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….

New Factory Built LHD Zero leaves the Factory.....

We are pleased to share photographs and a video of this bespoke LHD factory built Zero that was recently registered and collected earlier this week, it is now being enjoyed on the road. Each GBS Zero sports car is tailor built to each of our customer’s specification with your choice of appearance trim and accessories making each car truly unique to its owner.
This is a LHD Factory Built GBS Zero (2023) that is powered by the Ford 2.5 Duratec engine on the ATR Products Throttle Bodies, this Zero has also had the rear stays on the roll bar modified for luggage for touring, see below some more details about the spec of the car.

Zero LHD chassis • Bespoke Roll Bar / Rear Stays (For Touring) • Full paint – Lupine Blue • Carbon Dash • Carbon Step over trims • Windscreen and wipers. • Doors & New Roof Hood • LED style headlights • Ford Duratec 2.5 engine • Quick shift gear linkage • ATR throttle bodies • ATR dampers • GBS Gauges • Momo steering wheel & Momo quick release boss • GBS Heated Seats with Quick release GBS harnesses • Heated Seats • USB Power Socket •Team Dynamic wheels & Yokohama Tyres • Rear Diffuser.

Click here to explore more about the Zero range and the bespoke factory-built option that we offer or contact us for any questions that you may have. We also have a range of Zero Self Build options available.

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

New Factory Built Zero on the road and to being enjoyed....

We are pleased to share photographs and a video of this stunning bespoke factory built Zero that was recently registered and collected last week, it is now being enjoyed on the road and already covered several hundred miles. Each GBS Zero sports car is tailor built to each of our customer’s specification with your choice of appearance trim and accessories making each car truly unique to its owner.
This is a GBS Zero (2023) factory built Zero GT that is powered by the Ford 2.5 Duratec engine on the ATR Products Throttle Bodies, see below some more details about the spec of the car.
• Zero GT chassis • Full paint – Nissan Sunset Orange Metalic with Black Stripes • Sports front wings with Carbon fibre bodywork • Windscreen and wipers. • Doors • LED style headlights • Ford Duratec 2.5 engine • Quick shift gear linkage • ATR throttle bodies • Short throw throttle pedal • Limited slip diff • ATR dampers • Bespoke Dash / Interior • Aims Strada Dash • 3D Printed Angled Dash Surround • TRS Magnum Ultralite 4pt harness • Momo steering wheel & Momo quick release boss • GBS Heated Seats with Quick release GBS harnesses • Team Dynamic wheels & Yokohama Tyres • Rear Diffuser.

Click here to explore more about the Zero range and the bespoke factory-built option that we offer or contact us for any questions that you may have. We also have a range of Zero Self Build options available.

This brand new Zero can will be seen later this week (22nd & 23rd July) on our stand at the Newark Kit Car Show along with some other very nice Zeros that we will be having on display.

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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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.

Bespoke paint options..... Behind the scenes at paint.....

Full custom paint for your Zero….

Our full custom paint option that we offer has become a very popular option and recently we have seen some very nice paint colour and options being chosen, as well as some that are scheduled for paint over the coming weeks that we look forward to sharing with you. Our custom paint option is truly individual to you, we work with you from start to finish to get your bespoke paint colour and design that you want.

Above is a recent Zero factory build at paint that is now back with us in the build bay for the build to continue, we will share more details on this paint colour and spec next month. A lot of preparation work goes into getting the Zero ready for paint, the paint process usually takes around 2 to 3 weeks but that can change depending on the paint design.

If you already have a Zero then we can do a full paint transformation, visit our paint option page to see an example of a customers paint transformation from orange to grey that we did. More details about our paint and vehicle graphics can be found here, or contact us and we can discuss the options with you.

GBS Owners area reserved for you all at Malvern Kit Car Show....

If you are heading to the Kit Car Show at Malvern in your Zero, then please see below a site plan of the GBS Owners area we have reserved for you all to park together over the weekend.

The GBS team can be seen with the Zeros at the Malvern Kit Car Show that is happening on Saturday 3rd June and Sunday 4th June at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern.

Visit our GBS event page for more details about this event and other events that we have planned. The next event on the GBS Calendar is our GBS Track Day which is happening at Blyton Park on Saturday 29th April.

Students from Cranfield University enjoy a full factory tour of GBS.....

Yesterday afternoon the GBS team were delighted to welcome Students and Staff from Cranfield School of management to GBS for a full factory tour. The students that visited us are studying Logistics and Supply Chain MSc at Cranfield University. The tour was split into two groups and led by Richard and Matt which covered all areas of GBS and behind the scenes including the workshop, design room, clean assembly room, engineering machine shop, Composite department, parts and spares store and shop and also for the first time our tour also included our new manufacturing and fabrication department. All the students enjoyed the visit and were impressed with what the GBS team do and have to offer, and impressed with how much we manufacture in house.

We are making several tour slots available throughout the year, and this includes a full behind the scenes tour on how the Zero sports cars and products are made. Our tours last from anywhere between one and half hours to two hours , and usually take place on a Saturday morning but a weekday & Evening tours can take place on request if needed.

Click below to see more details on the factory tours that we offer and to book your chance to experience Great British Sports Cars. More GBS Tour dates will be announced soon on our event page.

MOVE COMPLETE - All elements of our production are now under one roof.....

As you know earlier this year we announced that we are expanding with the doubling of our current site here in Nottinghamshire with the purchase of premises and the adjoining site. After a busy start to the year and two very busy months we are now pleased to have all the GBS team and all elements of our production under the one roof and now back up and running to full production.
A lot of planning and preparation went into the move to reduce the down time of production in our manufacturing department. The move went smoothly and was completed earlier this month, all machines are in and we were back up and running with Zeros chassis and components back in full production few weeks ago, with the first Zero coming out the jig in our new Manufacturing department two weeks ago.

With all the team and production under one roof, we now have the room to grow and expand our business in the future. We are pleased to share with you below some behind the scenes photographs of our new manufacturing department and we will be sharing a full factory tour video with you very soon. We would also like to thank everyone who has helped and supported us during this move and enabling us to make it happen, its looking like 2023 is going to be another busy and exciting year for us all.

The Zero can be seen at this years Kit Cars Shows.....

We are pleased to confirm that the GBS team can be seen with the Zeros at the Malvern Kit Car Show and the Newark Kit Car Show later this year.

The National Kit & Sports Car Show at Malvern, Worcestershire is taking place on Saturday 3rd June and Sunday 4th June and the Newark Kit Car Show is happening on Saturday 22nd July and Sunday 23rd July at the Newark Showground.

We will confirm nearer the time what Zeros can be seen on our stand along with a range of parts and spares from both Kit Spares and ATR Products.

We have also reserved a GBS Owners area for Zero owners to all park together at both shows like previous years, details on this will be released soon on our event page.

Visit our GBS event page for more details about these events. The next event on the GBS Calendar is our GBS cars & Coffee event which is happening this Saturday 18th March at GBS - All cars are welcome to join us, gates open at 10am. #GBSCarsandcoffee

Contact us today to discuss your Zero Self Build…..

Zero powered by a 2.5 Duratec engine goes to Rolling Road.....

GBS Zero goes to rolling road…. This GBS Zero which many of you may have seen last year on our stand at various shows and events was back with us last month for an engine upgrade and then Rolling Road.

The 2.5 Duratec engine on ATR Throttle Bodies with a Life ECU was with us for development on a new cam, rods and pistons upgrade, then taken to Rolling Road where we were testing the trumpet and inlet extension tubes. The Rolling Road map session made 252 bhp which the customer was very pleased with and is now ready to start enjoying more miles in his Zero this year, and will hopefully be joining us on Saturday 18th March at our GBS Cars & Coffee event. (See more details on our event page)

If you are interested in booking your car in with us for any upgrades, rolling road or any other of our workshop services then get in touch.

Not long until our first GBS Cars & Coffee event of the year....

ALL CARS ARE WELCOME….

Not long now until our first GBS Cars & Coffee event of the year which is proudly sponsored by A-Plan Insurance that is happening on Saturday 18th March at GBS. All cars are welcome to join us, and we are pleased to hear already that many of you are planning to join us in your Zeros and other sports cars.
Like all our Cars & Coffee events we will be offering free refreshments on the day, but ask for donations to help raise more money for two great charities…. We will be collecting for the Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance & Cancer Research.

The Kit Spares shop and showroom (www.kitspares.co.uk ) will be open on the day. Thank you to those that have already pre ordered items to collect on the day, please feel free to call us or email and pre order so they can be prepared and ready for you to collect on the day to avoid any delays as it can often be busy. For more details about the event and to let us know you are joining us please visit our event page.

All the GBS and A-Plan team look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to GBS on Saturday 18th March.

The new GBS Manufacturing department is well underway - All elements of our production will soon be under one roof.....

Earlier this year we announced that we are expanding with the doubling our current site here in Nottinghamshire with the purchase of premises and the adjoining site. 
Since getting the keys just before Christmas we have all been extremely busy getting the new facilities ready. We are pleased to share with you an update and some behind the scenes photographs of how it is going as we are now very close to having all of our production under one roof. A lot of planning and preparation has gone into the move to reduce the down time of our production in our manufacturing department. This move has given us room to grow and expand our business and is allowing us to bring all elements of our production under one roof. We look forward to sharing with you more photographs and videos next month of the new department up and running.

We are not exhibiting at this years Race Retro Show that is happening this weekend. But we look forward to seeing you all next month at our GBS Cars & Coffee event that is happening on Saturday 18th March at GBS. More details can be found on our event page.

This could be the year to build your dream Sports Car at home in your own garage?

The Zero is a constantly evolving to make it easier for the home builder to build in their very own garage workshop.  With our new build guide soon to be released and the support from the team it couldn't be easier to build your own sports car. The GBS Zero is available as both factory build and a self build assembly kit for you to make your very own sports cars.

Building a Zero will be to your very own individual specification with the enjoyment of the build continuing all the way through till its on the road for you to enjoy for many years on both the road and track. Below are just a few questions that we often get asked……

Can I try before I buy?
Yes come and have a test drive in our Zero demonstrator with one of the team. We have two demonstrators available a Ford Duratec and Mazda based Zero. - Contact us today to book your visit and test drive - Click here

Which kit do I go for?
There are several options to consider and every kit that we supply is different as customers have different budgets, specifications, options and requirements. So contact us to discuss or why not arrange a visit to see us then we can show you all the options and help advise on the best route for your Zero build.

Are any specialist tools required to build the car?
No, you should be able to build the Zero with a good general tool kit consisting of a range of spanners, sockets, drill etc there is no welding or cutting required. This is tool kit that we recommend that has a good range of tools for the build. - Visit www.kitspares.co.uk

Where can I buy spare parts and extra parts for my build?
All parts for the Zero build can be bought from our Kit Spares online shop. Kit Spares stock the full range of parts for the GBS Zero and a comprehensive range of parts and spares for many other kit car makes and models. If you can’t find what you are after on there please give us a call or come and visit the Kit Spares shop and showroom.

I live outside the UK, can I still purchase a Zero?
Yes, the Zero range is available in both right and left hand drive. The Zero has already been sold into France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Siberia, South Africa, Australia, America and Southern Ireland. Contact us for more details.

How do I register the car when its finished?
We offer support throughout your build including our IVA and registration service. Our workshop team offer an IVA Pre Check Service, Full IVA Service where we prepare and present your car to test, including all of the paperwork for both IVA and registration of your car. Visit our after sales page for more details on these services and others that we offer.

Is the Zero expensive to insure?
No, the Zero is remarkably cheap to insure considering their spec and performance. There are many specialist kit car insurance companies who offer a good price for insurance. (Price depends on status and history of driver).  Please click here for more details on the Insurance Companies we recommend and for our Dealer codes.

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Not everyone can say they have built their own Sports Car…..

Take your time, look at the options that we offer, do some research and come and visit us and we will show you everything, answer all your questions then the fun starts and we can start planning your build with you. Please also visit our FAQ page for more answers that you might be looking for.
We look forward to welcoming you to GBS.

Customers Zero Mazda Build progressing well....

We always like to hear from customers and see how their Zero Builds are going and we recently received some photographs and build update from GBS customer Marin Cordeaux and his wife Jane who collected their Zero Mazda Kit from us in October last year.

Martin said they ”Spent the first couple of weeks just getting familiar with the car and going over all the parts that we collected along with working through the wiring harness, brake pipes and fuel lines. We started with the differential and lifted that into place using the engine hoist which made the whole job a lot easier picking up on the locating point on the chassis. Once that was fitted we fitted the low pressure fuel pump and some of the associated hoses and fuel lines. We then moved onto the rear wishbones which then allowed us to fit the drive shafts and rear hubs. We located the prop shaft and made up a mounting bracket for the speedo pick up sensor.

So far so good, had a few technical questions which Matt from the GBS Workshop kindly resolved and we are progressing well to date”.

We look forward to following Martin and Janes Mazda Zero build and sharing their progress with you again later this year.

If you are near the completion of your Zero build and looking to get it IVA tested and registered then please see more details here about our IVA Service we offer for the Zeros and other sports cars.

Motorbike engine - Kawasaki 1400 GTR powered Zero leaves the GBS Workshop....

This Zero that we prepared and presented to IVA is now registered and is leaving the workshop this week. The Zero Custom self build option that we offer allows you to tailor the Zero to the engine configuration of your choice, whether that is an already compatible engine or a completely custom engine installation. Allowing you to customise the whole power train and other aspects of the car. This customers Zero build is powered by a Kawasaki 1400 GTR Motorbike engine, and will be enjoyed on both the road and track, see below more about the spec and performance.

Engine - Kawasaki 1400 GTR / 140bhp, 6 speed sequential gearbox, Fuel injected. / Controlled by Emerald K6 Ecu and Custom wiring harness / Quaife reverse Gearbox / Custom equal length 304L manifold / 2” stainless exhaust system with built in CAT / Accusump 3pint Oil accumulator and surge protection / Temp controlled Oil cooler / Custom shortened sump /
Custom Clutch with upgraded ZR1400 plates, and HD Springs / Drive system modified to accept prop shaft.

Zero Chassis - Lowered floor & cobra hoops / Custom Zero chassis adapted for bike engine, custom qualify gearbox mounts / Custom Proshaft / Full ATR spec, ATR Front end, ATR Rear upgrade, ATR Suspension. / Full Carbon pack / GBS Heated Seats / AIM MPS IVA compatible display, with additional sensors over Canbus from Ecu. / Momo Steering Wheel and Quick release boss / AEM Fuel / Air gauge / Custom Boot cover / Full wheel upgrade – Sparco 7x15 front and 8x15 rear / Painted kawasaki Purple.