GBS & Kit Spares 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 23rd December and we will be open again and back to normal opening hours on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.

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 23rd December 2022 may not be processed or dispatched until 3rd / 4th January 2023. 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 (3rd 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 and also Sealy Tools will be joining us, if you need any parts to keep you busy over the Christmas holidays or are looking for some Christmas presents.

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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….

Job opportunity - Workshop Mechanic and Car Builder

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workshop Mechanic/Car Builder to join our team. Our company manufactures cars as well as other engineering projects from concept to final production, and one off specials to Formula 1 cars.

This is not simply working in your normal workshop; this is an exciting opportunity to join the enthusiastic and dynamic workshop team at GBS. The ideal candidate will enjoy the challenge of working on a range of vehicles including the Great British Sports Cars Zero and have an interest in all things mechanical.

This role for a Workshop Mechanic/Car Builder will be based on site at Great British Sports Cars Ltd (NG22 9ZD) within the engineering and workshop facilities.

To apply for this role please forward your CV and a covering letter to the email provided on our GBS Careers page or click below for more details.

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Fantastic time 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 the 3 days this show is one of our favourite shows of the year and it never disappoints. Both the GBS & Kit Spares stand were busy all 3 days particularly the Saturday, it was great to see so many customers over the weekend as well as meet many new customers that we look forward to welcoming to the GBS factory over the next few months.

On our stand this year was a customers Zero build by Jim Burge.
The Zero Build Spec: Zero Ultimate Self Assembly Customer Build Sport Chassis / Painted Ford Focus RS Blue / 2.5 Duratec Engine Power 200 - 350 bhp / 5 Speed manual gearbox / Carbon Dash with Smiths Gauges / Carbon Fibre Finishing panels / DRL Style Headlights / ATR Adjustable Suspension / ATR Brakes Front: ATR 300mm floating discs 4 pot caliper Rear: Disc & Caliper Standard. Click here for more details about the Zero Ultimate Self Build Kit and other Zero Self Build options we offer.

We also had 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.

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 on Saturday 3rd December at our GBS Factory, please click here for more details.

The start of 2023 is looking very exciting for the GBS team and the GBS calendar for 2023 is looking very busy with lots of new and exciting events scheduled in, the 2023 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 3rd December.

Job opportunity - CNC Machinist / Programmer......

An opportunity has arisen for a CNC Machinist / Programmer to join our team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the enthusiastic and dynamic team at GBS with many exciting things happening in the new year and new products planned.

We are looking to significantly grow GBS in the coming year, this role for a CNC Machinist will be based on site at Great British Sports Cars Ltd (NG22 9ZD) within the engineering and workshop facilities.

To apply for this role please forward your CV and a covering letter to the email provided on our GBS Careers page or click below for more details.

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Start your Christmas shopping early - Kit Spares 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. Or why not come and visit our Showroom & Shop.

The Kit Spares Shop will also be open on Saturday 3rd December at our Christmas Cars & Coffee event.

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

Let us work with you to design the bespoke paint design and graphics for your Zero.

Let us work with you to design the bespoke paint design and graphics for your Zero.
Paint is now fast becoming a popular option and is a service that we offer, we are able to colour match and design your cars paint effect with you from start to finish. The paint option is available on both Zero Self Builds and Factory Builds. Paint can take around 2 to 3 weeks, depending on the design and paint colour. Once your car is with us and the design is confirmed we will be able to give you a more accurate time scale of how long it will be. The other option which is also bespoke to you, is to transform your Zero with vehicle graphics.
Now your Zero is painted you can make it even more stylish with bespoke vehicle graphics which can be truly individual to you. Eye catching graphics can transform your Zero and make it stand out from the crowd even more, we are pleased to work with a local family run design and graphic company and together we are able to offer a bespoke design service for your Zero. You can use your own design or we are able to work with you to get the perfect design.

Below are some recent Zeros that have been painted to give you an idea of what you can have for your Zero. Follow us on Instagram to see more updates of what we are up to and of some other cars that we have painted. Follow us on Instagram here.

Full custom Paint & Vehicle Graphics…

Ultimate Zero Build up close & being enjoyed on the road.....

The Zero range is available as both a self-build and factory built option. This GBS customer Zero build by Jim Burges is an example of a customer’s complete component Zero build which is now on the road and being enjoyed since it was registered earlier this year in March.
You can select from a variety of Zero Self build packages to suit all budgets from our starter kit through to a complete kit of components that can be assembled easily by yourself. The GBS Zero range is available as right hand or left-hand drive and as a Standard width or GT (grand tourer /wide body) chassis option, which allows greater access and a more comfortable seating position for the taller/larger driver. The complete component build comes with all parts to a high specification and many options are included as standard giving you a exceptional and capable car out of the box.
At a Glance, how it works…….. We have designed the ultimate self build Zero kit, to be assembled and purchased in five different stages. This helps with planning, building and budgeting, or if you prefer it can be purchased as a whole package. There are a range of optional extras and upgrades available along the way, so you will be building a truly individual sports car that is unique and bespoke to you.

Explore our Zero Self Build page to see more details on the Zero Self build options that we offer, or contact us and one of the team will be able to advise you. The specification of this Zero Ultimate Self Assembly Customer Build is - Sport Chassis, Painted Ford Focus RS Blue, 2.5 Duratec Engine - Power 200 - 350 bhp, 5 Speed manual gearbox, Carbon Dash with Smiths Gauges, Carbon Fibre Finishing panels, DRL Style Headlights, ATR Adjustable Suspension, ATR Brakes Front: ATR 300mm floating discs 4 pot Caliper, Rear: Disc & Caliper Standard. See more details below about the Zero range and the bespoke factory-build and self build options that we offer or call and email us for any questions that you may have.

GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee is happening on Saturday 3rd December....

The next event for the GBS Team is happening this weekend (11th-13th November) which is the Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham, see more details on our event page. Follow us on Instagram @gbs_cars to see photos live from the event. 

GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event is confirmed and the GBS Team would like to invite you all to the GBS Factory on Saturday 3rd 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. Below is just one car that we know will be joining us on the day! What car will you be joining us in?

Father & Son enjoying their Zero out on the track & more Zeros collected.....

We always like to receive photographs from customers out enjoying their Zeros, we recently received these photographs from father and son Jerry and Matt Haller out enjoying their Zero out on the track at Castle Combe.

January 2019 was the start of Jerry and Matts Zero build when they first visited our GBS stand at the Autosport’s Show at the NEC in Birmingham which was where they first saw the Zero’s on display on our stand. They then came to see us at the factory and enjoyed a factory tour, meeting all the team, seeing all the behind the scenes of what we do….. They went away with plenty of ideas and options, as well as both enjoying a test drive in our Zero demonstrator. A few weeks after their visit we got a email to say they have decided on their Zero spec and were ready to place their order, so they came up to the factory one Saturday and confirmed the spec and options of their kit and payed the deposit. They have been enjoying their Zero on road since the beginning of 2021 and have now enjoyed several road trips and track days in it.

The Zero self build is an ideal project for a Father and Son to enjoy together, and also enjoy together once its on the road on both the road and track.

We have lots of Zero self build kits currently being prepared for collection over the few weeks as well as some that are soon to be exported. We also received another nice Zero back from the paint shop last week, that we shared on our social media channels so make sure you are following us!

See the GBS Zeros and Team at the Classic Motor Show in November.....

The next event and last big show of 2022 for the GBS team is the Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham, which is happening on 11th -13th November 2022.
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 car 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! 

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.

Start planning your Zero build to keep you busy over the Winter months......

Are you looking to start an exciting new project to keep you busy over the winter months? Then a GBS Zero self build could be that ideal project for you. Why not contact us today as we still have a few slots available for a 2022 collection and then we are into the new year for collections for Zero self-build kits.

If you would like to look to arrange a visit to see the Zero, then please contact us and we can get you booked in and we will be able to discuss all the options and answer any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to GBS.

Don’t forget the Kit Spares shop and showroom is open for all your parts and spares, or visit our website to see our full range of parts and spares.

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Make your dream come true…….. We have Finance Options available on both Zero Self Builds & Factory Builds

Busy GBS Cars & Coffee event on Saturday with Sealey Tools.......

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday (17th September) at GBS for our third Cars and Coffee event of 2022……. We had another fantastic day with great weather, cars and cake, a car park full of so many different sports cars. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to you all for joining us and helping us make it another great event and enjoyable day, its always nice to see so many Zero’s together in the car park along with a wide variety of other sports cars.

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 and lots of people took advantage of the discount we were offering on the Sealey Tool range for the day. 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 like to thank Sealey Tools for supporting our event, and for providing a Sealey Tool Kit as prize, the lucky winner picked at random was Steve Bower from the USA the Tool Case will be sent to you with your Zero Kit later this year. 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. We will let you know soon how much money we have raised.
Follow GBS on Facebook and Instagram to see more photographs from the day.

The next GBS Cars & Coffee date will be announced very soon…..

COMPETITION TIME.... WIN a Sealey – Mechanics Tool Kit 144pc.

GBS Cars & Coffee event with Sealey Tools on Saturday 17th September.

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Competition time…… Together with Sealy Tools we are offering you the chance to WIN this Sealey – Mechanics Tool Kit 144pc.

To be in with the chance to WIN this Sealey – Mechanics Tool Kit any order placed with Kit Spares (Online, eBay and Instore ) from Friday 9th September 2022 until 2pm on Saturday 17th September 2022 at our Cars & Coffee event with Sealey Tools.

The Lucky winner will be picked at random by one of the Sealey team who will be joining us on Saturday 17th September at our Cars & Coffee event and the winner will be announced on Monday 19.09.22. We will also be offering a discount on the day on all Sealey Tools that are ordered. See more details about our GBS Cars & Coffee event here.

Customers Zero Mazda build now complete & being enjoyed on the road.....

Another customers Zero Mazda build now complete and being enjoyed on the road. Earlier this month GBS Customer Chris Ankrett was out in his newly finished Zero enjoying the heatwave and called in to see us and show off his finished Zero.
Chris placed his deposit with us for his Mazda Self Build kit in June 2020 and completed his build earlier this year and has now covered several hundred miles and looks forward to hopefully joining us next month at our GBS Cars & Coffee event in his Zero for the first time, along with many other newly registered Zero Owners who are also planning on joining us.
The Spec of this Zero - Zero Mazda Plus Kit, Mazda 1.8 Donor, ATR Suspension, Sparco Wheels, Colour - Nissans Bayside Blue, ATR Throttle Bodies, GBS Seats with GBS Logo, TRS /GBS Ultralight Seat Belts, Carbon Fibre Body Trim, Carbon Fibre Dash with Smiths gauges, Momo steering wheel & Momo quick release boss, Louvered Bonnet, Painted and Carbon Wrap Bonnet.

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. Contact us today to discuss your Zero Mazda Build and to arrange a visit. You can explore our other Zero Self build options here - Zero Self Builds.

GBS Cars & Coffee with Sealey Tools is happening at GBS on
Saturday 17th September.

We welcome a new Apprentice to join the GBS Team........

We are delighted to welcome Lauren to the GBS Team, Lauren is doing her Apprenticeship with us for Fabrication & Welding and studying at West Notts College in Mansfield on a Level 3 Fabricator course where she will be attending 1 day a week from September. Lauren is based in our fabrication department with the team and is currently working on some existing and new products that the team have been developing.

Laurens says “My favourite type of welding is TIG welding I like to give myself a challenge and TIG welding gives me opportunities to learn new skills. I have a good eye for detail and make sure all my work is up to a high quality and it is the best work I can produce”.

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 a keen interest in motorbikes, which she has recently passed her motorbike test.

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. Join our GBS mailing list to keep up to date with GBS News every month and keep visiting a Career page to see more details about future career opportunities at GBS.
Hopefully you will all get to meet Lauren and see the rest of the GBS team next month at our next GBS Cars & Coffee on Saturday 17th September. Visit our GBS event page for more details about our GBS Cars & Coffee event.

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

— Great British Sports Cars

The NEW GBS Doors & Boot Covers are here..... Now available from Kit Spares.

We are pleased to share with you an update on the GBS Weather Gear - The new GBS Zero Doors and Boot Covers are now here and available to view online from our Kit Spares website. Due to demand of the new doors, orders for the doors can not yet be taken online, please contact / email us and I will add you to the list, the next batch is due in very soon.

The new doors have been re designed and offer more comfort whilst driving and look great. The boot cover has also been re designed and is now available for both the Standard and GT Gen 1 and Gen 2 Zeros. The Boot covers are here and available for dispatch now.

Visit our Kit Spares website to explore these new products - www.kitspares.co.uk and to see our full range of other parts and spares. A video can be seen on our GBS Workshop YouTube Chanel that talks through the fitting of the boot covers, please see the link button below.

The full roof weather gear is now underway and we are continuing to work on that and will be ready and hopefully released later this year.

Stocking Sealey Tools & what tools are required for your Zero to be assembled.....

We are pleased to have partnered up with Sealey Tools are a now stocking a range of their tools and products on our parts website - www.kitspares.co.uk or please contact the Kit Spares / GBS Team with the Sealey product code then we can get you a price for the item(s).

We recommend the 144pc tool kit that has a comprehensive range of premier hand tools that are ideal to have at hand when building your Zero is now available from our Kit Spares website.

Sealey Tools will also be with us at our GBS Cars & Coffee event next month, see more details here about this event - GBS Cars & Coffee Event.

The Zero has been designed so that it can be assembled with simple tools, that you most likely already have. If you do not, it may be possible to hire what you need from tool shops. If you decide to purchase them, bear in mind that it is not necessary to have professional grade tools as the workload for them is very small.

University of Nottingham Student placement comes to an end....

We are pleased to have had Hugo Stephens with us here at GBS for several months on his university placement which came to an end last week. Hugo was studying MEng Mechanical Engineering at The University of Nottingham and was also the Mechanical Lead for the Solar Electric Car being built by the University's Racing Team. With his strong background in CAD/CAM, Hugo has been busy working with the GBS team to create the first Build Manual for the GBS Zero. The manual is now well underway and not too far of completion, which we aim to complete and release later this year. By being able to offer a complete manual, we are hoping it will make the decision to tackle your own Component Build less daunting, as this is something we have heard from some of our customers could be improved.

Hugo is now taking a short break before starting a new graduate job in Motorsport in a few weeks. We would like to thank Hugo for all his hard work whilst he has been with us, and we wish him well in his new graduate job which is in Motorsport and look forward to keeping in touch with him.  We are continuing to work with the University of Nottingham and looking at offering other University of Nottingham students a Postgraduate placement with us later this year. Read more about Hugo and his placement in an earlier news post here - Click here.

Busy with GBS Factory Tours ..... Jaguar Enthusiast Group from Norfolk visit GBS.

We have done many factory tours this year already here at GBS to see how our bespoke sports cars and products are designed and manufactured and have many more booked throughout the year. On Saturday we welcomed West Norfolk Jaguar group to GBS for a factory tour.

Everyone arrived in their Jaguar sports cars and to have them all parked together outside the factory for photographs. The tour was led by Richard and John which covered the workshop, design room, clean assembly room, engineering machine shop, Zero build bays , parts and spares store and shop and then back to the showroom where we finish.

Our GBS Factory Tours are free but we ask for a kind donation to be made to our chosen charities which are Cancer Research UK and Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance. Our tours last from anywhere between one and half hours to two hours and would end with a question-and-answer session. A typical GBS Factory Tour usually takes place on a Saturday morning but a weekday & Evening tour can take place on request if needed. We are able to accommodate groups of up to 20 people but more can be arranged. Please click here for more details about the GBS Factory Tours that we offer or contact us.

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GBS Cars & Coffee with Sealey Tools is happening at GBS on
Saturday 17th September.

Great weekend at Newark Kit Car Show with the Zeros…..

At the weekend (23rd & 24th July) some of the GBS Team were at the Newark Showground for this years Newark Kit Car Show . We had a range of Zeros on display and would like to thank GBS Customers Matt Oakley and James Burge for allowing us have their Zeros on display over the weekend along with Witham Motorsport who let us display the Motul Zero Edition over the weekend. The Motul Zero will also be featured in next months Complete Kit Car Magazine.

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 outside for you all to park and be together where is was great to see so many Zeros together.

Matthew Oakley and Son Fraser with their Zero Mazda Build that was on display.

Jim Burge with his Zero Ultimate Zero Self Assembly build that was on display.

The GBS Zero Owners Club area, nice to see so many Zeros together on Saturday.

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.

Jim Burge Zero Build Spec: Zero Ultimate Self Assembly Customer Build Sport Chassis / Painted Ford Focus RS Blue / 2.5 Duratec Engine Power 200 - 350 bhp / 5 Speed manual gearbox / Carbon Dash with Smiths Gauges / Carbon Fibre Finishing panels / DRL Style Headlights / ATR Adjustable Suspension / ATR Brakes Front: ATR 300mm floating discs 4 pot caliper Rear: Disc & Caliper Standard.

Click here to read more about the Zero Motul Edition and to watch a video about the special build.

We would like to thank you all for visiting our stand over the weekend and we now look forward to a busy few weeks of factory visits and test drives. Please click here to see more details about the other shows and events that we are doing later this year as well as events that we are not exhibiting at but might be of interest to you. Or click here to contact us to arrange your visit to see us!

GBS Cars & Coffee with Sealey Tools is happening at GBS on
Saturday 17th September.