GBS Zero just in time for Christmas and our Christmas Opening Hours…..

Its been busy couple of weeks with lots of Zero kit collections and exports, last week we had a GBS Zero Race Self Build kit collected that’s now on the way to a new customer in America, this is the last kit of year to go to America the next one will be going in January. We also had a David Kerslake from Northampton come with his son to collect his new Zero Ford based self build kit, David has wanted to build a kit car for several years and now he is very excited that his dream has come true and the build is now actually happening.

Yesterday we had a Sweden Spec Zero kit collected that is going to a be an educational build for students in Sweden, and we also welcomed Ian Whitman back to the factory yesterday to collect his Zero Mazda kit.

Next week the final Zero self build kit of 2019 is being collected by two brothers, we will share more on that kit collection with you soon as there is nice story behind their build and spec of build.

Father and Son Jerry and Matt Haller also sent us some photos of some parts, the new ATR Products front hubs, brakes and suspension that are now assembled and were recently fitted to their Zero which looks like its coming along nicely. They both joined us on Saturday at our Christmas Cars and Coffee and said there build is going well and are both really enjoying it. You can now see more photos from our Christmas Cars and Coffee event last Saturday on GBS Facebook page. Please click here.

Christmas opening times for GBS & Kit Spares:
The GBS Factory and Kit Spares will be closed on Tuesday 24th December and we will be open again and back to normal opening hours on Thursday 2nd January 2020.
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 2019 may not be processed or dispatched until 2nd / 3rd January 2020. www.kitspares.co.uk

Busy time at the Classic Motor Show, the Zero's attracted a lot of attention…

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 both the GBS & Kit Spares stand were busy all 3 days particularly the Friday and Saturday, 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 a nice collection of Zero’s. We had our new high spec Gen 2 Zero demonstrator on display with a very nice customer Zero build, GBS Customer Tim Dunlop kindly let us have his Zero on display for the 3 days, along with another 2015 factory built Zero that we were selling on behalf of a customer. We are pleased to say that all the Zero’s attracted a lot of attention over the 3 days and we have lots of factory visits and test drives booked. It was nice that Tim also joined us on the Friday on the stand and was able to talk to customers too about his experience of building his Zero.

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 7th December at our GBS Factory, please click here for more details.

The GBS calendar for 2020 is already looking very busy with lots of new and exciting events scheduled in, the 2020 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.

Please note that the GBS Factory and Kit Spares Shop will be closed on Friday 15th November, but will be open 10am-2pm on Saturday 16th November.

Looking for a project to start the new year with, or looking for a Christmas gift....

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 December collection and then we are into January / February 2020 collections for Zero self build kits. Contact us soon to arrange a visit and we can confirm the options that are available and we will be able to answer any questions that you may have. (The Zero self build kit could also make the perfect Christmas gift!)

You are always welcome to come and see us at the GBS Factory anytime. We are open Monday – Friday and occasional Saturdays. Contact us today to arrange a visit.
Our parts shop Kit Spares also offers lots of Christmas gift ideas, here are just a few that we thought you might like for you and your Zero’s and other Sports Cars. Please visit www.kitspares.co.uk to see our full range of parts and spares, or come and visit us and see all the parts in our showroom that we have on display. If you can’t find what you are after then please contact us and we will be able to help you.

 If you are wanting to collect any parts from the Kit Spares shop at our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event  in December then that is also an option, please visit our events page for more details about that event.

GBS exhibit at LCV at Millbrook with the Electric Zero.....

GBS were exhibiting at LCV at Millbrook (Low carbon vehicle event) last week with a GBS Zero demonstrating a novel concept battery and EV platform and disseminating the successful completion of a composite and titanium project.

The GBS concept EV platform: The chassis is bespoke to allow for the concept EV powertrain. In the front of the vehicle the battery has replaced the standard engine as the energy source and the original fuel cell is replaced with the powertrain. GBS have machined intricate prototype parts to allow the E drive system to be mounted as a compact unit within in the vehicle.
The powered electronics have been developed in partnership with Rockfort Engineering who are heavily involved with Formula E. The project was to develop a novel cooling concept and the project vehicle will be used to create duty cycles to further develop this technology. The vehicle has a limited range as it was designed for high load discharge to generate heat and monitor the cooling data.

Prototype Carbon fibre barrels by GBS and Titanium centres designed and manufactured by AJE.
The vehicle has carbon fibre wheels with titanium wheel centres to reduce the un-sprung weight of the rotating mass. GBS have manufactured the inner and outer barrels of the wheels as part of a collaboration. The project was to extract learning form the Ti process by completing this project GBS has greater understanding of an internal composite process that GBS are developing for the future.

We are now busy preparing for this weekends event which is the Goodwood Revival (13th-15th September), where we will be having our new Zero demonstrator on display. We can be found over the road on stand 381. Visit our event page where you will see more details.

New parts added to Kit Spares for you & your Zero….

At the GBS Factory we have a showroom  that is bursting with parts and spares and we are always expanding the range of products that we stock. We have recently added a new range of Alternators and Starter Motors from Powerlite Units.

You now see these on our parts website Kit Spares, visit www.kitspares.co.uk or please come and visit us and see all the parts and spares that we have on display, including the ATR Products range and the ATR Products Upgrade Brake Kit which is now very popular on the Zero’s. Below are some other popular parts that might also be of interest to you.

The Kit Spares Shop is also going to be open later this month at our GBS Cars & Coffee event which is happening on Saturday 21st September at the GBS Factory, we are expecting to be a very busy day. We welcome telephone / emial orders before the big day, then we can get them all ready for you to just collect on the day, as there is often a que at the Kit Spares Shop.

For more details about the GBS Cars & Coffee event and to let us know that you are coming click here… GBS Cars & Coffee event.