Ginetta G8 info anybody?

Ginetta G8 info anybody?

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dandarez

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Monday 22nd February 2010
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Thought a new thread might be helpful away from fakes! Although, I suppose I might get shot down and accused of self promotion (hopefully not, as the ones who used to denigrate me for that aren't on here! wink.

It isn't that at all, it's a plea for assistance.
A 2004 book on Formula 3 is being lightly revised - it already has a few pages on the Ginetta G8. From a Ginetta point it would be nice to enlarge the section on this unusual single-seater, perhaps with an extra picture(s) or information. Trev has been asked (obviously) but you never know what snippets other people have.

So there you go, 'anything' G8.

You don't have something hidden away in your boxes of Ginetta stuff, Geoff?

dandarez

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Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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Come on somebody must have a G8 pic or info.

Something nice and rare like this, G17/18s/15s
(note G16 on left background, and G4 right)


blueg33

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231 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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dandarez said:
Come on somebody must have a G8 pic or info.

Something nice and rare like this, G17/18s/15s
(note G16 on left background, and G4 right)
Image not showing??

It does now

Edited by blueg33 on Tuesday 23 February 19:08

the winner

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224 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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Thats not a G4 its a G 12 ?

h4887

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247 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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dandarez said:
You don't have something hidden away in your boxes of Ginetta stuff, Geoff?
Afraid not, John. Isn't there supposed to be one under restoration somewhere around Coventry?

Geoff

dandarez

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Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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the winner said:
Thats not a G4 its a G 12 ?
As you put a ? at the end does that mean you were not sure?

Anyway, well done at the back, Mr Winner, spot on.

Now tell me who's race G12 it was? Has Minilites and a wide bonnet/roof stripe.

dandarez

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Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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h4887 said:
dandarez said:
You don't have something hidden away in your boxes of Ginetta stuff, Geoff?
Afraid not, John. Isn't there supposed to be one under restoration somewhere around Coventry?

Geoff
Well, that's a lead, Geoff.
Not much of one, but anything is better than nothing. biggrin
See what I can find out.

h4887

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247 months

Wednesday 24th February 2010
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dandarez said:
h4887 said:
dandarez said:
You don't have something hidden away in your boxes of Ginetta stuff, Geoff?
Afraid not, John. Isn't there supposed to be one under restoration somewhere around Coventry?

Geoff
Well, that's a lead, Geoff.
Not much of one, but anything is better than nothing. biggrin
See what I can find out.
Here you go then!
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4...

dandarez

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Wednesday 24th February 2010
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Ahh, I used to go on that site re G10 etc. Forgotten totally about it. This was some time ago too, but it's a lead.

dandarez

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Wednesday 31st March 2010
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Got to talk to the guy who owns it yesterday.
He has his work cut out to restore it.

Interestingly the car was apparently hill climbed in the UK at some point. Now wouldn't that make a nice piccy, a hill climbing G8.

I've got less than a week.
Leads please to hill climbing photographers (probably this would have been late sixties, early seventies when it went up the hills... more than once, who knows?)

h4887

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Wednesday 31st March 2010
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dandarez said:
I've got less than a week.
Oh dear, sorry to hear that, John!

dandarez

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Wednesday 31st March 2010
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h4887 said:
dandarez said:
I've got less than a week.
Oh dear, sorry to hear that, John!
yikes

Oh god, words and meaning biggrin I'll finish my sentence

...to find a pic of it on the hills.

h4887

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Wednesday 31st March 2010
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It might be worth contacting Ted Walker

http://www.ferret1.co.uk/default.htm