GBS Zero registered and on the road in Norway....

It always nice to receive an email of photographs from customers. Earlier this week we received some photographs from GBS customer Peer Moberg from Norway, of his newly registered Zero in Norway. Peers collected his full Zero self build kit from the factory in January 2019 and its now all complete, registered and has its number plates fitted, already and waiting to be enjoyed on the road.

This stunning Zero features - LHD Standard Sport Chassis, 2.5ltr Ford Duratec engine, with ATR Throttle Bodies, Life ECU, Painted with Stripes, Carbon Fibre Bodywork Pack, Rear Diffuser, Momo Steering Wheel and Quick Release Boss, Heated windscreen, ATR Suspension and ATR Brakes.

The Zero range is available in both right and left hand drive due to its symmetrical design and has already been sold and registered into France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Siberia, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America and Southern Ireland. For more details about the Zero and what options available please click here.

We will soon be sending two more Zero self build kits to customers in USA and Canada. Visit our Zero Self Build page for more details on the Zero self build options or contact us to discuss.

NEW GBS Zero Complete Component Build Package released…..

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We are pleased to share with you the NEW GBS Zero complete component build package. This Ultimate Self Assembly package we have designed 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.
Each phase has shipping in mind so it can be packaged up easily to be delivered directly to your workshop where ever you are around the world. Or can be collected directly from the factory if you prefer. Finance options are available on all or part of the packages.

We still offer the Zero Mazda single donor and Custom kit, allowing you to build a car from the ground up from a bare chassis and with the engine of you choose. Click here to visit our other Zero Self Build options or click the button below to see details on the NEW Ultimate Self Assembly Zero. Or please contact us if you have anymore questions.

Please note: Our parts shop Kit Spares online shop is still open along with our Kit Spares eBay Shop or call us on 01623 860990 to place your order. Deliveries are still being sent out on next day delivery services via parcel force and we are not having to many delays.

GBS Zero looking good in USA & another on the way soon….

GBS customer Dan Kincade in the USA has his Zero on the road for a while now and has made some modifications and improvements to his Zero. We made him some custom 42mm tubes to give more performance for his new high spec Mazda engine, Dan will be taking it to the Dyno soon to see how it performs. Dan also purchased the new adjustable rear wishbones for the Mazda and has them all fitted and working now. Dan says  “Between the accelerator, rear arms and headers I feel that my car has been transformed to the next level. I look forward to continuing to up rate my Zero with more GBS / ATR components.”

We have another Zero that has recently been panelled that will soon be off to paint that is going to become one of our new Zero demonstrator cars in the USA. We are currently just deciding on the paint scheme for it, we will share more on that over the next few weeks with you.

The GBS Workshop has some nice Zero’s that are currently being built, if you follow us on Instagram @gbs-cars then you will see more updates on them on there. We also have several Zero’s that have been with us for our IVA Service that we offer, and they are all now ready and waiting for the test dates to be confirmed. Please get in touch for more details about the IVA Service that we offer and other workshop services or to look to get your car booked in.

At this difficult time we are in, it’s been nice to see that a lot of you have been busy in the garage working on your Zero builds and doing upgrades and jobs to them. If you have any photographs, send them in to us we would love to see them and share them with others. Our parts shop Kit Spares online shop is still open along with our Kit Spares eBay Shop or call us to place your order. Deliveries are still being sent out on next day deliveries via parcel force and we are not having to many delays.

Nice Zero's currently being built & another arrived back from paint....

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We are busy with several Zero factory build in progress…. We shared this newly painted green Zero with you last month and it’s progressing nicely the carpets are in, seats arrived and wheels are on, suspension fitted and the interior dash is now being fitted. It will soon be up and running and ready waiting to be presented to IVA, we will share more photographs once its on the floor and ready to go.

Another stunning Zero recently arrived back from our paint shop and we are pleased to share it with you all. This Zero has been painted in a stunning Audi R8 Orange, and will be powered by a 2L Zetec engine its now back in our workshop ready for the build to continue and to get it completed ready to present to IVA. Visit our GBS Instagram to see a video of this newly painted orange Zero. Click here to follow GBS on Instagram.

There is a slight delay in IVA Tests due to the Coronavirus and we have had several tests that were booked cancelled that are now being rescheduled. If you are interested in our IVA Service that we offer please click here for more details and contact us to get your car booked it, we are still completing and sending applications off, this will avoid any delays for when the test stations are back up and running.

Zero Race spot the difference:
Not colouring in this time, but its spot the difference…. GBS Zero Race at Silverstone, there are 16 differences hope you can spot them! Click here to have ago and share with the Children.

Looking for a used Zero? Then we have some available that you might like...

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Are you looking for a used Zero? Then we have this very nice spec Zero available... GBS Zero GT (2013)

We often get asked if there any used Zero’s available and we are pleased to share this very nice factory build one that is being sold on behalf of a GBS Customer. This Zero is a great example of a 2013 Factory build car, that has had one loving owner with full factory service history and has only covered 12,500 miles with full MOT, it has also had many factory modifications and upgrades to improve performance making it a very capable car.
The car is a GT chassis offering more room for the occupants with stainless steel panels our GT touring seats accompanied by TRS 4-point harness and seat runners on both sides. The car comes complete with full wet weather gear (door, roof, boot cover)

It is a 2L Zetec engine that produces 230bhp, the modified engine was built by renowned Ford engine builder Harvey Gibbs and was built from a brand new create engine. See below some photographs of this Zero.

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Or if you are looking for a little bit of fun to use on the track then we have another Zero that you might be interested in. We are selling our Zero Race / Track Day demonstrator as we have a new one that is now in production. It is not road registered or IVA Tested, but could be made road legal with modifications and IVA, it’s a standard Race Chassis with fully welded intergrated Roll Cage powered by a  Ford 2L Zetec Engine 180 BHP.

If you are interested in either of these Zero’s that we have for sale then please visit our Used Car page where you will find more details or please contact us for more details and to look to arrange a visit in the near future.

We are also pleased to offer finance… We are in Partnership with Pegasus Finance and can offer you finance options on the GBS range and associated products, including our Zero self build kits. Please click here for more details about our finance options and to get an instant quote.

Spot the difference…. GBS Zero Race at Silverstone, there are 16 differences hope you can spot them! Click here to download and Print off.

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GBS Factory Tour…… You can’t visit us, so we bring the GBS Factory to you.

GBS Factory Tour…… You can’t visit us, so we bring the GBS Factory to you…..
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID 19) the GBS Factory is closed for visitors so we are unable to invite you to see us, but after getting a lot of enquiries we are pleased to share a video that we have created taking you on a full factory tour and behind the scenes of GBS including our manufacturing site which not many of you have seen before. The video is over 40 minutes and the sections it covers are - Introduction GBS / Kit Spares, Show Room, Main Stores, Bodywork, Manufacturing, Engineering, Clean & Assembly Room, Design Room, Workshop & Test Drive in our demonstrators. (You can skip sections, in the description) Please click here to watch the video on our site or click here to visit our GBS YouTube Channel.

We are working hard here at Great British Sports Cars to ensure the safety and well being of Staff and Customers to enable us to provide the same service and to continue to stay open.

The GBS & Kit Spares Showroom is now closed to the public to visit until further notice, but our phone lines are still fully OPEN as is our Kit Spares website and eBay Shop. Please see links www.kitspares.co.uk and Kit Spares eBay Shop. Also, good news is that our workshop is open for necessary vehicle repair and servicing, IVA preparation etc. Our staff have taken all necessary precautions during this difficult time, so if you are needing necessary work, please get in contact to see how we can help you and also look to get it booked in.

Those that are interested in a Zero self build or factory built car please still get in touch still via email or phone and we can send you details and answer all your questions that you may have, please do watch our factory tour video as that will show what we have available and what we are up to. As soon as test drives in our demonstrators will be available we will let you know.

We would like to thank you all for your co-operation at this unprecedented time. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you all again very soon!

Enjoy the Easter weekend.
Best wishes to you all from all the team here at GBS.

Please also follow us on Instagram to see more updates from the GBS Factory.

Great to see Father & Son enjoying their newly registered Mazda based Zero....

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We always love to see father and son’s enjoying their Zero’s together, it’s a very popular project that can be enjoyed together over many years. Last month GBS Customer Matt Oakley and his 9 year old Son Fraser visited us at that factory in their newly registered GBS Zero Mazda. Matt collected his Zero in May 2018 and it was IVA tested and registered beginning of March. It’s a 1.8 Mazda based Zero on ATR Products Throttle Bodies, with ATR Products Suspension and many other nice optional extras. Their Zero is a similar colour to our new GBS Zero demonstrator but with different colour bodywork combinations, its a lovely Zero build and we look forward to seeing more photos of them out enjoying their Zero later in the year.

Fraser also sent us his Zero colouring which looks great and is coloured the same as his Zero. In a recent Blog post we gave you the chance to have a go at colouring in a Zero and add a creative background which has been popular, they all look great and thank you for sharing them with us. Click here to have ago at colouring your own Zero, we look forward to seeing more!

We look forward to seeing Matt and Fraser again later this year, and hopefully join us at our Cars & Coffee events and Track Days once things are all back to normal.

Our NEW Gen 2 Zero Demonstrator featured in this months CKC Magazine….

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We always look forward to receiving our copy of CKC Magazine and it was nice to see that our new Zero demonstrator was featured in the magazine and on the front cover too. Adam from CKC Magazine visited us last month to view and test drive our new Zero demonstrator. Adam was very impressed “ It may not look that different to any GBS Zero that’s gone before, but the new Gen 2 has been through a thorough process of evolution” We are lucky to have a wide open A- Road close to the factory with well sighted corners so we can drive with confidence, so Adam was able to enjoy his test drive and put the demonstrator through its paces to see how it handled. Our new demonstrator is a very nice high spec car and has a lot of optional extras and upgrades on it. “There are thousands of changes – not that you would know just by looking” you can see and read more in the magazine which is out now and available to purchase online delivered directly to your door.

If you have any questions about the Zero self-build or factory build options, please get in touch we would love to hear from you. We look forward to welcoming you all back to the factory to see and have a test drive in our demonstrator very soon. Click here to get in touch.

In our last Blog post we gave you the chance to have a go at colouring in a Zero and add a creative background. It was great to see that many children have been enjoying colouring the Zero…. Here is 7 year old Amelia and 3 year old Lottie with their finished pieces that they have shared with us, they look great and thank you for sharing them with us. Click here to have ago at colouring your own Zero, we look forward to seeing more!

Another Zero back from paint, and a chance to colour yours…….

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The GBS Workshop has been busy recently and had some very nice spec Zero’s waiting to go to paint and we have one very nice Zero that recently arrived back from paint that we are pleased to share with you. This stunning green Zero arrived back at the factory and now the build continues to get it finished. It is bright green with black stripes and nose cone band and the headlight bowls are painted to match, this Zero will be powered by a 2.5 Duratec engine on ATR Products throttle bodies. We all love it and can’t wait to see it finished now, we will share more photos as the build progresses on our Instagram where you can also see a video of it…
Follow us on Instagram to see more, paint is now becoming a very popular option for the Zero’s and every Zero that we see is always different, please visit our Personalisation page to see more options and upgrades that are available on the Zero range.

Your chance to colour your Zero…..
We saw this happening somewhere else and thought it was a great idea and would love to do it for our customers….
We understand it must be hard to keep the kids occupied in these uncertain times so here is a little something for them to do. Please see some colouring in for them (and you) to do of our new GBS Zero demonstrator. Colour the Zero in and ADD a creative background…. Could be a Race Circuit, in your garage or your favourite place! Be creative and share them with us, we will share all the drawings on our website and social media next month. We look forward to seeing what colours and background you create. Please see below to download and print.

Warmest regards & best of wishes from the entire team here at GBS.

Zero’s out on the Race Track at Blyton Park for private event…..

If you follow us on Instagram ( @gbs_cars ) you may have seen a few behind the scenes photographs of several Zero’s at Blyton Park earlier this month…. We organised a corporate day and hired the Blyton Park race circuit for exclusive use for the Zero’s. This was in conjunction with TheCarCrowd who are building the UK’s first crowd funding platform for classic cars, see more details about TheCarCrowd here. This was the launch event for TheCarCrowd and it’s was also the release of our new Zero demonstrator that people could experience on the day. TheCarCrowd guests enjoyed passenger laps with the GBS team in our new Zero demonstrator and Zero Race car then they were given the opportunity to drive themselves in our Zero Mazda demonstrator.
We were also joined by many guests throughout the day including Sam Pinkham who is the early breakfast presenter for Virgin Radio UK, our local MP Mark Spencer who all enjoyed their experience out on the track in the Zero’s. At the end of the day we had a drag race between Electric v Petrol….. Which do you think would WIN a drag race between a Tesla Model S and our GBS Zero? We will share the results and video with you all soon!

It was a great day, enjoyed by all and we look forward to hosting more days like this in the future. We would also like to thank Aireshelta Products for providing the tent shelter for the day and Delilah Fine Foods in Nottingham for providing the food for us all to enjoy.

GBS Track Day update: We currently have two GBS Track Days booked, at Blyton Park on Saturday 18th April and at Donignton Park on Friday 15th May. Both Track Days are via javelin Track Days and we are sorry to say that our Track Day at Blyton Park on Saturday 18th April is cancelled, Javelin Track Days events are now all suspended until 30th April 2020. If any of you have booked on already, please visit our event page with a link to details and options that are available to you. We will keep you updated about our GBS Track Day at Donnington Park in May and other events that we have planned for this year.

We are doing all we can to support our suppliers & partners in this time and most importantly look after our customers and staff. We very much appreciate your patience and continued support in these turbulent times. Thank you.

GBS Cars & Coffee event update: Coronavirus

We have had several emails, phone calls regarding the happening our GBS Cars & Coffee that we have planned to take this Saturday (21st March) at the GBS Factory, so we would like to update you with our decision.

19/03/2020 - 10.00am: GBS Cars & Coffee event this Saturday (21st March) update -
This morning the GBS Team have made the decision to all be at the Factory on Saturday (21st March) from 10am - 2pm should you wish to still join us. We are changing the format in line with government advice, but we do ask that if anyone has any symptoms of the virus or are vulnerable, we ask you not to attend.

We appreciate your patience and continued support in these turbulent times.
Small and independent businesses value your continued support now more than ever.
We will certainly be doing all we can to support our suppliers & partners in this time and most importantly look after our customers and staff.

Our parts shop Kit Spares will be open, but we ask if possible please call (telephone 01623 860990) before the day to place your order then we can prepare it ready for you to just collect on the day. You can still purchase on the day if you wish, but we are just trying to reduce contact and make the day run smoothly.

We will be doing more Cars & Coffee events later in the year, so you won’t be missing out if you can’t join us.

If you wish to join us we look forward to seeing you, but if you decide not to then we fully understand and hopefully you can join us next time.

Warmest regards & best of wishes from the entire team here at GBS.

GBS Customer collects his second Zero Self Build Kit & more Kits being exported…

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A few weekends ago we welcomed GBS Customer Tim Furnival back to the GBS Factory to collect his new Gen 2 Zero Ford based Self Build Kit. This is Tim’s second Zero that he will have built and we look forward to following the build and sharing the progress with you.

Tim said “ I started the whole kit car interest with buying a Robin Hood kit, which did have a lot of challenges..…. Then I saw GBS at Staffordshire Kit Car show a number of years later having heard they had taken over Robin Hood.. straight away I could see such a difference in the early mk1 kit, so I purchased and built the car that was featured in complete kit car magazine with a transit van turbo engine in it.

Again 10 years on family and marriage later I saw Richard at the Autosport International Show and again I was hooked. Seeing all the development and updates from my kit and with the introduction of the ATR Products, again I was impressed with what was on offer and Richard had helped with purchase options and spending time talking to me about a new kit. It is a lot easier for anyone to build a car and now I think GBS has done this with all the readymade options to help you. Dare I say it definitely beats rival competitors in quality and beats them by price…..  Hence my second purchase 😃”.

Tim’s Zero made it onto the front cover and was featured in CKC Magazine in November 2009. Hopefully Tim’s next build will also be feature in magazines.

We have several other Zero self build kits that are now be prepared for collection over the next few weeks including a nicely painted Zero that is currently being packed for export to the USA and another that is going to Canada.

Our Cars and Coffee event that is happening this Saturday (21st March) is looking like its going to be a very busy day, don’t forget to let us know you are joining us so we know how many cakes to make! Click here for more details

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See us at Goodwood FOS with the Zero’s & busy preparing for our next event….

We are excited to be returning to the Goodwood The Festival of Speed later this year with the Zero’s. The last time we exhibited at Goodwood Festival of Speed with the Zero’s was back in 2013, so after many years we are delighted to be going back this year.
It is the largest motoring garden party in the world – an incredible four days that brings together an impossibly heady mix of cars, stars and motorsport ‘royalty’ to create the largest car culture event in the world. Held in the immaculate grounds of Goodwood House, this annual hillclimb event is a true celebration of motorsport and all things automotive. More details and our stand location can be found on our events page.

We are now busy preparing for our next event on the GBS Calendar which is first GBS Cars & Coffee event of the year which is taking place at the GBS Factory very soon on Saturday 21st March at the GBS Factory.

Last year our cars and coffee event that we held in March  was our biggest and busiest ever event, with the car park over flowing, and this year we are hoping you can join us and that its going to be even better!  As always, expect to see plenty of Zero’s in the car park along with a range of other sports cars, our parts shop Kit Spares will be open on the day, and there will be plenty of cakes and unlimited tea and coffee for you all to enjoy, whilst helping us to raise more money for two great charities…. We will be collecting for the Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance & Cancer Research.
Don’t forget to let us know if you will be joining us, so we know how many cakes to make. Everyone is welcome in any car, more details can be found on our event page.

Click here to visit our GBS Facebook event and to let us know you are joining us.
The GBS team look forward to seeing you all.

Did you know that around 80% of the Zero is produced and manufactured in house….

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, and around 80% of the Zero is produced in house by our great team of 14 people that make the GBS Zero happen. Below are just a few behind the scenes photographs that show how the Zero and components are produced here at the Factory.

The complete GBS in-house manufacturing and design facility enables you to benefit from a managed supply chain that ensure our products are delivered consistently to the high-quality standard you expect. We design, manufacture and produce in house as much as we can including the Zero Chassis and Race (FIA) Chassis, Wishbones, Aluminium Body Panels, GRP Bodywork (choice of 9 colours) as well as a range of Carbon Fibre Bodywork panels, Suspension, Throttle Bodies, Brake Calipers, Exhaust System including Silencers & Manifolds, Fuel Tanks, Fuel Filler Caps and much more, below are just a few photographs of some of our favourite products that we manufacture. Our product range is not just for our Zero, its also suitable for a full range of other sports cars, we also have full workshop and design facilities enabling us to offer custom fabrication.

The 2000sq ft of component storage that we have provides our customers with access to a  comprehensive parts inventory to support your initial build requirements and the rapid dispatch of spares should the need arise.  Components and spares can be purchased directly from our showroom store at the factory or online from our parts website at www.kitspares.co.uk. and also www.atrproducts.co.uk

The range of GBS Zero’s are available as a factory-built car or in component form. You can select from a variety of packages ranging from a starter kit through to a full bill of material that can be assembled by yourself or by us. The GBS range is available in right or left hand drive and as a Standard width or wider GT chassis option. Click here to see more on the Zero options or contact us to arrange a visit.

You can trust that the range of cars and options available to you will provide superior value in terms of appearance, quality, design, performance, support and most of all enjoyment. See more manufacturing and engineering photographs on our engineering page, please click here.

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GBS Zero on display at the Race Retro Show....

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At the weekend some of the GBS Team were at Stoneleigh Park for this years Race Retro Show, which is another one of our favourite shows of the year that we exhibit at. On display was our new GBS Gen 2 Zero demonstrator along with a range of  Kit Spares products which attracted a lot of attention and also on display was some of the popular ATR Products including ATR Sump, ATR Shock Absorber and the Ford 2.5 Duratec Engine and much more on display. Also spotted at the weekend on the 750 Motor Club Stand was our Exhaust Manifold, Inlet Plenum Chamber, Fuel Pressure Regulator that was fitted to a multiple race-winning Ma7da car that was on their stand, we are proud to be supplying the 750 Motor Club with Control parts for the Ma7da Series formula. To see our full range of parts and spares please visit www.kitspares.co.uk and also www.atrproducts.co.uk Lots of new products have recently been added to the Kit Spares website over the last few weeks, see below a few new parts that have been added.

Don’t forget we have our Kit Spares shop and showroom with a full range of parts and spares on display, we are open Monday - Friday and occasional Saturdays depending on events. (please contact us for Saturday openings for both GBS & Kit Spares)

The next event in the GBS Calendar is our first Cars & Coffee (and cake) event of 2020 that we are holding here at the GBS Factory in Nottinghamshire which is happening on Saturday 21st March. It already looks like we will be seeing a variety of different cars in the car park, everyone is welcome to join us and more details can be found on our events page or on our GBS Facebook page. Let us know you will joining us….

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Magazine visit & enjoy a test drive in our NEW Zero demonstrator….

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You may have seen our new Gen 2 Zero demonstrator on our stand at several events that we have recently attended including the Autosport’s Show last month and it can also be seen this weekend (21st-23rd February) at the Race Retro Show on our stand. Our new demonstrator has been busy doing test drives, and it was nice to have Adam from Complete Kit Car magazine visit us yesterday morning to view & test drive our NEW Gen 2 Zero Demonstrator. Its a very nice high spec car and has a lot of optional extras and upgrades on it, see below its specification.

If you would like to come and see us and see our new Zero Gen 2 demonstrator then get in touch today, we look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to the GBS Factory. The Zero can also be seen next month at our GBS Cars and Coffee event which is happening on Saturday 21st March at the GBS Factory, you can find more details on our event page about the day.

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Specification:
Sport Chassis
Ford 2.5 Duratec Engine
ATR Throttle Bodies
Estimated BHP 195BHP
ECU Life Racing
Painted Hyacinth Red metallic
Carbon Fibre Dash with Aims Technologies MXP Strada Dash
Painted Sport Front Wings which are now standard on GBS Self build Packages
Carbon Fibre body kit including rear stone guards
ATR Suspension
DRL Style Headlights
Seats – GBS Stand Seats with red Stitching secured with black Ultralight TRS Motorspot GBS 4 Point Harness.
Wheels & Tyres - Team Dynamics pro race 1.2s – 7” front 8” rear with Yokohama AD08R tyres all round.
ATR Brakes front only – ATR light weight uprights front and rear.

Visit our GBS YouTube Chanel to see more details on our New Gen 2 Zero Demonstrator.
Contact us today book a Factory Visit & Test Drive, we look forward to hearing from you.

More Zero’s soon to be on the road in the UK & USA….

The GBS Workshop is always busy, and we often have several Zero’s with us for the IVA Service that we offer. We recently prepared and presented to IVA a Ford based Zero built by GBS Customer Tom Pearce, who collected his Zero Self Build kit from us 8 years ago from the GBS factory in 2012. Tom’s Zero is now back with him and just awaiting for the registration to come through before he can get the number plates and get it on the road to enjoy some miles. (Pictured above is Tom with Keith, 8 years ago when he collected his Zero Self Build kit from us)

Tom Said “I also want to say what a pleasure it has been to deal with Gbs over the last 8 years, all the staff have been friendly and helpful, so many thanks to Richard, Keith and Yourself for all your have done to help me get my car on the road.  Please can you pass on my appreciation to Matt and the team for the outstanding job they have done finishing off my car, I couldn’t stop smiling when I saw it Tuesday evening.” 

We hope Tom can join us next month in his Zero for our first GBS Cars and Coffee event of the year, which looks like we are going to be joined by lots of other Zero owners as well as many other sports cars. Everyone is welcome to come and join us, please click here for more details about the event. Whist Tom’s Zero was with us we also did the Geometry set up, which is just one of our workshop services that we offer, click here for more details on the  workshop services that we offer.

Over in the USA its great to see that another customer’s Zero build is now also not to far of completion. GBS Customer Michael Etzel in USA visited us at the factory last summer where he enjoyed a factory tour and test drive in our Mazda demonstrator with Richard. Mike emailed last week with some photos and to say thank you to Richard for his help with the Emerald mapping at his tuners, which was a successful day and the car runs strong.
Mike said “ Strapped to the Dyno for today’s testing. The Emerald needed lots of mapping to work correctly. By days end it is running very strongly. I rebuilt a 200k mileage 1991 1.6L Miata to stock specs then installed the ATR throttle bodies. We pulled 116.5 hp @ 7000 at the wheels today. It will get me around town just fine. We need a couple more hours to verify the mapping and remove all the test equipment, button it up and were done. Very glad to be at the final stage of the build. Now to inspection, assign the vin and get it registered. A special thank you to Richard for his time talking to my tuner so we did the job correctly”.

We look forward to seeing more photographs from Mike later in the year. Click here for details on the USA Zero self build options that we offer. If you have any photographs of your Zero build, then we would love to see them and share with everyone. Please visit our contact page for details.

See us at Stoneleigh & Newark Kit Car Show with a Zero Club area reserved….

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Above is our GBS and Kit Spares stand at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show last year. Click here to see more photographs from our time at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show last year.

The GBS Event Calendar is getting busy and we have something on almost every month…… We are pleased to have recently confirmed our GBS and Kit Spares Stands for Stoneleigh Kit Car Show and also Newark Kit Car Show which has returned after many years. Stoneleigh Kit Car Show is happening on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May, then Newark Kit Car Show is happening Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July. We will be at both events with a collection of Zero’s on display along with a full range of parts and spares from Kit Spares and ATR Products that you can view and purchase on the day.

We have also arranged for there to be a club stand area for all GBS Zeros at both Stoneleigh and Newark. So if you are going in your Zero please feel free to park their along with all other Zero owners. We look forward to seeing you all at both events and seeing all the Zero’s parked together. Please visit our event page to see more details about these events and about the GBS Zero Owners Club areas.

Don’t forget its our GBS Cars and Coffee event that is happening on Saturday 21st March at the GBS Factory, its already looking like its going to be a busy event. Our parts shop Kit Spares will also be open on the day, so if you need any parts let us know before the day and we can get them ready for you to collect on the day as it can sometimes be very busy! Visit our parts website www.kitspares.co.uk to see more details.

*Our next event that is happening later this month (21st-23rd February) is The Race Retro Show where the Zero’s can be seen.

The first GBS Track Days of 2020 are confirmed....

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After two very successful and enjoyable GBS track days last year we are hoping to do many more this year and we are pleased to have confirmed the first two for this year.  

We are pleased and excited to announce that the next GBS Track Days will be happening on Saturday 18th April at Blyton Park and then on Friday 15th May we will be at Donington Park.
Both Track Day events are via Javelin Track Days. To book your place and for more details please visit our event page or click on the links below. We recommend that you book early to avoid disappointment!
We will confirm which garage number for Donington Park Track Day we will be in nearer the time, as usual we will also be offering passenger rides on the day with one of the GBS team in the Zero’s. Passenger ride passes can be purchased on the day through Javelin Track Days, more details about that can be found on our event page.
We can’t wait and hope you can all join us in your Zero’s or just in person to enjoy the day with us, we look forward to seeing you all there.

We hope to get a few more track days in this year and are already looking to book more for later in the year, so if you can’t make these two Track Days don’t worry we will be doing more, as soon as they are confirmed we will share the details with you all.
Visit our GBS YouTube channel to see videos of the Zero’s out on the track at different race circuits and below are a few photographs.

Looking for that perfect Valentines Gift…. How about a GBS Zero.

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As Valentine’s Day is now fast approaching, many of you may still be looking for that perfect gift… Have you considered a GBS Zero sports car it will be enjoyment for you both, weather you go for the self-build or factory-built option we now also have them available on finance, making owning your dream car even easier!
Why not come and visit us and see how easy and enjoyable a GBS Zero Build would be for you, or if that doesn’t interest you how about come and see us and choose the specification of your sports car for us to build for you! A warm welcome always awaits you at the GBS Factory. Our new Gen 2 Zero demonstrator is always ready for passenger drives too.

We have several events throughout the year that you and your partner and families can all join us on in your Zero’s like Track days, Cars & Coffee events, Open Days and much more. So whatever the journey you’re guaranteed a GBS Zero will turn heads, gather smiles and create new friends! (Our next GBS Cars & Coffee event is happening on Saturday 21st March)

Kit Spares have some very nice products that will also make nice Valentines Gifts…. If your not sure then a Kit Spares Gift Voucher could be the perfect gift! Please visit our parts website www.kitspares.co.uk