Looking for that perfect Valentines Gift….. To enjoy together?

As January is nearly over Valentine’s Day is now fast approaching, many of you may be looking for that perfect gift… Have you considered a GBS Zero sports car? It will be enjoyment for you both, whether you go for the self-build or factory-built option, you can make your dream a reality.

Due to the current national lock down, we are unable to invite you to GBS to see the Zero, but we are still available via phone, email and Zoom to answer any questions that you may have and to discuss all the specifications and options that are available.
Due to Covid-19 we have also not been able to host and attend our usual events, but we have several events throughout the year that you and your partner and families can all join us on in your Zeros like Track days, Run Outs, 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!

We look forward to hearing from you, and getting you on the road in your Zero.

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 to see our full range of parts & spares or contact us on 01623 860990 and one of the team can advise you.

Nearly a year old and has covered many enjoyable miles.... Plus more filming at GBS.....

This stunning Zero factory build has been enjoyed on the road for almost a year now...... Covering many enjoyable miles on the road and track. Many of you may have seen it if you visited our stand at the Autosports Show last year, as it was on display along side our Zero demonstrator. Its of similar spec to our Gen 2 Zero demonstrator which is powered by the 2.5 Ford Duratec engine….

This Zero that is owned by Robin Copley is of very nice spec, it is - Sport Chassis , Painted Mercedes Polar White, 2.5 Duratec Engine, Power 200 - 350 bhp, 5 Speed manual gearbox, Carbon Dash with Smiths Flight Gauges, Carbon Fibre Finishing panels, DRL Style Headlights, ATR Adjustable Suspension, ATR Brakes Front: ATR 300mm floating discs 4 pot caliper, Rear: Disc & Caliper Upgraded.

We look forward to seeing Robin in his Zero later this year at our GBS events and track days, where we hope you will all join us too.
Contact us today to spec your Zero build.

Behind the scenes this week……. Great to welcome TV Presenter Paul Cowland to GBS this week for some filming... That is all we can say for now!
#salvagehuntersclassiccars #shcc #salvagehunters #drewpritchard #classiccars #classics #questtv

The BRAND NEW MST Mk2 left the GBS Workshop in December.....

Beginning of last year we first announced our collaboration project between our selves and Motorsport Tools (MST) where we were to develop this brand new MST Mk2 to get it road legal with a new registration. Many of you may have already seen it on social media and on various website like Piston Heads and Top Gear as it has attracted a lot of attention.

We are pleased to see it now fully road legal and road registered on a 70 Plate, it was collected end of December. We have done a lot of bespoke design and fabrication work and it is powered by the 2.5 Ford Duratec engine with our ATR Throttle Bodies and many other ATR Products including the Sump, gear Shift and more.

To see more details about the MST Mk2 please visit our YouTube where you can see a detailed video about the build and our involvement or please visit the Motorsport Tools website for more details.

Click here to visit our GBS Workshop Services or please contact us to discuss.

Filming at GBS with Cadspec & MTDCNC.... CAM innovation is driven by Cadspec.

Last year we welcomed Cadspec and MTDCNC to GBS for a days filming…… We are now delighted to share with you the video that was created which you can see on the MTDCNC YouTube Chanel.

To enhance our manufacturing capabilities here at GBS, we recently invested in Autodesk software platforms via Cadspec. We wanted to design, manufacture as much as we can in-house and this gives us a lot more flexibility on the design, options and performance, which we can then pass on to the customer.

We manufacture a full range of components in house for the Zero and other sports cars, to see more about the products that we manufacture please visit www.atrproducts.co.uk and follow us on Instagram to see more.

All of the ATR Product range is available online from Kit Spares.
Visit www.kitspares.co.uk to see their full product range.

2021 Lockdown update…… You can’t visit us, but you can still take a tour of GBS.

Due to the latest government guideline and national restriction that is in place the GBS Showroom is closed until further notice for visitors so we are unable to invite you to see us. We are pleased to share with you a video that we created last year 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 watch it on our GBS YouTube Channel.

As a team we are staying positive and we are all working hard 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. We are also doing arranged collection of orders, but these must be confirmed via phone (01623 860990) or email with the Kit Spares team.

Delivery and collection of Self Build kits will continue as planned, for updates and details please contact us to discuss. 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 can offer. We are also offering Zoom meetings so if you wish to book a Zoom appointment to discuss the Zero please let us know and we can arrange a meeting.

As soon as test drives in our demonstrators will be available we will let you know, and we look forward to welcoming you back to GBS soon.
We would also like to thank you all for your co-operation at this unprecedented time. Stay safe and keep busy building and enjoying your Zeros we look forward to seeing you all again very soon!

Best wishes to you all from all the GBS Team.

Follow us on social media for more updates and on Instagram to see daily updates from the GBS Factory.

Happy New Year to you all… We are back & ready for the year ahead….

The GBS and Kit Spares team would like to wish you and your families a Happy New Year.
We all had a nice Christmas break, a little different to usual but we all now feel refreshed and ready for 2021 to begin.

We are all looking forward to the year ahead, its normally a busy January for the GBS Team as we are always busy preparing the GBS Zeros for our first event of the year which is the Autosport International Show, but sadly this year that is not taking place. The GBS 2021 event Calendar is looking a little different to previous years with not many events yet confirmed, but we will be soon listing the events that we are hoping to be at if they are able to go ahead. We are looking forward to our first GBS Cars & Coffee event which we have planned for Saturday 27th March, which we really hope can safley happen. So please keep checking our events page and follow us on social media for more details and to see other events that we have planned that we hope you will all be able to join us on, please visit our events page.

We look forward to welcoming you to GBS to see the Zeros, we are currently still doing appointment only visits, so please contact us and we can confirm a date for your visit. We look forward to welcoming you to GBS and seeing you all very soon.

Happy New Year, stay safe & Best Wishes to you all.
From
All the GBS Team.

Happy Christmas to you all and best wishes for 2021.... From all the GBS Team

All of the GBS and Kit Spares  team would like to wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas, and also like to take this opportunity to say thank you all for your support this year, its been a strange one but as a team we have got through it.

After a successful and busy year, we are now looking forward to a continued busy & successful 2021 with many new and exciting challenges ahead for us. It already looks like 2021 is going to be another exciting and busy year for us all, and we are looking forward to our first event of the year which will be our GBS Cars & Coffee event which we hope can go ahead on Saturday 27th March. More details about the event can be found on our event page.

We are all now looking forward to a well earned break and rest over the Christmas period and we look forward to seeing you all in the New Year. Don’t forget you can still follow us over the Christmas break on our social media channels for updates – Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Happy Christmas Everyone & Stay Safe

Best Wishes From
All the GBS & Kit Spares Team.

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GBS & Kit Spares Christmas & New Year Opening Times….
Both GBS and Kit Spares will be closed on Thursday 24th December and we will be open again and back to normal opening hours on Monday 4th January 2021.

You can still place your orders online from our parts website Kit Spares and Kit Spares eBay Shop, but please note any orders placed after 1pm on 23rd December 2020 may not be processed or dispatched until 4th / 5th January 2021. www.kitspares.co.uk

Happy Christmas & Happy New Year

Different Cars, but same engine set up..... What engine would you have in your Zero?

Different cars but same engine set up….. We have had this Mk2 Escort with us in the workshop for a while and it has attracted a lot attention whilst its been with us, and many of you that have visited us will have seen it in the corner of the workshop. We have been doing a lot of design and development work with it, to meet the IVA requirements and we recently presented it to IVA and its now registered and ready for the road.

The all new Mk2 Escort is powered by a brand new Ford supplied 2.5L Duratec on our popular ATR Billet Throttle Bodies & Life ECU, which is the same set up as our Zero Demonstrator which offers great handling and performance. The Zero takes a full range of engine options and we are able to make bespoke changes to suit your engine choices.

For more details about the Zero options and engine options click here or if you would like to contact us to arrange a visit to see the Zero’s then please click here, we are currently doing appointment only visits.

Our parts shop Kit Spares supplies the Duratec engines and ATR Throttle Bodies as well as a full range of components to suit, as well as other engines. Click here to visit Kit Spares.

Some more nice Zero's to recently leave the GBS Factory....

Its been a busy few months with Zero Self Build collections and deliveries, with still a few more scheduled in for collection before the Christmas break, including one that will be collected later this week and off to Sweden. The GBS Workshop also has several nice Zero factory builds in progress along with many other nice Zero’s being with us for the IVA Service, Winter Check ups, Services and more. Click here for more details on the Workshop Services that we offer.

Brothers Andrew and James Crossland collected their Zero build from us last December (2019) and this December its all registered and on the road. It has been with us in the workshop for a few weeks as we prepared and presented it to IVA. You may have seen their LNER inspired Zero featured on our blog and social media several times during the year. Their Zero build is very special to them and you can read the full story here. We look forward to seeing Andrew, James and family at our Cars & Coffee event next year with their Zero.

Above is GBS Customer Jim Burges newly painted Zero that we delivered to him late last month. Jim purchased the Ultimate Zero Self Assembly Kit, which can be purchased in five different stages as the build progress or all in one go. This is Jim’s second Zero build that he is building and we look forward to seeing photographs as the build progresses, and seeing it on the road next year!
Click here to see more details about the Zero Self Build & Factory build options that we offer.

Follow us on Instagram to see more photographs of the Zero’s and customers cars….. Follow @gbs_cars

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Still time to get your parts & spares for your Zero builds to keep busy building over the Christmas break…..

Looking to Insure your Zero, including Self Build Cover, Track Day Cover & more......

A-Plan Specialist Vehicle Insurance team in Thatcham know wants important for GBS Zero Owners and have every step of the way covered for you. They offer Self-Build Cover, Laid-Up Cover, Limited mileage, Track Day Cover, Agreed value, Club discount schemes, Breakdown Cover and much more.

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

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

We are still open for appointments for you to come and see the Zero. Contact us today to make your appointment.

GBS & Kit Spares Christmas & New Year Opening times….

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 on Thursday 24th December and we will be open again and back to normal opening hours on Monday 4th January 2021.

You can still place your orders online from our parts website Kit Spares and Kit Spares eBay Shop, but please note any orders placed after 23rd December 2020 may not be processed or dispatched until 4th / 5th January 2021. www.kitspares.co.uk

Don’t forget to follow us on our GBS, Kit Spares & ATR Products Social Media Channels over the Christmas holidays to see what we are up to!

We are still open for appointments for you to come and see the Zero. Contact us today to make your appointment.

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

It has been a very strange year for us all, but together we have got through it and still had some great times….

2020 has been a very strange year for us all and Covid-19 has put many of our plans that we all had on hold. But together as a team and with your support we have got through it and still had a successful year. Here are just a few of our favourites moments that we have captured during the year, next year we are hoping will be a much better year for us all and we look forward to enjoying the Zero’s with you all.

The Autosport International and Race Retro were the only two events that the Zero was seen at this year. We look forward to seeing you all next year at many events.

Release of the New GBS Zero Complete component build package - Which is now one of the popular self build options, click here for details.

We were pleased to welcome Will to join GBS as our new apprentice. Will is mainly based in our workshop but has spent time in other areas of GBS to get an understanding of what we do.

We had a great time working with the MTDCNC team filming for their 200th Swarf and Chip show which we featured in. We filmed at both the GBS Factory & Blyton Park Circuit - Find out how a British Sports Car is Made…. Click here to see the video.

Our Brand New Gen 2 Zero Demonstrator was released in March this year. Our Zero demonstrator is very high spec with a lot of optional extras and upgrades.

Customer Peer Moberg LHD Zero registered in Norway, the Zero is available in LHD & is sold worldwide. Several other Zero’s also registered in USA.

We were excited to be finalists in the Business Innovation category for this year’s Newark Business Awards. The awards evening is happening on Zoom, we will share with you how we get on later this month!

Autumn Run Out in the Zero’s, we are pleased that we had the opportunity to have a run out in the Zero’s safely. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed around 50 miles through lovely villages & country roads. We look forward to doing it again next year.

We enjoyed a day at Blyton Park Track with the Car Crowd for their launch event. We can’t wait to do more corporate track events and track days with the Zero’s.

Its been a busy year for Zero Factory Builds, with many more currently in production that will be completed and registered in 2021.

Its been a busy year for Zero kit collections and exports. We have been doing deliveries as well as collections to make things easier and safer. We have also seen Zero’s go to Canada, Sweden, France, USA.

Our final event of the year is always our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event, unfortunately it will not be happening this year. BUT we are all very much looking forward to our 2021 GBS Cars & Coffee event that we plan to happen on Saturday 27th March at GBS.

Those that haven’t been able to visit us this year please see a link here to a factory tour video that we made earlier this year. We are still open for appointment only visits to come and see the Zero’s, please contact us to arrange your visit to see us.

Follow us on Instagram to see more photographs and behind the scenes of what we are up to.
Follow us @gbs_cars

Rare opportunity to grab yourself a one off deal on a Zero Self Build kit available....

24/02/2021 - Please note that this was sold very soon after this was released. But please contact us as we do have other opportunities available that might be of interest to you.

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We have a very rare opportunity for someone to grab themselves a one off deal on a Zero Self Build kit available…..

Early this year we were approached by a college who has one of our Zero Self Builds kits to see if we would be able to help them, as due to COVID-19, and a tightened budget and the main member of staff who was leading the project left the college, they decided that they do not have the resources and skilled teaching staff to continue with the project. So we agreed to help them find a new home for the car.  

We now have this Zero Self Build kit back with us and its available for sale, this is a very rare opportunity and could be the ideal project for someone looking to build a Zero GT, please see the Zero Spec below-

• Zero 2016/17 Gen1 Chassis (Ford kit spec)

• GT wide body option

• Lowered floor and powder coated chassis

• BRG GRP Set with Sport Front Wings (these are marked but would paint)

• BRG GRP Dash

• Alloy Panels (some have a few marks on but will paint)

• All wishbones and hubs etc bolt kit

This has been stored for a period time, but will clean up well and make someone a great car, we have all the other parts to complete the Zero build, which can be purchased through our parts website www.kitspares.co.uk as well as full build support by our team.  

Please contact us if you are interested, this is available for immediate collection / delivery. 

For more details on our Zero Self build options please click here and for details about our Educational builds please click here.

No GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee this year, but we are looking forward to this.....

GBS Cars & Coffee Saturday 27th March 2021

Our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event would be taking place on Saturday 12th December but unfortunately it will not be happening this year BUT we are all very much looking forward to our 2021 GBS Cars & Coffee event that will be happening on Saturday  27th March at GBS.

As many of you know everyone at GBS has a strong passion for cars and anything to do with motorsport and we love our Cars & Coffee events and Track Days etc. But sadly, this year we have not been able to host and exhibit at any events due to Covid-19. So we hope that 2021 will be a better year for us all and that our Cars & Coffee event will be able to go ahead.

We hope to make Saturday 27th March the best GBS Cars & Coffee event yet & raise more money for two great charities…. We will be collecting for the Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance & Cancer Research. We will announce more details next year, and will do all we can to make sure the event can go ahead safely, all the GBS team look forward to seeing you all.

Whilst our Kit Spares and GBS Showroom has been closed since 5th November due to the second lockdown we are in. Parts orders can still be placed on line on our website www.kitspares.co.uk or from our Kit Spares eBay Shop or please give us a call 01623 860990 and we can take your order and answer any queries over the phone. We are also doing arranged collection of orders, but these must be confirmed via phone or email with the Kit Spares team. We look forward to being open again and seeing you all very soon.

Looking for a project to start the New Year with…. & Christmas Gifts Ideas….

Are you looking to start the new year with an exciting new project? Then a GBS Zero build could be that ideal project for you, contact us soon as we still have a few slots available for a January collection and then we are into February / March 2021 collections for Zero self-build kits. We are currently doing appointment only visits to see the Zero’s, so please contact us to arrange your visit and we can confirm a date. The Zero self-build kit could also make the perfect Christmas gift!

Whilst our Kit Spares and GBS Showroom has been closed from 5th November until December due to the second lockdown we are in. Parts orders can still be placed on line on our website www.kitspares.co.uk or from our Kit Spares eBay Shop or please give us a call 01623 860990 and we can take your order and answer any queries over the phone. We are also doing arranged collection of orders, but these must be confirmed via phone or email with the Kit Spares team.

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Our parts shop Kit Spares also offers lots of Christmas gift ideas for you and your Zero’s and other sports cars, here are just a few that we thought you might like. Please visit www.kitspares.co.uk to see our full range of parts and spares, if you can’t find what you are after then please contact us and we will be able to help you.

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

The Zero…. Find out how a British Sports Car Is Made #swarfandchips 200th Episode.

We are excited to have been featured in the 200th Swarf & Chip Show which was seen live on their YouTube last month on 23rd October. In this very special 200th Swarf & Chips show the MTDCNC and Swarf & Chip team visited us at GBS to find out how our beautiful cars are manufactured from fabrication, CNC machining and all the way to the final assembly. We then took the Zero’s to Blyton Park race track for a Swarf and Chips fastest lap competition! See below some behind the scenes photographs from the filming days at GBS and at Blyton park and click here to watch the video - Find out how a British Sports Car Is Made #swarfandchips 200th Episode.

GBS & Kit Spares Second Lockdown update...

Dear all,

We hope you and your families are keeping well in this difficult time that we find ourselves in.

We appreciate your patience and continued support through this difficult and uncharted times. As an independent business we value your continued support now more than ever. We continue and have been doing all we can to support our suppliers & partners in this time and most importantly look after our customers and staff. As a team we are staying positive and using this as an opportunity making adjustments to how we work.  

Whilst our Kit Spares and GBS Showroom is now closed from 5th November until December, we are still doing appointment only visits, for you to come and look at the Zero. We have put appointment only visits in place so we can control the volume of people to ensure minimum contact, with social distancing rules maintained throughout your visit. Click here to make your appointment.

Parts orders can also still be placed on line on our website www.kitspares.co.uk or from our Kit Spares eBay Shop or please give us a call. We are also doing arranged collection of orders, but these must be confirmed via phone or email with the Kit Spares team.
Also, good news is that our workshop is open for necessary vehicle repair and servicing, IVA preparation etc. As a team we 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.

We are sad that we are not able to hold our annual Christmas Cars & Coffee (mince pie) event this year but hope that 2021 will be a better one for us all. We already have lots of exciting things planned that we hope we can all enjoy together including our first Cars & Coffee event of 2021 which we are planning to happen in March, click here for more details about that event. Keep visiting out Blog and social media channels for news and updates of what we are up to. Our social media links can be found at the bottom of our website.

Please keep sending us your photographs that you have of you out enjoying your Zero’s and build photos, we always like to see them and share them with others.

Stay Safe and we look forward to seeing you again soon! 

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

Nice Zero's with us in the GBS Workshop & Self build Kits collected....

Its has been a busy few weeks and months in the GBS Workshop with several Zero’s and other sports cars coming and going, that have been with us for various works including the IVA Test that we offer. These four Zero’s have all now been IVA tested and are now waiting for the registration to come through. The next two months are also looking very busy as we have more IVA tests booked for several Zero’s and other sports cars and also two very nice factory built Zero’s, which we will share more details with you soon.

Our IVA Service is now back up and running nicely after a slight delay with appointments being cancelled due to Covid-19. Please get in touch if you would like more details or to book your car in with us for the IVA Service that we offer.
We also offer Geometry Set Up & Corner Weights which can massively improve the handling of your sports cars, along with upgrades, Servicing, Maintenance, MOT, Track day Checks and Preparations, Repairs, Build Completions and much more. Click here to see more about the Workshop Services that we offer or contact us.

We have also been busy with Zero self build kit collections and deliveries, last month we were pleased to welcome Peter Baker to GBS to collect his Zero Mazda Self Build.

We know have several other Zero Self Builds awaiting collection, and several that are currently at our paint shop. We look forward to sharing those with you once they are back with us in the workshop., to see more behind the scenes of what we are up to follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, all our social media links can be found at the bottom of our website.

We are still doing appointment only visits to see the Zero, so please get in touch and we can confirm your visit. We look forward to welcoming you to GBS.

Autumn Run Out in the Zero's... Thank you for joining us.

On Saturday (24th October) we enjoyed a run out in the Zero’s where we all met at GBS in the car park to then enjoy a drive out in the Zero’s together. The route that we planned was around 50 miles which was through some lovely villages and country roads finishing in a nice idyllic location in the countryside where we took the opportunity to take some photos. The weather was perfect for us and the rain held off until late afternoon, we would like to thank you all for joining us and making it such an enjoyable morning.

We have really missed hosting and exhibiting at events this year and we can’t wait until we can do more hopefully next year. But we are pleased that we had the opportunity to have a run out in the Zero’s safely and we look forward to doing it again soon. We have also confirmed our date for the 2021 GBS Cars & Coffee which can be seen on our event page.

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @gbs_cars to see more photographs of what we are up to and behind the scenes.

Filming at GBS with MTDCNC for their Swarf & Chip 200th Anniversary.....

Earlier this month we welcomed the MTDCNC team to GBS to do some filming for their Swarf & Chip 200th episode which can be seen this Friday. They spent most of the day with us filming around the GBS Factory including the GBS Machine Shop and Workshop.

Last week we spent the day at Blyton Park Race Circuit with the MTDCNC team filming the Zero’s out on the track for their Swarf & Chips 200th episode that can later this week. We took with us our two Zero demonstrators and each of the team did a lap to see who could get the fastest time, as well all being taken out for fast laps with the GBS Team. Follow us on Instagram to see more photographs from the day @gbs_cars and we look forward to seeing the Swarf & Chips 200th episode later this week.

We are pleased to also be featured as a case study on Cadspec website to see how Autodesk Software is used within GBS, click here to see more. We also look forward to working with Cadspec and Autodesk next month when they will be visiting us to do some filming with all the GBS Team.