Ginetta G2

Manufacturer	Ginetta Cars
Production	1958 to 1960
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door roadster
Engines	Ford
Wheelbase	7 feet 6 inches
Track	front, rear 3 feet 9 inches
Length	10 feet 6 inches
Height	2 feet 5 inches
Weight	8 cwt.

The Ginetta G2 was the first kit type sports car built by Ginetta from the years 1958 to 1960.

History

At the beginning of 1958 Ginetta Cars was formed. It was decided by 1958 after the G1 that they would build a car for sale to the motoring Public made by the usual tools found at home.The final cost of putting the car on the road depended entirely on if the enthusiast used new or secondhand components to build a 2-seater sports car at low cost less than £250. To achieve this goal the car had to be designed primarily for the home constructor as a kit-car the complete kit included the space frame chassis and aluminium and fiberglass body panels, windscreen, hood, pedals, four wings, the nose cowl and bonnet with the look of the lotus 7. Telescopic dampers and remote gear linkage along with Ford parts, the finished car was called the Ginetta G2. 

Ivor Walklett carried out the initial work and designed a simple multi-tubular space-frame chassis comprising 1-inch O.D. 16 and 18 SWG steel tubing. A 20-gauge aluminium body was then made to clothe the chassis. The bulkhead, floor, body panels and prop shaft tunnel were all fixed permanently to the chassis frame, making for an extremely rigid unit. Cycle-type wings shielded all four wheels.

To Build the G2 it would accept either the Ford 8 h.p or 10 h.p. vehicle components (1938-1953) and the more modern Ford Popular E93A engine and running gear. Four modifications were necessary, these being the lengthening of the steering column, the shortening of the prop shaft and the alteration of the radius arms, and the gear lever. Ginetta would also undertake these modifications at extra cost if required, although preferable to use a new steering column and box, already lengthened, which they could supply at an additional of £9 10s.
The factory also offered other modifications such as IFS on swing-axle principle. The approximate weight of the body-frame was 1501b. This included adjustable clutch and brake pedals with linkage, accelerator pedal, mounting brackets for the engine, steering, radiator, petrol tank, axles and so on all of which were built in.

Only around 100 were ever built of this first G2 type car.