A 2000 Ginetta G4, taking part in a sprint race at Motor Sport at the Park 2014.
Ginetta Cars is a Garforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire based British specialist builder of racing and sports cars. The G4 used the new Ford 105E engine and had a glass fibre GT style body and the suspension was updated to coil springing at the front with Ford live axle at the rear. Whereas the G2 and G3 had been designed for competition the G4 was usable as an everyday car but still was very competitive in motor sport with numerous successes. Over 500 were made up to 1969 with a variety of Ford engines. In 1963 a coupé was introduced alongside the open car and a BMC axle replaced the Ford one at the rear.[4] On test the car reached 120 mph (190 km/h) with a 1500 cc engine.[5] The series III version of 1966 added the then-popular pop-up headlights. Production stopped in 1968 but was revived in 1981 with the Series IV which was two inches wider and three inches (76 mm) longer than the The Ginetta G4 is a classic British sports car originally produced in the 60s by the Walklett family. Compact, light and nimble, it was the car that put the Ginetta name on the map with its ability to provide giant David verses Goliath performances through various capable hands in motorsport but yet still suitable as a daily driving sports car on the road. Original G4s can still be seen winning races in historic motorsport today. The Walkletts continued to produce various successful models up until the late 80s when they sold the company but by the mid- 90s the Walkletts had been approached by a Japanese consortium to see they would reproduce the G4 again. Under licence a new company called Design and Research Engineering (DARE) was formed and re manufacture began. Visually the car was virtually identical to its 60s brother but technically it was brought up to date with fully independent suspension and modern Ford running gear. In motorsport the new G4 has continued the success of the original.
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Location: Crystal Palce Park, Crystal Palace, London,
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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