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

We are excited to share with you all that we have confirmed the date for the next GBS Cars & Coffee event of 2022, which is proudly sponsored by Witham Motorsport & Motul and will be taking place on Saturday 11th June 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, Witham Motorsport and Motul team look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to GBS on Saturday 11th June. You will also be able to see the Zero Motul Edition that will be with us on the day.

About Witham Motorsport & Motul-
The partnership between Witham Motorsport and Motul means that their customers have access to the best technical lubricant advice and product range available.

For high performance 300V Motorsport lubricants to reliable top quality classic oils, coolants, brake fluids, transmission fluids and comprehensive range of high quality car cleaning products. They offer all you need for the best performance of your car whether on or off the track.

Motul is a global lubricant manufacture, specialising in synthetic racing oils and has become the chosen lubricant partner for many engine manufacturers and automotive racing teams, distributors, online retailers, garages, workshop and individuals and end users who want to put the right oil in their vehicles.

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 and Motul 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.

All the GBS, Witham Motorsport and Motul team look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to GBS on Saturday 11th June

ALL CARS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US……

GBS Stand & Owners Club Stand confirmed for the Stoneleigh Kit Car Show.....

Kit Spares Competition…. Visit the Kit Spares Facebook page for the chance to WIN a pair of tickets to this years Stoneleigh Kit Car Show. www.kitspares.co.uk

We are going to be at this years Stoneleigh Kit Car Show that is happening on May Bank Holiday weekend (Sunday 1st & Monday 2nd May)

The GBS team will be there over the weekend with the Zeros on display, along with a sample range of products from Kit Spares and ATR Products.

If you are wanting to collect any parts from us at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show then please call us now, so we can prepare your order asap to bring for collection. www.kitspares.co.uk

We also have a GBS Zero Owners Club area allocated for you to meet and be together over the weekend. This is Block 27 which can be found on the event map and will be sign posted at the event.

We look forward to seeing you over the weekend. Please click here for more details about the show and to see what other events we are doing.

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GBS Easter Opening Times: Both GBS and the Kit Spares Shop will be closed for the Bank Holiday weekend. We will be back to normal opening hours on Tuesday 19th April. Parts orders can still be placed online at www.kitspares.co.uk and will be dispatched from the 19th April.

Job opportunity - Vehicle and Product Assembly Technician.....

An opportunity has arisen for a Vehicle and Product Assembly Technician to join our team.
This is not simply working in your normal workshop, this is an exciting opportunity to join the enthusiastic and dynamic production team at GBS with many new products planned. The ideal candidate will enjoy the challenge of assembling and building new and exciting products from brake callipers, shock absorbers and assemblies and building full cars through to completion.

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

We are seeking an energetic, organised and driven applicant to join our team. 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 and to keep a look out for more job openings we will be releasing later in the year.

GBS Customer enjoying their Zero in a Sprint Championship.....

We always love to see customers out enjoying their Zeros and we recently received an email from GBS Customer Roy Woodfield who has recently been enjoying his Zero in the Curborough sprint championship, doing his first event this weekend. He recently did the shenstone and district car club event and sent us some photographs.

We look forward to receiving more photographs and updates from Roy. Roy joined us in his Zero on our Zero Run Out last year and will hopefully be joining us again on our next Zero Run out which we are planning to happen in June. See more details on our GBS event page and then click here to send us photographs of your Zeros.

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

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

Last year a European customer placed an order for a Zero Self Build Generation 2 Custom Kit, the chassis was put into production and produced then the customer decided to upgrade and go with the Zero Roll Cage option.

We have this Zero Self Build chassis with us and its available for sale and immediate dispatch or collection, this is a very rare opportunity and could be the ideal project for someone looking to build a LHD Zero, please see the Zero Spec below-

• Zero Gen 2 Chassis (Ford kit spec) was fitting a Zetec - Other option possible.

• LHD European & International

• Standard body option & Standard Roll Bar.

• Lowered floor and powder coated chassis.

• White GRP Set with Sport Front Wings (Can swap colour if required)

• Alloy Panels.

• All wishbones and hubs etc bolt kit

This is a great opportunity for someone to grab themselves a Self Build kit without waiting, 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

Fantastic day at our first GBS Cars & Coffee event of 2022.... Sponsored By A-Plan Insurance......

Great Weather, Cars and Cake, big thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday (19th March) at GBS for a first Cars and Coffee event of 2022…….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 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, it was nice to see so many Zero’s together in the car park along with a wide variety of other sports cars. It was nice to see several new Zero’s that were newly registered also join us for the first time. The gates opened at 10am and by 10.45am the car park was already getting full, the weather was perfect and could not have been better for us.

The GBS and Kit Spares show room was very busy with people and the Kit Spares   was also very busy with sales and enquires. As usual the cakes attracted a lot of attention and certainly went down well with not many left along with the unlimited supply of tea and coffee. We would also like to thank A-Plan Insurance for sponsoring and supporting our event, you can see more about their insurance they offer on our Insurance page.

On Saturday we were pleased that Paul Barnes our USA representative was able to join us for the day, Paul has been over here to help coordinate the shipments of the ever growing GBS Zero’s that are heading to the USA. Whilst Paul was here he did a live stream with 7Spot which can be seen on YouTube, please click here to watch the video.

 Another great thing about our GBS Cars & Coffee events that we love, is that we are able to raise money for our 2 chosen charities which are the Cancer Research UK and The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, we all feel and hope you agree that The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance is a fantastic service and has helped & will continue to help many people, as well as the Cancer Research UK that is again a fantastic charity that makes a big difference to so many people and their families. We also decided to collect for Ukraine Crisis, we will let you know how much money we have raised.

The GBS Camera was out capturing the day and all the action, please see below a few photographs from the day and a video will be added to our GBS YouTube Chanel very soon.

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

The Mazda MX5 (Miata) serves perfectly as a donor for the Zero........

The Zero Mazda Self Build option is a very popular option and the Mazda MX5 (Miata) serves perfectly as a donor for the Zero & is available worldwide. The Mazda MX5 donor Zero utilises (Mk1, Mk2, Mk2.5) from 1989 through 2005 in either right or left hand drive.

Several parts are required from the donor car 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.

You can select from a variety of Zero self build packages to suit all budgets from our starter kit through to a complete kit of components that can be assembled easily by yourself. The GBS Zero range is available as right hand or left hand drive and as a Standard width or GT (grand tourer /wide body) chassis option, which allows greater access and a more comfortable seating position for the taller/larger driver.

Contact us today to come and visit us and see our Zero Mazda demonstrator that we have as well as our other Zero demonstrator.

Kit Spares stock a huge range of official Great British Sports Cars replacement parts, spares, upgrades, accessories and merchandise for the GBS range as well as other sports cars. You can browse and buy online by visiting the Kit Spares online store, visit the Kit Spares shop which is based at the GBS factory or alternatively get in touch with us by phone and we'll be happy to help and advice you.

Busy with Zero Self Build Kit collections and exports.....

Its been a busy start to the week for the GBS Team with several Zero Self Build Kits being collected. On Monday we welcomed GBS customer Nick Button back to the GBS Factory to collect his Zero Mazda Plus Kit, that also had some nice upgrades and options including the ATR Shock Absorbers and full paint. It was painted in British Racing Green, we have some more Zeros due back from paint soon that we will share with you on our GBS Instagram, so make sure you follow us @gbs_cars. We look forward to following Nick’s Zero Build as it progresses.

A Zero self build kit was also collected that we exported to a customer in the USA, which will be there with the customer next month. Another Zero Race Self build kit is now being prepared along with another that is also going to USA very soon. For more details about the Zero Self Build options that we offer please click below or contact us to arrange a factory visit and test drive.

GBS Zero registered and on the road in New Zealand.....

Its great to see that a GBS Zero GT is now fully registered and on the road being enjoyed in New Zealand. Last year we helped sell this very nice spec Zero for a customer here in the UK and it was bought by a customer in New Zealand. We then helped and arranged the export of the car and then assisted the new owner with getting it registered and on the road in New Zealand.

The Zero range is available in both RHD and LHD and is exported worldwide and later this week we have another Zero Self Build Kit that is being collected that is being exported to USA. To see more about the Zero and options that we offer click here or contact us to arrange a factory visit and test drive in our Zero demonstrator. We look forward to welcoming you to GBS.

Still looking for that perfect Valentines Gift….. To enjoy together?

Valentine’s Day is now fast approaching, many of you may be looking for that perfect gift still… 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.
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. Contact us today to arrange your visit to see us.

Other gift ideas…..

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

Talk through the Ultimate Zero Self Assembly Kit.......

The Zero Ultimate Self Build is a very popular Zero option that we offer and we recently had a very nice example of a customers Ultimate Zero Self Build with us in the workshop that we prepared and presented to IVA test. While this Zero was with us we thought we would do a short video talking over the car and talking through the options that we offer. The video can now be seen on our GBS YouTube Chanel and you can also read more about this customers build story on a recent news post, please click here to read more about it this customers Zero build.

The complete component build comes with all parts to a high specification and many options are included as standard giving you a exceptional and capable car out of the box. At a Glance, how it works…….. We have designed the ultimate self build Zero kit, to be assembled and purchased in five different stages. This helps with planning, building and budgeting, or if you prefer it can be purchased as a whole package. There are a range of optional extras and upgrades available along the way, so you will be building a truly individual sports car that is unique and bespoke to you. Visit our Zero Self Build page to see more details on the Zero Self build options that we offer, or contact us and one of the team will be able to advise you.

This Zero is now back with the customer and will be registered in March 2022 as a new registration, the customer decided to wait until 2022 to get it registered. The customer will also be joining us on Saturday 19th March at our first GBS Cars & Coffee event of the year in his newly registered Zero. Please visit our event page for more details about this event.

Transform your Zero with bespoke Vehicle Graphic Design.....

Eye catching graphics can transform your Zero and make it stand out from the crowd even more with bespoke vehicle graphics which can be truly individual to you.
We are now working with a local Graphic and printing company and together we are able to offer this bespoke design service for your Zeros.
This Zeros vehicle graphics was designed between the customer and ourselves and the influence came from the customers Yamaha motor bike which he wanted to feature in the same style and keep the same colour scheme. This Zero is now back in the GBS Workshop and will soon be back with the customer for the build to continue, this Zero build is the Ultimate Self Assembly kit which which will be powered by the Ford Duratec engine.

You can now see more about this service on a new page on our website or Contact us today with your enquires and design ideas. We have also created a short video which shows the process on our GBS YouTube Chanel. We currently have some very nice Zeros that are at paint and more waiting to go to paint that we will share with you on our GBS Instagram @gbs_cars

GBS Update about the Autosport International Show 2022....

The Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham is one of our favourite shows of the year and is always a very busy start to the year for the team as we are busy preparing for it. We should all be there next week with the Zeros, but sadly this year it has been postponed due to Covid, but we look forward to the event hopefully going ahead later in the year when a new date is released.

Had the show gone ahead we planned to have this customers Zero build on display over the weekend on our stand along with another Zero, we now plan to have this on display later in the year at other events we are looking at attending.

The Zero Ultimate Self Build is a very popular Zero option that we offer and this is a very nice example of a customers Ultimate Zero Self Build. You can read more about this customers stunning Zero Ultimate Self Build on a recent blog post, please click here to read more about it.

Happy New Year to you all… We are all 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, and we are all now feeling refreshed and ready for 2022 to begin!

We are all looking forward to the year ahead, its normally a busy January and start to the year 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 again this year that is not taking place due to Covid. The GBS 2022 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 March, which we will share more details on with you all soon. So please keep checking our events page and follow us on social media for more details about this 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.
Best Wishes From
Richard and All the GBS Team.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Christmas GBS Cars & Coffee event......

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us on Saturday (4th December) for our Christmas GBS Cars & Coffee event, it was so nice to see everyone and have a car park full of sports cars, there was a good variety of cars to look at. All cars are welcome at our Cars & Coffee events not just Zeros.

Also a big Thank you again to Dobbins Converted Horse Box Hire for letting us have their horse box to serve our refreshments from, refreshment are free, and we always collect for our two great charities…. The Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance & Cancer Research. Once we know how much money we have raised for the charities we will let you know.
Dobbins Converted Horse Box Hire are ideal for events, parties, weddings, markets, craft fairs and much more. We look forward to working with them again at future events. Please click here to visit their Facebook page for more details.

The Kit Spares shop was also busy on the day with sales and enquires. Visit www.kitspares.co.uk to see our full range of parts and spares or come and visit our showroom / shop which is open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and occasional Saturdays. Don’t forget to also follow Kit Spares on Instagram to see more about new products etc.

Keep visiting our GBS Event page for updates on 2022 events that we have planned, including the next GBS Cars & coffee date which we will be announcing very soon.

Please contact us to book your factory visit and test drive in our demonstrator, we are still operating on appointment only visits.

Join us at our next GBS Cars & Coffee events in 2022

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 from Friday 24th December and we will be open again and back to normal opening hours on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

You can still place your orders online from our parts website Kit Spares over the Christmas break, but please note any orders placed after 23rd December 2021 may not be processed or dispatched until 4th / 5th January 2022. 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.

Its our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event on Saturday 4th December at GBS, we hope you can all join us. More details can be found on our event page.

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

Great to be back at the Classic Motor Show with the Zeros…

Big thank you to everyone who visited our stand over the 3 days at this years Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham.  This show is one of our favourite shows of the year and we are so pleased to be able to be at shows again after a year of having none due to Covid. Both the GBS & Kit Spares stand were busy all 3 days particularly the Friday. It was great to see so many customers over the weekend as well as meet many new customers that we look forward to welcoming to the GBS factory very soon.

Our stand this year was in the same location as previous years and on display was the brand new Zero Motul Edition which attracted a lot of attention along with a Gen 2 Zero chassis.

The kit Spares stand was also very busy with all the parts that we had on display attracting a lot of attention particularly the Ford 2.5 Duratec engine and the show racks which were displaying electrical and wiring products, the ATR Product Range, Exhaust components, Seat Belts & Interior products and much more….Visit our parts website www.kitspares.co.uk or showroom to see more products and details.

This was our last show of the year but we still have one event left, which we are all very much looking forward to which is our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event which is happening on Saturday 4th December at our GBS Factory, please click here for more details.

The GBS calendar for 2022 is already looking very busy with lots of new and exciting events scheduled in, the 2022 GBS calendar will be released later this year. We hope to be at more events, do more track days and much more! So make sure you keep visiting our event page.

Our USA Representative finally able to visit us at GBS again.....

Last week it was great to welcome Paul Barnes our USA representative back to GBS for a few days after over a year of not being able to visit due to Covid travel restrictions.

Earlier this year we exhibited at the 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach which took place 24-26th September 2021. The Long Beach Grand Prix was the last race of the year on display was 2 Zeros, both Cars on display were Mazda powered cars with a variety of upgrades including ATR Throttle bodies and upgraded front suspension and brakes. Due to travel restrictions we were unable to go to the show and join Paul, but one of the GBS team will be flying out to USA to assist Paul with the start of his NEW USA Generation2 Zero demonstrator build next month.

It’s been a busy few months with Zero Self Build Kit collections and several exports to the USA, with more being collected and packed soon. Whilst Paul was here with us we showed him all the developments that we have been working on including the new GBS Gen 2 Boot Covers and Doors that have now arrived and will be released for sale later this month. More news on them will be shared with you very soon.

Please see link below to more details on the USA Self Build or contact us and we will answer all your questions.

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 end of January collection and then we are into February / March 2022 collections for Zero self-build kits. We are currently still 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 is always open, parts orders can still be placed on line on our website www.kitspares.co.uk 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 will be at the Classic Motor Show at eh NEC in Birmingham next week with a full range of sample parts from Kit Spares and ATR Products, see more details about the event here.

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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. Or why not come and visit we are open Monday to Friday 9am -5pm and occasional Saturdays.

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

GBS Motul Edition Zero is now on the road & can be seen on our stand at our next event....

The GBS Zero Motul Edition is now registered and being enjoyed on the road and at events by Motul and Witham Motorsport. Earlier this month the Zero Motul Edition was collected by Nigel Bottom the Managing Director of Witham Motorsport, pictured above with Richard and Kurtis. As Motul UK Distributors, Witham Motorsport were the driving force behind this special project and we are excited to be continuing working with them and have many more plans for the Motul Zero Edition. We are also excited to confirm that the Motul Zero Edition can be seen on our stand at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC next month.

The whole GBS team have been involved in this very special Zero build and we are all very proud of it and the whole build process and story has been captured which can be be seen on our GBS YouTube Channel.