More Zero’s soon to be on the road in the UK & USA….

The GBS Workshop is always busy, and we often have several Zero’s with us for the IVA Service that we offer. We recently prepared and presented to IVA a Ford based Zero built by GBS Customer Tom Pearce, who collected his Zero Self Build kit from us 8 years ago from the GBS factory in 2012. Tom’s Zero is now back with him and just awaiting for the registration to come through before he can get the number plates and get it on the road to enjoy some miles. (Pictured above is Tom with Keith, 8 years ago when he collected his Zero Self Build kit from us)

Tom Said “I also want to say what a pleasure it has been to deal with Gbs over the last 8 years, all the staff have been friendly and helpful, so many thanks to Richard, Keith and Yourself for all your have done to help me get my car on the road.  Please can you pass on my appreciation to Matt and the team for the outstanding job they have done finishing off my car, I couldn’t stop smiling when I saw it Tuesday evening.” 

We hope Tom can join us next month in his Zero for our first GBS Cars and Coffee event of the year, which looks like we are going to be joined by lots of other Zero owners as well as many other sports cars. Everyone is welcome to come and join us, please click here for more details about the event. Whist Tom’s Zero was with us we also did the Geometry set up, which is just one of our workshop services that we offer, click here for more details on the  workshop services that we offer.

Over in the USA its great to see that another customer’s Zero build is now also not to far of completion. GBS Customer Michael Etzel in USA visited us at the factory last summer where he enjoyed a factory tour and test drive in our Mazda demonstrator with Richard. Mike emailed last week with some photos and to say thank you to Richard for his help with the Emerald mapping at his tuners, which was a successful day and the car runs strong.
Mike said “ Strapped to the Dyno for today’s testing. The Emerald needed lots of mapping to work correctly. By days end it is running very strongly. I rebuilt a 200k mileage 1991 1.6L Miata to stock specs then installed the ATR throttle bodies. We pulled 116.5 hp @ 7000 at the wheels today. It will get me around town just fine. We need a couple more hours to verify the mapping and remove all the test equipment, button it up and were done. Very glad to be at the final stage of the build. Now to inspection, assign the vin and get it registered. A special thank you to Richard for his time talking to my tuner so we did the job correctly”.

We look forward to seeing more photographs from Mike later in the year. Click here for details on the USA Zero self build options that we offer. If you have any photographs of your Zero build, then we would love to see them and share with everyone. Please visit our contact page for details.

See us at Stoneleigh & Newark Kit Car Show with a Zero Club area reserved….

Above is our GBS and Kit Spares stand at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show last year. Click here to see more photographs from our time at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show last year.

The GBS Event Calendar is getting busy and we have something on almost every month…… We are pleased to have recently confirmed our GBS and Kit Spares Stands for Stoneleigh Kit Car Show and also Newark Kit Car Show which has returned after many years. Stoneleigh Kit Car Show is happening on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May, then Newark Kit Car Show is happening Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July. We will be at both events with a collection of Zero’s on display along with a full range of parts and spares from Kit Spares and ATR Products that you can view and purchase on the day.

We have also arranged for there to be a club stand area for all GBS Zeros at both Stoneleigh and Newark. So if you are going in your Zero please feel free to park their along with all other Zero owners. We look forward to seeing you all at both events and seeing all the Zero’s parked together. Please visit our event page to see more details about these events and about the GBS Zero Owners Club areas.

Don’t forget its our GBS Cars and Coffee event that is happening on Saturday 21st March at the GBS Factory, its already looking like its going to be a busy event. Our parts shop Kit Spares will also be open on the day, so if you need any parts let us know before the day and we can get them ready for you to collect on the day as it can sometimes be very busy! Visit our parts website www.kitspares.co.uk to see more details.

*Our next event that is happening later this month (21st-23rd February) is The Race Retro Show where the Zero’s can be seen.

The first GBS Track Days of 2020 are confirmed....

After two very successful and enjoyable GBS track days last year we are hoping to do many more this year and we are pleased to have confirmed the first two for this year.  

We are pleased and excited to announce that the next GBS Track Days will be happening on Saturday 18th April at Blyton Park and then on Friday 15th May we will be at Donington Park.
Both Track Day events are via Javelin Track Days. To book your place and for more details please visit our event page or click on the links below. We recommend that you book early to avoid disappointment!
We will confirm which garage number for Donington Park Track Day we will be in nearer the time, as usual we will also be offering passenger rides on the day with one of the GBS team in the Zero’s. Passenger ride passes can be purchased on the day through Javelin Track Days, more details about that can be found on our event page.
We can’t wait and hope you can all join us in your Zero’s or just in person to enjoy the day with us, we look forward to seeing you all there.

We hope to get a few more track days in this year and are already looking to book more for later in the year, so if you can’t make these two Track Days don’t worry we will be doing more, as soon as they are confirmed we will share the details with you all.
Visit our GBS YouTube channel to see videos of the Zero’s out on the track at different race circuits and below are a few photographs.

Looking for that perfect Valentines Gift…. How about a GBS Zero.

As Valentine’s Day is now fast approaching, many of you may still be looking for that perfect gift… Have you considered a GBS Zero sports car it will be enjoyment for you both, weather you go for the self-build or factory-built option we now also have them available on finance, making owning your dream car even easier!
Why not come and visit us and see how easy and enjoyable a GBS Zero Build would be for you, or if that doesn’t interest you how about come and see us and choose the specification of your sports car for us to build for you! A warm welcome always awaits you at the GBS Factory. Our new Gen 2 Zero demonstrator is always ready for passenger drives too.

We have several events throughout the year that you and your partner and families can all join us on in your Zero’s like Track days, 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! (Our next GBS Cars & Coffee event is happening on Saturday 21st March)

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

See us at the Race Retro Show & WIN a pair of tickets....

Its been another busy start to the year for the GBS team and the GBS Calendar is looking very busy and we are are now busy planning our stand design for our next event which is the Race Retro Show at Stoneleigh Park, that’s happening 21st-23rd February. We can be found over the 3 days on stand 264 in Hall 2 with the Zero on display along with a range of sample products from Kit Spares and ATR Products.

The Race Retro Show is an historic show that attracts a range of sports cars and has a live rally stage and we are pleased to have partnered up with the Race Retro Show team again to give you the chance to WIN two more free tickets!

For the chance to WIN head over to our GBS Facebook page & all you have to do is like our page, and comment who you would bring to the show with you by 13.02.2020. This is a great show and we are sure that you will enjoy it! Good Luck to you all….. Enter here.
A Winner will be picked at random and notified on our GBS Facebook page on 14.02.2020.

The GBS calendar for 2020 is already looking very busy with lots of new and exciting events scheduled in, the 2020 GBS calendar is updated regularly so make sure you keep checking. Click here to visit our event page

Nice start to the year for a GBS Customer who collected his new factory built Zero…

Those of you that visited our stand earlier this month at the Autosports Show would have seen a very nice spec Zero on display along side our new Zero demonstrator. That Zero was a factory built Zero that was collected last weekend by its new owner Mr Robin Copley.
Robin and his wife Hazel came to the factory for the hand over on Saturday and to test drive their new car, then we delivered the car later that afternoon to their home.
Robin and Hazel also joined us on our stand at the Autosports Show where their Zero attracted a lot of attention over the four days, Robin’s Zero is of similar spec to our new Gen 2 Zero demonstrator which is….

Robins Zero Spec: Sport Chassis , Painted Mercedes Polar White, 2.5 Duratec Engine, Power 200 - 350 bhp, 5 Speed manual gearbox, Carbon Dash with Smiths Flight Gauges, Carbon Fibre Finishing panels, DRL Style Headlights, ATR Adjustable Suspension, ATR Brakes Front: ATR 300mm floating discs 4 pot caliper, Rear: Disc & Caliper Upgraded.

On Saturday Kurtis who built Robin’s Zero was also here for the handover along with Richard, we have already received some photos from Robin as he has already enjoyed several miles in his new Zero. Robin and Hazel have several road trips planned already for the year including a camping trip and road trip to France as well as looking forward to enjoying it out on the track too. They will also be joining us at our first GBS Cars & Coffee event which is happening on Saturday 21st March the GBS Factory, more details can be found on our events page.

You may have already seen that we made a short video from our time at the Autosports International Show and Richard talks through some of the features on the new Gen 2 Zero Factory build that was on our stand which was Robins Zero. Click here to see video.
Each factory built GBS Zero is individually hand built to your own specification, please click here for more details about the Zero factory built options.

The EV Zero was recently on display at another event….

Earlier this month our Electric Zero was on display at the MIA Energy-Efficient Motorsport Conference (EEMS) #EEMS2020 in association with AVL RACING which was at the NEC in Birmingham. Our Niche Vehicle Network Zero EV was seen on the Rockfort Engineering stand alongside their other project car the race winning Mahindra Formula E car.

The Electric Zero 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.

This electric Zero as always attracted a lot attention throughout the event and will be back at the factory soon and we hope to have it here for you all to see at our next GBS Cars & Coffee event which is happening on Saturday 21st March at the GSB Factory. Visit our events page for more details on the events the Zero can be seen at throughout 2020.

The first event of 2020 was a great success and start to the year….

It’s a busy start to the year at the GBS Factory as we were straight into preparing for the first event on the GBS Calendar which was the Autosports International Show at the NEC in Birmingham which started on Thursday 9th until 12th January. it was nice 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 over the next few weeks. We had a different stand location this year and were based in Hall 3, where we had two very nice spec Zero’s on display.

We had our new high spec Gen 2 Zero demonstrator on display, which many of you may have already seen as this Zero made its first appearance at Goodwood Revival last year. Along with our demonstrator was a very nice spec Zero that you have not seen before. This factory built Zero had only passed its IVA Test last week that GBS Customer Robin Copley kindly let us have on display for the show. Robin and his wife Hazel visited the show and spent some time with us all on the stand on Saturday admiring their new Zero, that is just now waiting to be registered and then collection will be confirmed for later this month.  Robin and Hazel have several road trips planned already for the year including a camping trip and road trip to France as well as looking forward to enjoying it out on the track too.

We are pleased to say that both Zero’s attracted a lot of attention over the 4 days and we have lots of factory visits and test drives booked already. Its already been a very busy and successful start to 2020 for us and the next few months are looking like they will continue to be that. Below are a few photographs from the weekend and if you follow us on Instagram you can see a lot more from our time at this years Autosport International Show including some videos on there. Follow us on Instagram. We have a also made a short video from our time at the Autosports International Show and Richard talks through some of the features on the new Gen 2 Zero Factory build that was on our stand. Click here to see video.

Visit our events page to see what other events that we have planned for 2020, its updated regularly so please keep checking.

The first GBS Cars & Coffee event of 2020 is happening… Hope you can join us?

We are delighted to share with you all that our first GBS Cars and Coffee event of the year is confirmed and will be happening at the GBS Factory on Saturday 21st March. Already it looks like its going to be a busy day with lots of people confirmed to join us, We have set up an event page on our Facebook page so let us know you are coming and keep checking that for updates and you can invite your friends & family to join us too! Click here for more details and to let us know you are coming.

We are pleased to also share with you that from our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event we raised an amazing £225.95 for the Cancer Research UK Charity, we also collected for the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance but we are just waiting for the tins to be counted then we when we find out we will let you know. We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to you all for joining us at our Cars & Coffee events and for your generous donations to two great charities which we support and making the events a great success. We hope you can join us on Saturday 21st March and we look forward to seeing a car park full of sports cars again.

We are just in the process of confirming the first GBS Track Day of 2020, so as soon as that is confirmed it will be displayed on our events page and announced on social media. Don’t forget you can also join our GBS mailing list, where you will receive monthly emails directly from the Factory. Click here to join our GBS mailing list.

Happy New Year to you all… We are ready for another great year ahead….

The GBS and Kit Spares team would like to wish you and your families a Happy New Year.
We all had a great Christmas break and now feel refreshed and ready for 2020 to begin.

We are all looking forward to a very busy year, it has already started off as a busy week for us, and we are now busy preparing the GBS Zero’s for our first event of the year which is the Autosport International Show where the GBS Zero’s will be on display next week. The 2020 event Calendar is also looking busy, and we are excited to have released the date for our first GBS Cars & Coffee event of 2020 and our first GBS Track Day Date will be announced to you all very soon, so make sure you keep checking our GBS Event page for more details and to see other events that we have planned that we hope you will all be able to join us on, please visit our events page.

We look forward to seeing you all very soon…

Happy New Year & Best Wishes to you all.
From
Richard, Keith and all the GBS Team.

Happy Christmas to you all and best wishes for 2020.... From all the GBS Team

All of the GBS and Kit Spares  team would like to wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas, and also like to take this opportunity to say thank you all for your support this year.

After another very successful and extremely busy year, we are now looking forward to a continued busy & successful 2020 with many new and exciting challenges ahead. It already looks like 2020 is going to be another exciting and busy year for us, we will be starting of the year with exhibiting the GBS Zero range at the Autosport International Show that is in the second week in January (9th-12th January 2020) at the NEC in Birmingham. More details about the event can be found on our event page.

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

Happy Christmas everyone

Best Wishes From
Richard, Keith
and all the GBS & Kit Spares Team.

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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

The Crossland family’s self-build, LNER inspired GBS Zero....

By Andrew Crossland on behalf of the Crossland family.

This is the story of The Crossland family and our GBS Zero. Sadly, our story starts on a very sad note. In January 2019, our Dad was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer. By the time it was diagnosed, it was too late to treat. However, as a family we all saw how it never broke his spirit and, in reality, actually cemented his strength, positivity and love of life. The following story should illustrate how true that is.

The early stages of cancer involve rest and extensive periods of realisation. For Dad, that meant time talking to family, processing his diagnosis and switching off by watching TV. Of the many series Dad watched, one episode of The Grand Tour stood out - where the team went to Mongolia and build a kit car. As the kit car raced across various obstacles, Dad became inspired to start another adventure. From that moment Dad decided he wanted to buy a kit car; and it took very little to persuade his sons James and Andrew to join in.

Within a month we had selected a car - a Zero by Great British Sports Cars who are based in the nearby town of Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. We took Dad to visit the factory and knew immediately that this was the place to get that dream car. Steve and Richard showed us around the factory, introduced us to the team and where the car would be built. Driving away from the factory we quickly decided that we wanted to work with GBS who, like The Crossland’s, are a family at heart.

Throughout the build of the car, GBS worked with us on all of details of the build and design. Numerous calls and emails followed. As we toured various hospitals and met with various consultants, Dad was involved. Sadly, Dad’s medical condition deteriorated and he passed away in July - leaving a devastated family but one strangely motivated and empowered by the attitude Dad took to his life. It’s worth saying how he never once complained about being diagnosed. For Dad it was part of his life and the path weaved for him. Ahead of him lay obstacles and targets, just like life always had. A major target was James’s birthday - and a speech that, typical of Dad, left us all crying and laughing. Treatment was a path to be walked. Hurry on Sundown, see what tomorrow brings. Life’s for living. We took every day step by step as a family and as close as we always had been.

James and I were fortunate to have that closeness throughout our upbringing. One of our earliest memories is standing on a grass bank in Retford watching a beautiful blue steam train on the East Coast Mainline. James, Dad, Grandad, our Great Grandfather and myself all worked on the railways and we grew up exploring our great country or visiting friends by train - initially on a free rail pass as part of Dad’s job. Trips to York with friends, girlfriends and family didn’t feel right without a trip to the National Railway Museum. In each trip came a seminal moment; walking up to Mallard. The locomotive was designed by Nigel Gresley and built opposite Dad’s office in Gresley House. Synonymous with an age of speed, Mallard became the world’s fastest running at 126mph in 1939. That record still stands today.

As a family, we have a tradition in the National Railway Museum of placing our hands on Mallard and uttering the immortal words “how are you doing old girl” before taking photos. In family, folklore these words were passed down from our Grandad who used to fire the engine. To friends from around the world it was a Crossland oddity and one that as a family we got used to being laughed at as we took photos. To James and I, Mallard is that beautiful blue train that we watched from the grass bank during our childhood.

A few weeks after Dad passed away, I visited York with a close friend. As is traditional and non-negotiable, Mallard featured in the trip and memories came flooding back. A few weeks later, James and I contacted GBS with our idea - to change the theme of our car from British Racing Green to a custom designed paying homage to Mallard and our relationship with it.

Initially, it was an email sent with much trepidation. We actually made two requests to GBS - firstly for completely customised paint work and also to run the car on biofuel (more on that in another blog). Steve, Richard and the team immediately responded and they seemed genuinely excited by the idea. Within a few weeks, we visited the factory where Richard had marked up the vehicle with his proposed design. The attention to detail Richard had paid to the design blew me away, and he spotted parts of the locomotive’s design that I had never seen before. This was also Mum’s first trip to GBS and we were quickly joined by the rest of the GBS team to discuss the design. Perhaps it was the emotion of the day for us, but we genuinely felt an energy and excitement about the car. We drove away with a smile.

At this stage it’s also important to mention a small additional feature to the vehicle which is important to myself. I work in renewable energy with environmentalism and carbon saving really critical to my being. As a result of discussions with GBS, we believe that this will be the first biofuel compatible Zero in the world, meaning that I can drive the car in the knowledge that it has environmental credentials which drive everything I do in my professional life.

Within weeks the car was painted and the family sat enjoying photos of our beautiful garter blue vehicle coming together via emails from GBS and on social media – an amazing feet given that we were living our lives in New Zealand, Warwick and Retford.

The big reveal and delivery of the vehicle came on 17th December 2019 at the GBS factory in Ollerton. It was clear to us as a family how excited GBS were about the car, and that was evident by the smiles and warm welcome we (Mum, Nana, James and I) received on arrival. Steve, Ruth and Richard were evidently thrilled by the car and appearance. The result is a stunningly beautiful, tastefully delivered and hugely charismatic custom painted vehicle that we are thrilled to start putting together. The car looks even better in person than in the photos.

Writing this we are about to embark on the build. As a family we will share photos with you via GBS. We also hope that, once built, the car will be used by GBS to showcase the Zero and the customisation options available to enthusiasts – from paint to biofuels.

As Great British Sports Cars we were delighted to have met Andrew and James’s dad and pleased that he got the chance to visit the GBS factory, we are sure he would be very proud of his Sons and Family. As soon as the Crosslands let us know about their paint idea, we thought this would be stunning and we were excited as it is something very different and also very special.

The Zero was sat in our workshop for a while before it was collected and attracted a lot of attention especially when it was on display at our Christmas Cars & Coffee event beginning of December. Their Zero spec is a 175 calibre and will be powered by a Ford 2L Zetec engine and is biofuel ready. We look forward to following the Crossland’s build and sharing more with you as it progresses.

GBS Zero has arrived in the USA just in time for Christmas….

Yesterday we had a very happy customer in USA….. GBS Customer Will McDonald took delivery of his new Zero Self Build Kit which was a very nice spec kit that included the new ATR Front Brake upgrade kit and many other nice popular options and upgrades. The kit was collected from us at the end of October and was a very smooth door to door delivery, which saw Paul Barnes our USA representative collect the kit from our USA shipping agent depot then onto Will’s house for the delivery. We are pleased that it has made it to Will just in time for Christmas and he will be kept busy over the Christmas period, we look forward to receiving photographs as the build progresses.
There is also another Zero Race self build kit that is currently on the way now to USA and will arrive early in January, we will share more on that delivery next year with you all. Please click here for more details about the USA Zero spec and click here for details on the Zero build options.

Today was also a special day for the Crossland Brothers and family who we welcomed back to the GBS Factory, Andrew and James came to collect their Zero self build kit. If you have visited the GBS Factory recently then you will have seen their stunning painted Zero that has been in our workshop, it was also on display in our workshop at our Christmas Cars and Coffee event that took place earlier this month. There is a nice story behind Andrew and James’s Zero build and choice of colour, spec etc which we will be sharing with you before Christmas.

Don’t forget you can follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter too, where you will see more photographs of what we are up to and behind the scenes.

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

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

Fantastic day at our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event….

The last event of 2019 happened last Saturday (7th December) at the GBS Factory, we held our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event. It was a fantastic day and great event and nice to see so many people join us and lots of new faces. The weather could not have been better for it, it was cold but stayed dry it was the morning for the sports cars to be out the garage, the car park was busy all day with people and sports cars. We love how we get lots of Zero owners join us as well a full range of other sports cars, there is always something interesting to see!

We were also delighted that Bernd and the team were able to join us for the weekend from Germany and we think you will all agree the food (Currywurst, German Sausages in bread rolls along with Gluhwein) they were cooking and serving for us all was excellent and enjoyed by everyone along with all the tea, coffee, Christmas Cake and Mince Pies that also went down very well, we had non left! We hope to have raised lots of money for our chosen charities too.

We would also like to thank Richard Scarborough from Witham Motorsport for supporting our event and proving mugs and goodies for you all to enjoy, it was also great that Richard was able to enjoy us on the day too. If you visit our Kit Spares shop you will see a full range of Witham Motorsport Oil that we stock. The Kit Spares shop was also busy on the day with people collecting orders that had been placed, and buying parts to keep busy over the Christmas holidays.

At the end of the day our Zero demonstrator was busy doing a few passenger rides, including a test drive enjoyed by a visitor that came over from Greece especially for the event after seeing it on Facebook. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to you all for joining us, and hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. If you were unable to make it then please remember that you are always welcome to come and see us at the GBS Factory anytime, we don’t have any mince pies left but we always have plenty of biscuits if you visit before Christmas or anytime!

More photographs from the day can be seen on our GBS Facebook page later this week.

Visit our GBS YouTube page to see a short video of the day, we will be announcing the first 2020 GBS Cars & Coffee date very soon… So keep checking our event page for details.

Its been another great year… Just some of our favourite photographs from 2019…

Its happened again, 2019 has been another great year for the GBS team and we have been to some amazing places with the Zero’s. There are so many photo’s to share but here are just a few of our favourite photos and moments that we have captured during the year, next year is already looking like it’s going to be another very busy & exciting year for us with lots happening. We have lots of exciting things to share with you all in the new year!

We had the best ever GBS Cars & Coffee event in March which saw the car park overflowing with all sorts of Sports Cars! We look forward to many more successful GBS Cars & Coffee events in 2020.

We attend lots of shows & events throughout the year and this year we were delighted to have the Zero on the Yokohama stand at the Silverstone Classic who are the official tyre partner.

Electric Zero - The GBS concept EV platform: The chassis is bespoke to allow for the concept EV powertrain. Click here to read more on the electric Zero.

We have painted alot of Zero’s this years, which now seems to be a very popular option for the Zero, this is just one of our favourites that we painted for a customer! Click here to see more options that are available on the Zero.

The new GBS & Kit Spares Show room got bigger… You can now view a lot of the options & upgrades that are available for the Zero’s and other Sports Cars, including engine set ups.

Thomas our apprentice has been with us for 4 years now. Thomas is studying at Rotherham College where he attends for 1 day a week. You can read more about Thomas on our Blog. Click here

GBS Team were with the Zero’s at Laguna Seca raceway home of the famous “Corkscrew” complex of corners for the Miatas Reunion at Laguna Seca. Read more.

We are always busy developing new products and our ATR Product range is expanding, the Throttle Bodies, Suspension and Brakes are just some of the favourites for the Zero’s! www.atrproducts.co.uk

Track Days with the Zero’s…. This year we have only been able to do two Track Days one at Donington Park and the other at Blyton Park. Keep checking our event page to see next years Track Days!

Our New GBS Zero demonstrator that is powered by a 2.5 Duratec engine was released in September and was seen on display on our stand at Goodwood Revival for the first time.

Its been a very busy year for Zero kit collections and factory builds, with lots of Zero’s also being exported. There is still several kits being exported and collected over the next few weeks.

The GBS Workshop is always busy and often has a great selection of sports cars in and not always Zero’s. The Ford Escort Mk2 that we currently have has attracted a lot of attention. Click here for more details about our workshop services that we offer.

We hope you can all join us this Saturday (7th December) at the GBS Factory for our last event of the year  which is our Christmas Cars & Coffee event of the year…. The weather is looking good and we will have plenty of mince pies for you all to enjoy… Please see more details on our event page or GBS Facebook page.

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GBS Zero being enjoyed on the road & another Zero self build kit collected...

Its also busy back at the GBS Factory with more Zero kit collections, last Friday we had Tom and Debbie husband and wife from Cambridge who we welcomed back to the factory to collect their Zero Mazda self-build kit.  

There are still lots of kits scheduled for collection / delivery before Christmas and January looks like its going to be very busy too.

Will you be joining us on Saturday 7th December at the GBS Factory for our GBS Christmas Cars & Coffee event, its looking like its going to be another great event and busy with lots of you already saying that you will be joining us. More details can be found on our event page, and GBS Facebook page.

Competition time… Don’t forget to visit our GBS Facebook page or click here for the Chance to WIN a GBS Hoodie, and also Kit Spares are now giving you the chance to WIN a £25 Kit Spares Gift Voucher, visit there Facebook page for more details or click here.

We always love to receive photos from customers out and about enjoying their Zero and Zero Builds, we recently received some photographs from GBS Customer Steve Blundell who completed his Zero self build kit back in August this year. Steve said that he has been out for a couple of runs to build up confidence so far before doing any big drives. We look forward to seeing more photographs from Steve and hopefully see him next year at one of our GBS events or track days. If you have any photographs of your Zero whether it be on the road and registered or in the garage being built we always like to see photos and share on here with others.

Another GBS Zero Kit is collected & its Competition time…..

Father & Son collect their Zero kit….. Last Saturday GBS Customer Nick Mann and his son Michael from Guernsey came to collect their Zero Mazda self build kit, we were also very busy with test drives in our Zero demonstrator. If you would like to arrange  a test drive and factory visit please get in touch and we can look to book you in for a visit.
We are also now busy packing a Zero Race Self build kit that is scheduled to be collected next week that will be going to a new customer in the USA, and we have a few more Zero self build collections this week. Think everyone is wanting their Zero’s for Christmas so they can keep busy and start their builds over the holidays! For more details on the Zero self build options click here.

Its Competition time again….. Make sure you visit our GBS Facebook page today as we have just announced a GBS competitions.  For the chance to WIN a GBS Hoodie head over to our GBS Facebook page  all you have to do is like our page, and post and Tag 2 friends by 11.12.19. Good Luck to you all….. Enter here.  
A Winner will be picked at random and notified on our GBS Facebook page on 11.12.19.

Something a little different to a Zero, that we prepared & presented to IVA…

…..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……

We offer many workshop services and one of them being the IVA Service which is a very popular service and we often have several Zero’s and other sports cars that are in the workshop for this service. Recently we had this electric Model T vehicle that is a replicas of the famous 1910 Model T Ford in the workshop, it has been with us for several months as there was a lot of work involved including a lot of fabrication, electrical and more to prepare it to the IVA standard. We were pleased that it has now passed and is fully registered and was collected last week by the owner. Before it went we went on a short road test and took a few photos to share with you all. Its being used for tours in the city of Cambridge.
We now have a full workshop again with several Zero’s being prepared and panelled for paint, as well as several nice spec Zero factory builds in progress. We are also pleased to welcome a new member of the team to GBS who will be based in the workshop, David has a strong background in Motorsport, engineering and like all the GBS team a strong passion for all Motorsport.
For more details on our IVA Service and to book your car in for any of our other workshop services please click here or call us now.

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.