Model - G15R
Appearance - 2-seater sports racer
Power plant - Rear-engined Imp
Further Details - Before the 1971 racing season Ginetta were approached by husband and wife racers Roger and Alison Davis with their plan to build a G15 with modifications to make it competitive in the Modsports category of racing for Alison to drive. Ginetta signalled their willingness to assist by building a lightweight body and chassis for the team to build up a Modsports G15 with their own fully Rose jointed suspension, very wide wheels and bodywork featuring big arches to accommodate the extra track width.
This version was dubbed the G15R and Ginetta went on to build their own car to a similar specification for Barry Wood to drive as a works entry, which became the winner of the Modsports Championship in 1972. The body featured a full roll cage as well as bonnet air extract for improved cooling. One further car was built by Ginetta in 1972 for another customer although this was later turned into a ‘hot’ road car.
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Production - 3 (1 damaged and 1 missing)
Model - G21 3 Litre
Appearance - Front-engined G15 replacement 2 seater sports
Power plant - 3.0 litre Ford V6
Further details - Both Ivor and Trevers Walklett harboured a desire to offer a more powerful road model to the Ginetta range and following the sales failure of both the G10 and G11 they came up with a plan for a completely new design with looks based around the G15 style and packing a Ford 3-litre V6 engine in the front.
The result was the G21 3-litre launched at the 1970 London Motor Show it featured a square tube chassis frame with strong sheet steel transmission tunnel for greater torsional rigidity. The big V6 engine could be supplied with either a four speed manual box with the option of overdrive or an automatic transmission. At the rear an independent set up featured a fixed differential unit and drive shafts acting as part of the suspension links similar to the Jaguar E –Type. Disc brakes were fitted all round. The whole package was topped off with alloy wheels and electrically operated windows as standard. The G21 won universal acclaim and at £1795 in component form or £2411 fully built tax paid it was in direct competition with the Marcos 3-Litre and TVR Tuscan V6.
Sadly a big increase in demand for the G15 meant that the car could not be built as there was insufficient production capacity until new premises could be found. The prototype was crash tested at MIRA for type approval purposes and a further car was built and displayed at the 1972 motor show this time with 7 inches Revolution wheels giving it an even more muscular appearance. By this time the market for bigger engine cars was in doubt due to ever increasing fuel prices and the G21 model took a different direction with an 1800cc model.
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Production - 2
Model - G33SC
Appearance - Two seater sports car
Power plant - Rover 3.9i
Further details - Longer wheelbase that standard G33, revised front and rear body styling together with square cornered windscreen.
Cost - £23625.00
Production - 1 (car broken up)
