GINETTA
STORY SO FAR
Founded in 1958 by the four Walklett brothers — Bob (managing director), Douglas (mechanical and electrical engineering), Ivor (chief designer) and Trevers (styling) — in Woodbridge, Suffolk. The company built its first prototype, the G1, in 1957 from a pre-war Wolseley Hornet base, then went into series production with around 100 G2s between 1958 and 1960. The G4 (1961) and the mid-engine G12 (1966) became Ginetta's defining club racing cars. After several ownership changes Ginetta was acquired in 2005 by former racing driver Lawrence Tomlinson, who relocated the company to a new 75,000 sq ft factory in Garforth, near Leeds, in mid-2007. Today Ginetta hand-builds road and race cars in West Yorkshire — including the G40, G55, G56 and the flagship Akula / G60 — and runs its own Ginetta Junior, GT Academy and GT4 Supercup race series.
DESIGNED BY
In-house Ginetta engineering and design team based at the Garforth factory near Leeds, West Yorkshire. UK-based: Yes.
MADE BY
Per the brand: every Ginetta is hand-built in the company's 75,000 sq ft factory in Garforth, just outside Leeds in West Yorkshire. Ginetta builds chassis, composite bodies and final assembly in-house. Engines and major components are sourced from external suppliers (Ford, Mountune and other specialist motorsport partners depending on model). No published parts-by-percentage breakdown beyond the Ginetta-built / supplier-built distinction.
TO BUY
Further information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginetta_Cars
Further research reading
Region Made
Garforth, near Leeds, West Yorkshire
