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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