Ginetta Cars Limited is a British specialist builder of
racing
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and
sports car
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s based in
Garforth
Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the popula ...
,
Leeds
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,
West Yorkshire
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.
History
20th century
Ginetta was founded in 1958 by four Walklett brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers and Douglas) in
Woodbridge, Suffolk
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. Their first product, the Fairlight, was a glass-fibre body shell priced at £49 for fitting to a Ford chassis.
The first car, not destined for production, which subsequently became known as the Ginetta G1, was based on a pre-war
Wolseley Hornet six
The Wolseley Hornet is a six-cylinder twelve fiscal horsepower lightweight automobile which was offered as a saloon car, coupé and open two-seater as well as the usual rolling chassis for bespoke coachwork. Produced by Wolseley Motors Limited ...
.
The four Walklett brothers each had their areas of expertise: Bob was the managing director, Douglas was the mechanical engineer and also handled the electrical work, Ivor was the designer and Trevers was the stylist, working closely with Ivor.
From their original base, the company moved to
Witham
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,
Essex
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, in 1962, and between 1972 and 1974 operated from larger premises in Ballingdon Street adjacent to the railway bridge
Sudbury, Suffolk
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, before returning to Witham. In 1988, the Walklett brothers needed bigger premises and so moved the company to
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an industrial town and unparished area in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A pre ...
where they could expand. On 7 November 1989, the Walkletts sold Ginetta to an international group of enthusiasts, based in
Sheffield
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and run by managing director Martin Phaff. Ginetta was in a strong financial position at the time of its sale and the Walkletts went on to retire.
Under Phaff, the company went on to produce the Ginetta G20 and the Ginetta G33. It was during this period that the company hit troubled times.
21st century
In late 2005, Ginetta was acquired by LNT Automotive, a company run by racing car driver, engineer and businessman
Lawrence Tomlinson
Dr Lawrence Neil Tomlinson is one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs and innovative engineers. He is the founder and owner of the LNT Group and also the owner and chairman of Ginetta, an english motorsports manufacturer and race series ...
. His aims were in line with the founders; to produce innovative, capable and great value sports cars.
In mid-2007, Ginetta moved to a factory near Leeds, with a target to sell 200 cars per year. Tomlinson himself penned the base specification for the
Ginetta G50
The Ginetta G50 is a specialist GT4 class-developed racing car, designed by Ginetta Cars. A road version of the car was planned, but did not enter wide-scale production; instead, the smaller Ginetta G40 was launched.
Development
In late 2007, ...
, which marked 50 years of Ginetta production and became a successful
GT4 car.
In March 2010, Ginetta acquired the
Somerset
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-based sports car manufacturer Farbio, and re-badged their car as the
Ginetta F400
The Ginetta F400, previously known as the Farbio GTS, and originally developed by Arash Motor Company as the Farboud GTS, was a sports car produced by the British car manufacturer Ginetta Cars. It was the first car planned for production by Farb ...
. In March 2011, Ginetta launched the
G55, which competed in the
Michelin
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Ginetta GT Supercup
The Ginetta GT4 Supercup is a one-make racing, Sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom, using identical Ginetta G50 and G55 sports cars. The championship currently supports the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
The cham ...
and was built to comply to the GT3 class regulations. In October 2011, Ginetta launched the
G60, a two-door mid-engine sports car developed from the F400 and powered by a Ford-sourced 3.7 litre V6 engine.
In 2017, Ginetta acquired Blyton Park test circuit near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, as a proving track to help develop road and race models.
Models
Models produced by Ginetta include the following:
G2
Ginetta's first car, the G2, was produced as a
kit car
A kit car is an automobile available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then assembles into a functioning car. Usually, many of the major mechanical systems such as the engine and transmission are sourced from donor ve ...
for enthusiasts and consisted of a tubular frame chassis to take Ford components and aluminium body. About 100 were produced.
G3 and G4
![Markg4](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Ginetta_G4R_of_Mark_Walklett%2C_Mallory_Park_%281997%29.jpg)
The G3 was introduced with a glass fibre body in 1959 to be followed by the G4 in 1961.
The G4 used the new Ford 105E engine and had a glass fibre GT-style body along with the suspension updated to coil springing at the front with a Ford live axle at the rear. Whereas the G2 and G3 had been designed for racing, the G4 was usable as an everyday car but still was very competitive in motorsport with numerous successes. In 1963, a coupé variant was introduced alongside the open-top variant and a BMC axle replaced the Ford unit at the rear. In road tests, the car attains a top speed of with a 1,500 cc engine. The series III version of 1966 added pop-up headlights. Production stopped in 1968 but was revived in 1981 with the Series IV which was wider and longer than the III. Over 500 units were made up to 1969 with a variety of Ford engines.
![Ginetta G4 - Flickr - exfordy (1)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Ginetta_G4_-_Flickr_-_exfordy_%281%29.jpg)
G4 Series IV
The G4 was re-introduced in 1981 as the G4 Series IV, with a new chassis.
[Peter Higston, The Enthusiasts' Guide to Buying a Classic British Sports Car, 2007, page 60] It was produced through to 1984 with approximately 35 examples built.
The Series IV was powered by a 1,599 cc
Ford
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four-cylinder engine.
G10, G11 and G12
![1965 Ginetta G12 sn 25](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/1965_Ginetta_G12_sn_25.jpg)
Launched at the 1965 Racing car show, the Ginetta G10 was meant to be a more powerful racing car than its predecessors. Weighing around and fitted with a V8 engine from the
Ford Mustang
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, it was well received by the enthusiasts. Ginetta works driver Chris Meek secured a win with a prototype at the car's debut at Brands Hatch, beating a
Jaguar E-Type
The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd between 1961 and 1974. Its combination of beauty, high performance, and competitive pricing established the m ...
which was considered to be the most successful GT racing car. However Ginetta failed to make a homologated version of the G10 in order for it to keep competing and as a result, it was forced out of the competition with a total production of only three cars. Following the reception the G10 had generated, Ginetta produced the G11, a street legal version of the G10 with the same body but with the Ford V8 replaced by the MGB 1800 engine. However, slow deliveries of the engine curbed production of the car and therefore only a handful were made.
Unveiled in 1966, the G12 was an evolution of the G4 but had many new features that made it stand apart from its predecessors. The car had a new tubular steel space frame chassis, with the cockpit section mounted to it for extra strength, while removable body work allowed for easy repair. The front suspension consisted of Triumph-derived uprights and double wishbones (with camber adjustment courtesy of rose-joints on the upper items) and coil springs. While, at the rear, the usual arrangement of single upper transverse links with lower reversed wishbones (with rose-joints) and radius arms was present, along with coil springs. The car was fitted with anti-roll bars for increased safety, and the Triumph-sourced Girling disc brakes at the front and rear ensured increased stopping power. Power came from a 1.0 litre Cosworth SCA
inline-four engine
A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the ...
, though larger engines were fitted later such as an
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with ...
V8, but were less successful. The G12 dominated the competition in its class, outclassing
Lotus Elan 26Rs and
Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, racing, and other specialty engine manufacturer.
History
Pre WW1
The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocat ...
es, winning the 1,150 cc MN series. Outside track racing, the G12 also found success at hill climb events, before it was replaced by the G16. Approximately 28 were built.
G15
![Ginetta G15 875cc August 1972](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Ginetta_G15_875cc_August_1972.JPG)
In 1967 the
G15, utilizing a rear-mounted 875 cc
Sunbeam Imp engine, was launched.
[Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, A-Z of Cars 1945-1970, page 82] This two-seat coupé had a glass fibre body bolted to a tube chassis and used Imp rear and Triumph front suspension. Approximately 800 were produced from 1967 to 1974
and the car was fully type approved allowing for complete Ginetta cars to be sold for the first time. Eight G15s were produced with
Volkswagen
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engines and called "Super S".
G21
![Ginetta G21 1974 Castle Hedingham near factory 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Ginetta_G21_1974_Castle_Hedingham_near_factory_2008.JPG)
In 1970, the G15 was joined by the larger G21, which was initially available with either a 4-cylinder 1.75 litre sourced from the Rootes Group (Sunbeam) or a 3.0 litre Ford Essex V6 engine. The car largely used Rootes components.
The 1.7 litre
Sunbeam Rapier
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The first ...
engine subsequently became the standard four-cylinder engine for the car. 80 cars in total were produced before production ceased in 1974 due to the oil crisis. The car was later morphed into an open top G23 and G24 coupé version but none of those variants went to production.
G19 and G20
![Mattnicolljones](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Mattnicolljones.jpg)
The G19 was a single seater
Formula 3
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racing car of which only one was produced.
GRS Tora
Trevor Walklett owned a 1968
Hillman Hunter
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which had been put up due to rust.
Inspired by the success of the
Dutton Sierra
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The company was founded by Tim Dutton-Woolley and run fro ...
estate kit car, Ginetta developed a
Range Rover
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-inspired fibreglass station wagon body for installation onto the Hunter's underpinnings. Called the GRS Tora Mark I it was first shown in October 1982, going on sale the next year. Although it was a two-door estate, it used the front doors of a four-door Hunter. These are shorter than a normal two-door design, leading to limited rear seat access and somewhat awkward proportions. More troubling was that the Hunter's fuel tank and filler location meant that the rear gate opening was very high, limiting the cars utility. In October 1983, a GRS Tora Pickup was shown.
[ Pyman, p. 6] In August 1984, the GRS Tora Mark II started deliveries.
This version rectified the concerns with the rear opening, with a relocated fuel tank (and filler now mounted on the flank of the car) allowing for a full-height rear gate. Being more expensive than the simpler Mark I model the two were offered side by side. Sales of the GRS Tora helped Ginetta stay afloat in the 1980s, but by 1988 Tora production gradually came to a halt as the market was changing and donor cars were becoming rarer.
At the July 1989 Newark Kit Car Show, Ginetta showed a GRS Tora Mark III. Unlike previous models, this was a four-door estate (of a rather beefy appearance) on
Ford Cortina
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The Cortina was produced in fi ...
saloon underpinnings. It used the doors as well as the taillights of a Mark IV Cortina four-door saloon, and had Cortina engines or the option of a Perkins diesel. Only two were built, and Ginetta went back to its main business of making sports cars. All in all, about 320 Toras of all variants were built.
G26, G28, G30 and G31
Following reorganisation, the company moved to
Scunthorpe
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and began making cars in kit form again in the 1980s starting with the G27 and followed by the G26, G28, G30 and G31, with all cars using Ford parts. The G26 was the first model to arrive, in 1984.
The G26 and G31 both used flip-up headlamps; the G26 and G30 were fastback coupés while the G28 and G31 had a
notchback
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profile.
The design used the
Ford Cortina Mk3/Mk4 drivetrain and parts installed in a galvanized steel chassis of Ginetta's own construction. Originally, only four-cylinder engines could be fitted, but the G28's taller bonnetline made room for
Ford's Cologne V6 engine. The bodywork was fibreglass, although the doors were the
Ford Fiesta
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's steel units. The rear window on the fastback designs was also from the Fiesta, while the sportier notchbacks used the small window from the
Sierra XR4i.
280 G26 were built.
While the G31 was the last addition to the G26 line, it sold pretty well, with around 70 cars finished.
Six G28 and fourteen G30 were finished, although since these cars were only available as kits it is unknown how many kits were actually sold. The total production of the G26 and its derivatives is about 370 cars.
The G29 code was assigned to a one-off competition car for the
Thundersports racing series.
G27
![1975 (Donor) Ginetta G27 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/1975_%28Donor%29_Ginetta_G27_2.0_Front.jpg)
The G27, which was introduced in November 1985, was a two-seater sports car derived from the
G4.
It uses the front suspension from the
Triumph Vitesse
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The Vitesse name was first used by Austin ...
, a modified Jaguar independent rear suspension, and could be fitted with a wide range of engines up to the
Rover V8
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.
This design was then used for the G33's bodywork as well.
G32 and G33
It was decided to re-enter the complete car business with the mid-engined
G32 with a choice of 1.6 or 1.9 litre four-cylinder engine, available as a coupé or convertible and the G33 speedster which was equipped with a 3.9 litre
Rover V8
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capable of a top speed of and a acceleration time of 5 seconds. In 1990, the G32 coupé cost £13,700 (), the convertible £14,600 (), and the G33 £17,800 (). The G33 was a development of the
G27, itself derived from the
G4. Unlike the G27, the G33 was only available as a complete car. In terms of appearance, the windshield, with its body-coloured frame, was the main difference compared to the G27. Under the body, the G33 used the suspension parts from the rear-wheel drive
Ford Sierra Cosworth
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, rather than the mixed setup from the G27.
G50
![Ginetta G50 GT4 of Mark Griffith 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Ginetta_G50_GT4_of_Mark_Griffith_2013.JPG)
After Ginetta was acquired by
Lawrence Tomlinson
Dr Lawrence Neil Tomlinson is one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs and innovative engineers. He is the founder and owner of the LNT Group and also the owner and chairman of Ginetta, an english motorsports manufacturer and race series ...
in 2005, the company began work on the design of the
Ginetta G50
The Ginetta G50 is a specialist GT4 class-developed racing car, designed by Ginetta Cars. A road version of the car was planned, but did not enter wide-scale production; instead, the smaller Ginetta G40 was launched.
Development
In late 2007, ...
- utilising a 3.5 litre V6 engine, generating a power output of - to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. In 2007, the car competed in its first race in the European GT4 Cup, in Nogaro France, finishing second.
Soon after this success, the car was officially launched at Autosport International in early 2008 alongside its sister car, the Ginetta G50 GT4. Together, they have become Ginetta's best selling cars, and have race wins that include the
Dubai 24 Hour
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Entrants and participants
As with all races in the 24H Series, promoted by Dutch promoter Cr ...
endurance race in 2012 with
Optimum Motorsport
Optimum Motorsport is a motorsport team known for success in sportscar racing, primarily with Ginetta and McLaren GT cars. Optimum also race under the Inception Racing banner. Their record includes championship wins in 2013 British GT4, class ...
.
G60
![Ginetta G60 at 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed (14509455671)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Ginetta_G60_at_2014_Goodwood_Festival_of_Speed_%2814509455671%29.jpg)
In March 2010, Lawrence acquired the Somerset-based sports car manufacturer Farbio, and in doing so inherited the F400, which was subsequently redesigned, redeveloped and rebranded from the Farbio Marque, into the
Ginetta G60
The Ginetta G60 is a mid-engined sports car produced by British car manufacturer Ginetta Cars, based on the Ginetta F400, which itself was based on the Farbio GTS.
Specifications and Performance
The G60 is powered by a Ford Cyclone V6 engine p ...
; a two-door mid-engined sports car which shares the same 3.7-litre V6 engine as its G55 GT3 stablemate and is capable of in 4.9 seconds, with a top speed of .
G40
![Ginetta G40 Piranha Motorsport](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Ginetta_G40_Piranha_Motorsport.jpg)
In 2010, Lawrence implemented a newer, safer car into the existing Ginetta Junior series and in doing so, replaced the old Ginetta G20 race car with a
G40J.
Following the success of the G40J, Ginetta decided to introduce a
Ginetta G40 Challenge car for the adult racers in its Challenge series. With the same engine as its sister car, the G40 Challenge car is capable of and competes against existing G20 models. Today, the car features heavily in the
Total Quartz Ginetta GT5 Challenge.
Ginetta unveiled its second road car, the
Ginetta G40R, in 2011. It was designed to mimic the Walklett brothers' original vision of 'a race car for the road'. Capable of in 5.8 seconds, the G40R shares a number of characteristics with its racing siblings.
G55
2011 saw the introduction of the
G55 Cup car to the
Ginetta GT Supercup
The Ginetta GT4 Supercup is a one-make racing, Sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom, using identical Ginetta G50 and G55 sports cars. The championship currently supports the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
The cham ...
, which, until that point, had only featured the
G50 Cup car. Offering a 3.7 litre V6 engine generating a maximum power output of , the car provided Ginetta with the basis for their Ginetta G55 GT3 car; a larger spec car which gives GT teams a 4.35 L V8 powerplant.
Akula
On 5 March 2019, at the
Geneva International Motor Show
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, Ginetta announced a new 6.0L
Ginetta/Chevrolet LS2 OHV V8 supercar called the Akula (Акула), Russian for "shark".
Motorsport
Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup
The
Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup is a single-class race series which features the
Ginetta G50
The Ginetta G50 is a specialist GT4 class-developed racing car, designed by Ginetta Cars. A road version of the car was planned, but did not enter wide-scale production; instead, the smaller Ginetta G40 was launched.
Development
In late 2007, ...
and
G55 sports cars; running in support of the
British Touring Car Championship
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.
The championship began as the Ginetta G50 Cup in 2008, supporting the
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Th ...
and
British GT Championship
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. In 2009, it moved to support the BTCC. In 2011, with the introduction of the Ginetta G55, the championship became the
Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup.
The 2014 season will be the fourth running of the Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup, but it will be the first year in which the G50 GT4 and G55 GT4 cars are consolidated into one single class. In order to maintain fair competition, the two models will be equalised through a balance of performance test.
Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge
The Protyre Motorsport
Ginetta GT5 Challenge offers a unique, low-cost opportunity to race in a single-make racing championship, over seven race weekends supporting the
British GT
The British GT Championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom. The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports GT ...
package. For 2014, the series will once again return to Spa for an international round alongside the Swedish Ginetta Challenge series.
A popular entry-level championship for many GT racers, the series boasts packed grids with close racing. All weekends are triple headers, providing 21 races throughout the season, with all races counting towards the final championship positions.
Prototype
![GinettaG60LTP1lemans2018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/GinettaG60LTP1lemans2018.jpg)
Ginetta supplies customer
LMP3
A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series. Le Mans Prototypes were create ...
cars for the
European Le Mans Series
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...
and
Asian Le Mans Series
The Asian Le Mans Series is an Asian sports car racing endurance series created by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and based in Asia. It is the successor to the defunct Japan Le Mans Challenge which folded in 2007 after its second season. ...
as well as the
IMSA Prototype Challenge
IMSA Prototype Challenge (formerly IMSA Prototype Lites) is a racing series featuring two classes of single-seat prototype cars racing simultaneously. The series is sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Most races are ...
.
In 2017, Ginetta developed a
LMP1
A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series. Le Mans Prototypes were create ...
class car the
Ginetta G60-LT-P1
The Ginetta G60-LT-P1 is a non-hybrid Le Mans Prototype built by Ginetta for use in the LMP1 category for the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The G60-LT-P1 had its competition debut at the 2018 24 Hours Of L ...
. For the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship season Ginetta entered 2 G60-LT-P1 in the WEC series in conjunction with TRSM Racing Manor. At the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, the #5 car finished 5th in class, while the #6 car retired after 10 hours due to persistent electrical issues.
See also
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List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
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As of 2018 there are approximately 35 active British car manufacturers and over 500 defunct British car manufacturers. This page lists ...
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1958 establishments in England
British racecar constructors
Car brands
Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Kit car manufacturers
Motor vehicle manufacturers of England
Privately held companies of the United Kingdom
Sports car manufacturers
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1958