See us at The MX-5 National - The Mazda MX5 is the perfect donor car for the Zero..... Start planning your Zero build today.

See us at this years MX-5 National, we will be there with a range of Zeros on display, including a Zero Mazda build. The Mazda MX5 (Miata) serves perfectly as a donor for the Zero.
The MX-5 National is the largest MX-5 event in the World with regularly over 1500 MX-5s of every generation and style attending the show.

The event forms the backbone of the MX-5 community in the UK and it is open to all owners, drivers and enthusiasts as the leading social event to meet up with MX-5 enthusiasts from all across the country. See more details about this event on our event page.

FROM A MAZDA MX5 TO A ZERO

Mazda Zero Single Donor Options

The Mazda based Zero kit leverages the proven design features of the Ford based Zero adapted for a Mazda donor. The Mazda MX5 (Miata) serves perfectly as a donor, and is readily available worldwide with over 900,000 donor cars produced.
The Mazda MX5 donor Zero utilises (Mk1, Mk2, Mk2.5) from 1989 through 2005 in either right or left hand drive.

You can select from a variety of packages to suit all budgets from our starter kit through to a complete kit of components that can be assembled easily by yourself.

Parts required from Donor (Mazda MX5 / Miata):
Engine 1.6 or 1.8, Gearbox, Differential, Front Hubs & Calipers, Rear Hubs & Calipers*, Steering Shaft*, Steering Column with Stalks*, Brake Master Cylinder, Clutch Master cylinder
Propshaft*, Drive Shafts (* indicates exchange items & alterations by GBS)

Contact us to start planning your Zero Self build options today.

Final Friday Night at the Factory.... Until next year

Last Friday (25th September) was a our final Friday Night at the Factory.... Until next year.

We would like to say thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday and at all the other Friday Night at the factory events this year. It’s always great to have the GBS car park full of sports cars, Tractors and motor bikes. We now look forward to hosting more Friday Night at the Factory events next year. We have lots of exciting plans for next years GBS events and we look forward to sharing details with you all later in the year.

The next event at GBS is our Cars & Coffee event, which is proudly sponsored by Witham Motorsport and will be taking place on Saturday 16th September at GBS from 10am-2pm. We hope you can all join us, all cars are welcome see more details on our event page.

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Next event is Cars & Coffee with Witham Motorsport on Saturday 16th September.

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

Here at Great British Sports Cars we have a fully functioning Workshop offering a multitude of specialist services. These services certainly aren’t exclusive to the Zero or even Seven’s. We have the pleasure of working with lots of different specialist cars, including 1930 AC, Brabham 1960 F2 Race car, Several Porsche Speedsters, GT40, Electric Powered Passenger vehicles to name a few.

Our routes are deeply embedded in the seven market, therefore we have gained a significant knowledge and great reputation in getting hundreds of cars through the IVA process, from almost every manufacturer that has blessed the kit car market. Nothing has beat us yet! IVA Service: IVA Appraisal / Pre Check IVA Works: One stop shop for all CAD Cam design, CNC fabrication, Inhouse Fiberglass / Composite, great understanding of M1 IVA standards and creative problem solving solutions, in house auto electricians, Emissions tuning, Dyno tuning, 4 Wheel Geometry. IVA approved Wiring solutions. - Completion of all IVA Paperwork and Registration. - Specialist IVA related testing equipment.

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

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

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

Lauren our Fabrication & Welding Apprentice enjoys her first year at GBS.....

Lauren joined the GBS Team just over a year ago and is currently doing her Apprenticeship with us for Fabrication & Welding and studying at West Notts College in Mansfield on a Level 3 Fabricator course where she attends 1 day a week. Lauren is based in our fabrication department which earlier this year moved premises into our current building that we expanded into, where she helped with the move into the facilities. Lauren and the team are working on some existing and new products that the team have been developing that we will be releasing later this year. At the beginning of her apprenticeship with us, Lauren had a project of her own which was to design and make a TV Display stand out of a barrel drum that we wanted to have on our stand at shows and events and that can now be seen in our showroom.

Laurens says “ The first year has gone very quick and iv really enjoyed it, learning lots of new skills and had lots of exciting projects and products to work on. Moving into the new premises earlier this and being under one roof is great for me, as being an apprentice I able to work alongside other members of the team in other departments. I am now looking forward to the next 3 years of my apprenticeship with the team.

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 especially motorbikes, having a motorbike of her own and recently passing her driving theory test she will soon be doing year driving test later this year.

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.
Many of you may have met Lauren at GBS and at our Cars & Coffee and Friday Night at the Factory events that we host. You will be able to meet Lauren later this month at our last Friday Night at the Factory of the year that is happening on Friday 25th August. See more details here on our event page.

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

— Great British Sports Cars

Silverstone Festival.... The GBS Zero Race will be there.

The Silverstone Festival is one of our favourite events of the year that is taking place at Silverstone Race Circuit later this month on 25th - 27th August. We are delighted that this year our Zero Race car can be seen on the Yokohama stand over the three days. So if  you’re  heading to this year’s Silverstone Festival then make sure you visit the Yokohama stand.

The Silverstone Festival is an epic festival weekend for the whole family. It's got historic motorsport at its heart and entertainment for all ages with Racing, Live Music, Car Clubs, Super Cars, Auctions, Shopping Village, Fun Fair and much more. Visit our event page for more details and to see what other events we have planned.

Another great Friday night at the Factory at GBS & only one more left this year....

On Friday 28th July we held our third Friday Night at the Factory event, it was another fantastic evening and great to have a carpark full of sports cars and bikes. The gates opened at 5pm with the car park soon filled up everyone enjoyed burgers / hot dogs and drinks that were served throughout the evening. It was also a busy day at the factory with a Zero kit collection, Gavin who collected his Ultimate Self Build Zero Kit also stayed and enjoyed the evening with us before heading back to Wales. We would like to thank you all for joining us and are now looking forward to the next Friday Night at the Factory event that will be happening on Friday 25th August at GBS, this is the last Friday Night of the Factory event for 2023.

Friday Night at the Factory is a new event that we have created that will be happening on the last Friday of the month from May to August. Its a similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events with the opportunity for you all to have a summer evening ride out in your sports cars / bikes and a meeting point to enjoy an evening of cars, bikes, car chat, music, food and drinks with the GBS Team.

The future dates for Friday Night at the Factory events are planned for the below*:
Friday 25th August
*If dates are to change, the our GBS Event Page will be updated.

Next Event Date: Friday 25th August2023.
(Run every last Friday of the month -May to August)
Times: 5pm till late
Location: Great British Sports Cars - NG22 9ZD.
All cars are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Food and drinks will be available on the night. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

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

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

Looking for something bespoke?

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

Next GBS Cars & Coffee date is confirmed - Sponsored by Witham Motorsport

Saturday 16th September at GBS

We are excited to share with you all that we have confirmed the date for the next GBS Cars & Coffee event of 2023, which is proudly sponsored by Witham Motorsport and will be taking place on Saturday 16th September at GBS from 10am-2pm.

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 and we all love to host our Cars & Coffee days which are getting busier and attracting a variety of sports cars each time we host one. With the last one earlier this year seeing the car park overflowing with a range of cars.

All the GBS and Witham Motorsport team look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to GBS on Saturday 16th September. Visit our GBS YouTube Chanel to see a video of our last GSB Cars & Coffee event that was sponsored by Yokohama.

About Witham Motorsport-
Witham Motorsport division has been established since 2015 and is used to capture our enthusiasm for, and involvement in, many different motorsport industries throughout the UK.
British motorsport is an exciting arena, where all our products are required to deliver performance, protection, and reliability. We are proud to support the UK motorsport industry with unrivalled lubricant expertise, service and quality products, working closely with stockists, distributors, direct customers, car clubs, engine builders, drivers, race teams and workshop garages. Click below to read more about Witham Motorsport.

We are proud to stock a full range of Witham Motorsport products that can be seen on our Kit Spares parts website and in our shop.

The GBS Cars & Coffee event at GBS was created in 2016 and has since been a massive success & we have continued to hold the event again for several years. Its an event that we have created that gives the chance for you all to have a ride out in your sports cars / meeting point and enjoy a coffee (plus biscuits/ cake of course) and chat about your cars, all are welcome to join us in any car (modern or classic including bikes). Everyone is welcome to join us!

Another great thing about our GBS Cars & Coffee events are that we raise more money for two great charities…. We collect for the Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance & Cancer Research, and will be collecting on the day. Refreshments are free and all we ask for is a donation to our chosen charities.

The Kit Spares shop and showroom ( www.kitspares.co.uk ) will be open on the day. We are proud to stock a full range of Witham Motorsport products that can be seen in our parts shop Kit Spares and are available online. Please feel free to call us or email and pre order and parts, ready to collect on the day to avoid any delays.

We all look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to GBS on Saturday 16th September.

ALL CARS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US……

Zero Race Car on display at Lincoln Cathedral for the Spark Engineering Festival....

Last week our Zero Race Car was on display at the  Sparks Engineering Festival at Lincoln Cathedral, which happened on 7th & 8th July.  

We were delighted to have the opportunity to have our new Zero Race Car on display within the beautiful setting of Lincoln Cathedral which itself is a medieval masterpiece of engineering. Our Zero race car took centre stage and attracted a lot of attention over the 2 days you can see more photographs and details here about the event - Spark Lincoln.

Lincoln Cathedral is around 25 miles from us here at GBS and is well worth a visit if you ever get the opportunity. We would like to thank everyone involved in making the event happen and look forward to future events.

Our USA Representative spends the day with us..... Discussing exciting plans for the USA.

Last week it was great to welcome Paul Barnes our USA representative back to GBS for the day and Paul was also able to join us at our Second Friday Night at the Factory event that happened on Friday 30th June, you can see more photos from the evening here. Whilst Paul was here with us he was able to see our new expanded facility and new fabrication department which he was very impressed with and we discussed some exciting plans that we have for the Zero and USA.

It’s been a busy few months with Zero Self Build Kit collections and several exports to the USA, with more being collected and prepared for export soon. Below is the latest Zero to have been collected and has now arrived safely in the USA for the build to start, we look forward to following this build.

Click here for more details on the USA Zero Self Build options or contact us and we will answer all your questions and advise you.

Another fantastic evening at our second Friday Night at the Factory event at GBS.....

On Friday 30th June we held our second Friday Night at the Factory event, it was another fantastic evening and great to have a carpark full of sports cars and bikes. The gates opened at 5pm with the car park soon filling up, the rain held off with a little shower but that didn’t stop us and everyone enjoyed the burgers / hot dogs and drinks that were served throughout the evening. We would like to thank you all for joining us and are now looking forward to the next Friday Night at the Factory that will be happening on Friday 28th July at GBS.

Friday Night at the Factory is a new event that we have created that will be happening on the last Friday of the month from May to August. Its a similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events with the opportunity for you all to have a summer evening ride out in your sports cars / bikes and a meeting point to enjoy an evening of cars, bikes, car chat, music, food and drinks with the GBS Team.

The future dates for Friday Night at the Factory events are planned for the below*:
Friday 28th July
Friday 25th August
*If dates are to change, the our GBS Event Page will be updated.

Next Event Date: Friday 28th July 2023.
(Run every last Friday of the month -May to August)
Times: 5pm till late
Location: Great British Sports Cars - NG22 9ZD.
All cars are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Food and drinks will be available on the night. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

Job opportunity at GBS - 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 and new products planned.

We are looking to significantly grow GBS in the coming years, 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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Busy GBS Cars & Coffee event with Yokohama Tyres.....

Big thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday (17th June) at GBS for our second Cars and Coffee event of the year…….They just get better and better each time we hold our GBS Cars & Coffee events, and what a fantastic day we had with a car park full of different sports cars. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to you all for joining us and helping us make it such a great event and enjoyable day, its always nice to see so many Zero’s together in the car park along with a wide variety of other cars. The gates opened at 10am and by 10.10am the car park was already getting full.

The GBS and Kit Spares show room was very busy with people and the Kit Spares   was also very busy with sales and enquires. As always the cakes attracted a lot of attention and certainly went down well with not many left along with the unlimited supply of tea and coffee. We would also like to thank the Yokohama team for sponsoring the event and joining us on the day, you can see more about Yokohama and their products on their website.

Another great thing about our GBS Cars & Coffee events that we love, is that we are able to raise money for our 2 chosen charities which are the Cancer Research UK and The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, we all feel and hope you agree that The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance is a fantastic service and has helped & will continue to help many people, as well as the Cancer Research UK that is again a fantastic charity that makes a big difference to so many people and their families.
The next GBS Cars & Coffee date will be announced very soon. Our next event on the GBS Calander is our Friday Night at the Factory event which is happening on Friday 30th June at GBS, see more details on our event page.

Fantastic evening at our first Friday Night at the Factory event at GBS.....

On Friday 26th May we all started of the Bank Holiday weekend with our new event Friday Night at the Factory, it was a fantastic evening and great to have a carpark full of Zeros, other sports cars and bikes. The gates opened at 5pm and the car park soon filled up, and everyone enjoyed the burgers / hot dogs and drinks that we served throughout the evening. We would like to thank you all for joining us and are now looking forward to the next Friday Night at the Factory that will be happening on Friday 30th June at GBS.

Friday Night at the Factory is a new event that we have created that will be happening on the last Friday of the month from May to August. Its a similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events with the opportunity for you all to have a summer evening ride out in your sports cars / bikes and a meeting point to enjoy an evening of cars, bikes, car chat, music, food and drinks with the GBS Team.

The future dates for Friday Night at the Factory events are planned for the below*:
Friday 30th June
Friday 28th July
Friday 25th August
*If dates are to change, the our GBS Event Page will be updated.

Next Event Date: Friday 30th June 2023.
(Run every last Friday of the month -May to August)
Times: 5pm till late
Location: Great British Sports Cars - NG22 9ZD.
All cars are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Food and drinks will be available on the night. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

Another Zero IVA Tested and soon to be enjoyed on the road......

GBS Customer Chris Jones from Keswick collected his Zero Self Build Kit from us 10 years ago on the 15th September which was his 50th Birthday present. Chris’s Zero that is powered by the Ford Zetec engine on the ATR Throttle Bodies was with us for our IVA Service that we offer and recently passed its IVA test, came to collect it earlier this week.

Chris is now looking forward to enjoying it on the road once its registered and is planning on joining us in his newly registered Zero next month at our GBS Cars & Coffee event that is happening at GBS on Saturday 17th June.

Chris also kept a build diary of photographs during his build over the 10 years which was great to see, which we have shared with you below which features our very first Zero demonstrator.

For more details about the Zero self build kits we offer, please contact us.

GBS Zero Student Build - Tesla engine into a Zero.....

GBS Zero Student Build…… Earlier this year a college placed their order for their first GBS Zero Self Build Kit which the students will be building later this year. This wasn’t a standard kit as they wanted the Zero to be electrically powered by a Tesla engine. So the Zero chassis has had to be modified to suit their engine choice.

This complete custom engine installation is currently underway to accommodate a Tesla engine in our fabrication department. We look forward to following and supporting the students with this exciting build.
We are able to work with you to customise the whole power train and other aspects of the car. We recently completed a Zero build which you may have seen featured on our news page before that was powered by a Kawasaki 1400 GTR engine that is now complete and road registered and being enjoyed on the road. Before it left the GBS Workshop we made a short video talking through the spec of this Zero and this can now be seen on our GBS YouTube channel.

The Zeros can be enjoyed on the Road & Track, with the option to have this Zero kit with the Zero fully welded integrated Roll Cage, which are MSA Compliant and FIA Compliant.

See more details about the Zero Self Build options we offer including the Zero Custom kit here, or contact us to discuss your Zero build.

Q- Flow project continues to progress... Project partners visit GBS...

Our Hy-Value Recovery project continues to progress with Liron Issman
and Chris Mulkern from Q-Flo recently visiting us here at GBS to discuss the project. Both Liron and Chris enjoyed a full tour of GBS including our new fabrication department and were very impressed with our facilities and what the GBS team do.

”The purpose of our partnership with GBS is to develop Q-Flo's carbon-nanotube mat material, Torstran, as a lightweight component within GBS' high performance Zero car. This includes blending the CNT's with existing components for light weighting and EMI shielding purposes, along with developing and manufacturing an all new electric Zero”. - Q-Flo Limited.

Your can find out more about the Hy-Value Recovery project here.

NEW EVENT - Friday Night at the Factory.... Join us in your Zero...

Friday Night at the Factory - Great British Sports Cars.

COME & JOIN US….

This is a new event that we have created that will be happening on the last Friday of the month from May to August. Similar style to our GBS Cars & Coffee events this is a great opportunity for you all to have a summer evening ride out in your sports cars / bikes and a meeting point to enjoy an evening of cars, bikes, car chat, music, food and drinks with the GBS Team. The GBS Car Park will be open from 5pm till late.  

The dates for Friday Night at the Factory events are planned for the below*:
Friday 26th May
Friday 30th June
Friday 28th July
Friday 25th August

All cars are welcome and everyone is welcome to join us for a great evening. Food and drinks will be available on the night. Please drive responsibly in the local area.

First Event Date: Friday 26th May 2023.
(Run every last Friday of the month -May to August)
Times: 5pm till late
Location: Great British Sports Cars - NG22 9ZD.

More details can be found on our GBS Event page and more will be released nearer the time.
*If dates are to change, the our GBS Event Page will be updated.

Great start to the Bank Holiday weekend with our first GBS Track Day of the year....

Will orton - touring car driver in the GBS Zero at Blyton park.

Fantastic day at our first GBS Track Day of the year….. Last Saturday (29th April) we started of the Bank Holiday weekend with our GBS Track Day at Blyton Park, where we were joined with several other Zero owners some of which was their first time out on the Track in their Zero.

Out on track was our two Zero demonstrators (Mazda & Ford) unfortunately our new Zero Race Car was not quite ready for the event, but it will be seen and out on track at our next GBS Track Day. We were also joined by several customers who were spectating and also enjoyed passenger rides in our Zero demonstrators with 18 year old Will Orton who joined us for the day. Will is a Touring Car driver, racing cars in the JCW Mini Challenge. Will also instructs for Palmer Sport, Silverstone, Car Chase Hero’s and Touring Car Experiences. It was great to have him join us for the day doing passenger laps in our demonstrators and also offer customers with driver coaching to help them get the best from the day. See more about Will Orton here.

The Track day got booked up very quickly and we know that a lot of people missed out on booking a place, but we will be announcing the next GBS Track Day very soon so hopefully you will be able to join us. The GBS Camera’s were there capturing the action throughout the day, you can see a few photos below and more photos from the day can now be seen on our GBS Facebook page.

Automotive Engineering Student enjoys work experience at GBS....

Last week we were pleased to have welcomed Matthew Davis Haller to GBS for a weeks work experience.
Matt who is in his first year studying Automotive Engineering at the University of Leeds, spent 4 days with us and spent time in various departments of GBS with the team to get an understanding of what we do and what we can offer. Matt already knows a lot about the Zero having built one himself with his Father.

Few words from Matt about his week with us…. “My work experience at GBS for an engineering degree was perfect – so much design and production under one roof, and to the standard of engineering excellence the company adhere to is a rare thing in the UK. It was great to get away from the theory of my degree, and see some practical engineering in real life. My previous knowledge about the Zero allowed a hands on approach to different parts of the manufacturing process that included cutting chassis members, an introduction to both Mig and Tig welding, and GRP bodywork production.
I also spent time in the workshop help preparing a car for IVA and help build the GBS race car. This brought back many enjoyable memories of when I built my own car with my father.
Richard also helped me understand the ECU they run on many of the cars (including my own), and the tuning/calibration aspect of it. Something I’m very interested in as it brings together many aspects of engineering. I look forward to working with GBS more in the future, to learn more about CNC machining, the CAD design and ECU aspects of the business.”

January 2019 was the start of Matt and Father Jerrys Zero build when they first visited our GBS stand at the Autosport’s Show at the NEC in Birmingham. They have been enjoying their Zero on road since the beginning of 2021 and have also 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 are a very popular choice with Schools and Colleges throughout the country for work experience placements. We try to accommodate students for work experience when ever possible weather it be for a week or just a day. To apply and for more details please visit our GBS Career page.