G1
G1
G2
G2
Fairlite
Fairlite
G3
G3
G4S1
G4S1
G4S2
G4S2
G5
G5
G6
G6
G4R
G4R
G8
G8
G10
G10
G11
G11
G11 Coupe
G11 Coupe
G12
G12
G12 Petit
G12 Petit
G4S3
G4S3
G15S1
G15S1
G16
G16
G15S2
G15S2
G17
G17
G18
G18
G15S3
G15S3
G15S
G15S
G21 3 Litre
G21 3 Litre
G21 1600
G21 1600
G15R
G15R
G15S4
G15S4
G21
G21
G15S5
G15S5
G21S
G21S
G15 Super S
G15 Super S
G22
G22
G23
G23
G24
G24
G4S4
G4S4
GRS Mk1
GRS Mk1
GRS Mk2
GRS Mk2
GRS Pickup
GRS Pickup
G25
G25
G26
G26
G27 S1
G27 S1
G28
G28
G29
G29
G30
G30
G31
G31
G32
G32
GRS Mk3
GRS Mk3
G4S5
G4S5
G32 Conv
G32 Conv
G32 Turbo
G32 Turbo
G32 1.9
G32 1.9
G33
G33
G33 Club
G33 Club
G33SC
G33SC
G27 S2
G27 S2
G27 S3
G27 S3
G34
G34
G27R
G27R
G34R
G34R
G27 S4
G27 S4
Dare G4
Dare G4
Dare G12
Dare G12
Dare DZ
Dare DZ
Dare DZ Hardtop
Dare DZ Hardtop
Dare TGS
Dare TGS
G20
G20
G20 Coupé
G20 Coupé
G50
G50
Zytec GZ-09S
Zytec GZ-09S
G40
G40
F400
F400
G55
G55
G60
G60
Juno P3-15
Juno P3-15
G57
G57
G58
G58
G60-LT-P1
G60-LT-P1
Akula
Akula
G61
G61
G56
G56

(Photo above - Prototype bonnet)

Model - G4 series 4

Appearance - 2 seater Sports

Power plant - 1.3, 1.6, 2.0 litre Ford Crossflow / Pinto

Further details - In the early 80’s Ginetta decided to revamp the original G4 and give it an update, so in 1981 they unveiled the prototype G4S4 with a flip up headlight bonnet similar in design to the earlier G4S3. However a motor was used in place of the spring and manual operation as this had proved problematical because as the springs got weaker the lights would lay down at speeds over 70mph. The new G4S4 design also incorporated pod indicators and pod sidelights below the bumper line. However whilst this car was seen in many publications and by prospective owners the motor for the lights proved again to be problematical and with a purchase price of £49.00 (1982) the decision was made to remove the flip up headlights and change the bonnet to a frogeye design.

However four owners having seen the flip up headlight bonnets on the prototype and in publications asked the factory to supply them with the original bonnet. To our knowledge 4 cars still exist with this bonnet type, 3 of the original and another that was changed later.

There were 33 cars produced and most had the Frogeye / large hump type bonnet fitted. The last few cars produced were fitted with the G4S5/G27S1 type bonnet with the fibreglass pod headlight arrangement. It is unclear whether any had the intermediate frogeye bonnet with the small G21 type hump.

Cost - £5,675.00

Production - 33

Photo below - Intermediate frogeye bonnet with the small G21 type hump

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Photo below - Frogeye bonnet with large hump

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Photo below - Last few G4S4 had G27 / G4S5 flip up headlights (seen here on a G4S5)

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