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£31,275

1966 Ginetta G4 Race Car

Silverstone Auctions • United Kingdom • 23 Feb 2019

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a fully restored 1966 Ginetta G4 built to fast road/race specification. The car features a chassis restored by Ginetta Heritage, a new body, a semi-race 1500 pre-crossflow engine, and a rebuilt gearbox. It is ready for both road and track, though it requires updated safety equipment for racing.

Condition

8

The car has been completely restored with new parts and attention to detail. It is track tested and ready for race or road use. However, it needs new seatbelts and extinguisher to meet racing standards, indicating it's not in absolutely perfect condition. The extensive restoration and new components bring it close to excellent, but the need for updated safety equipment keeps it from being pristine.

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Manual

Transmission:

40256

Chassis No:

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

VAM 951D

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RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

Original 1966 G4 completely restored to a fast road/race spec.

Chassis restored by Ginetta Heritage (£9,000).

New body with hardtop Freshly painted with new front and rear screens, front and rear lights and a race-spec rollbar Brand new semi-race 1500 pre-crossflow on twin Webers built by Throbnozzle BGH Geartech rebuilt 2000E box with Lotus-spec baulk rings etc.

Quick shift gear-lever Now registered on an age-related plate.

Huge history file with every restoration invoice Just completed track test and so ready to race or road with a fresh MoT Ginetta began in Suffolk in the 1950s as a young Ivor Walklett joined his three older brothers to work in the family’s agricultural and structural engineering business and it wasn't long before his enthusiasm for cars led him to create a special based on a pre-war Wolseley Hornet.

The Walklett’s car-making business became known as Ginetta, and that first, corner of the barn special, subsequently became known as the G1.

A few years later, Gi...