabricator course where she currently attends 1 day a week.
We have a fantastic team here at GBS and we are all very proud to have Lauren with us as our apprentice who is a very valued member of our team. Hopefully you will get to meet Lauren later in the year at our GBS events and when she is out the track in her car at our next GBS Track Day next month.

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

— Great British Sports Cars

The First Factory Tour of 2024.... There will be chance to join us on the next one....

First Factory Tour of 2024.... Book on the next one

Our First Factory Tour event was hosted at the weekend and was massive success. We are pleased to offer this new 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.
The 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. The numbers per tour are limited to give a more personal experience. The next Factory tour dates will be later in the year and announced very soon so keep checking our event page for updates and head to our GBS YouTube Channel where you will see a short video of our factory tour experience.

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.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. We liked the small group size and the informal approach. The wide range of pure engineering capability took us by surprise, the one stop shop approach was outstanding, the work and collaboration with other companies was amazing to witness, the thinking outside the box was inspiring” Review by Mr Kevin Rigby enjoyed the tour with his son.

See us at the Race Retro show next month....

See us at the Race Retro show next month with the Zero. After a break of several years of not exhibiting at the Race Retro we are pleased to be back there next month (23rd-25th February) with the Zeros.
Experience the exhilaration of retro motorsport as they bring together legendary figures, iconic cars, and heart-pounding live rally action! The event showcases specialist exhibitors offering a unique selection of products and a plethora of inspiring automotive displays. 

We can be found in Hall 2 with the Zero.

Visit our events page to see more details of other events that we are going to be at with the Zeros this year.

Students enjoy a factory tour of GBS before they start their very own Zero Build this year....

Just before we broke up for the Christmas holidays we welcomed a group of year 2 motorsport students from Stafford & Newcastle College (NSCG College) to GBS for a full factory tour. The College have an Ultimate Zero self build kit on order that these students will be building, they will be collecting their kit later this year and are ready to start the build and get it on the road asap. We look forward to following their build, and them joining us at our future events with their Zero.
The Zero build is an ideal educations tool in engineering and technical programs. Students 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.

Tri Tech will be with us on our stand at the Autosport Show......

We are very much looking forward to being at this year’s Autosport’s Show happening next week. With our ongoing partnership we are delighted that Tri-Tech 3D will be joining us on our stand again this year.
On display, along with the Zeros including our new Zero Race car that is now ready for the track will be one of the latest UltiMaker 3D printers. An affordable starting point for anyone looking to get into 3D printing, the UltiMaker S7 is built for a wide variety of applications (including End use parts, Tooling, Jigs & Fixtures) many of which are ideal for the Automotive industry.
Not only will you will be able to see this 3D Printer on our stand, there will also be a selection of 3D printed models from market leaders Stratasys. Boasting five different 3D print technologies and an even wider gamut of materials, we have sample parts from previous use case projects that are sure to make you stop and look, and some that can be seen on our Zero Race Car.

We can be found with the Tri-Tech team in Hall 2 on Stand 3850 over the four days, follow us on our social media channels during the lead up to the show for more details of what will be on display on our stand over the 4 days.

The first event on the GBS Calendar for 2024 is confirmed....

A BUSY START TO 2024….

The very first event on the GBS Calendar for 2024 is confirmed, we are excited to be exhibiting at the Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham in January where the GBS team will be with the Zeros.
Make sure you follow us on Instagram to see more details of what we will be revealing on our stand. We can be found in Hall 2/3 on stand 3850, we are all looking forward to being there with the Zeros.

More events will soon be added to our 2024 calendar including the GBS Cars & Coffee dates and GBS Track Days will be announced very soon, so make sure you keep checking our GBS event page to see what we are up to and have planned for 2024.