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keeble kid
Original Poster
14 posts
40 months
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Hi,here is a pic of my G-K car,no.11 out of 99 made.I`m keeping it ferrari red,I love that colour - goes great with the black trim.Its engine is small block Chevy 327 with a T-10 4spd `box.I`m gonna enjoy driving this - just don`t watch the fuel gauge.I am having stainless steel tanks made for this car,but as for the rest its pretty standard.Only other big upgrade is an ally rad with a 17" kenlowe fan,they can suffer from high temps under the bonnet.Have not got a time scale for completion but would like to finish it before the petrol runs out! cheers from keeble kid. 
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Erwin1978
80 posts
15 months
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Magnificently rare, lovely cars, follow with interest!! Any more pics?
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djdestiny
1,388 posts
47 months
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Very nice! Years ago my mates dad had a silver one and restored it (he owns a bodyshop and did it all himself) That was mid 80's, and Ive not seen him for years now. I remember going to a GK meet up in it somewhere, and Ive loved them ever since. I had no idea they were so rare  No idea if there is an owners club or if he is in it, but his name is John Perkins. One memory I do have of it is the twin fuel tanks, and how quickly they emptied! 
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Kitchski
2,169 posts
100 months
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One of my favourite cars - bookmarked!
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vixen1700
6,463 posts
139 months
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Yep, one of my fantasy garage cars too.
Look and sound lovely with a proper aviational dashboard.
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RosscoPCole
1,663 posts
43 months
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Fantastic cars.
There is a plaque in the multi-storey car park at Southampton airport commemorating the spot where Gordon Keeble had their factory.
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keeble kid
Original Poster
14 posts
40 months
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vixen1700 said: Yep, one of my fantasy garage cars too.
Look and sound lovely with a proper aviational dashboard. Hi,thanks for that the TVR looks great bet is sounds nice.I was surprised how many people said they liked G-K`s,most folk don`t know what they are. cheers from keeble kid
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rumple
2,527 posts
20 months
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Bookmarked 
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MrMoonyMan
1,870 posts
80 months
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One of these is sitting proudly in my dream garage. Wonderful lovely different and with a V8 - what more could you ask for? And I always love the story behind the badge..
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vixen1700
6,463 posts
139 months
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keeble kid said: Hi,thanks for that the TVR looks great bet is sounds nice.I was surprised how many people said they liked G-K`s,most folk don`t know what they are.
cheers from keeble kid Cheers, it's a bit jaded to be honest and a bit scabby round the front wings and bonnet where I've repaired cracks (not very well), but hopefully will be sorted during the winter months with the body taken off it, chassis restored and a nice respray and any other bits I can afford to get done.  Remember reading about G-K's from a 1977 Thoroughbred & Classic Cars magazine when I was a kid, and had some of the pictures from it on my bedroom wall (11 years old at the time  ), also remember reading Reggie Kray ordered one, but not sure if it actually got built or delivered to him, although I can't find anything on the internet about this.
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keeble kid
Original Poster
14 posts
40 months
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Here is the 327 nearly finished,hope it goes aswell as it looks!That chevy orange sure is bright,something different for the car shows. 
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bakerstreet
1,003 posts
34 months
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My cousin is currently getting his restored. I will send him a link to the this thread and he can compare notes!
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DocJock
2,783 posts
109 months
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Looking forward to seeing this progress K-K.
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Kitchski
2,169 posts
100 months
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keeble kid said: vixen1700 said: Yep, one of my fantasy garage cars too.
Look and sound lovely with a proper aviational dashboard. Hi,thanks for that the TVR looks great bet is sounds nice.I was surprised how many people said they liked G-K`s,most folk don`t know what they are. cheers from keeble kid I'm aware - I grew up in Eastleigh! Being a petrolhead from a young age I learned all about them. Bought a big book on them and read it cover to cover when I was about 13, but can't find it now. Eastleigh didn't have many claims to fame (if you can call it that!) but the GK1 is one of the few, being built at the airfield where the Spitfire first flew. Not all of them were built there though. Some were built in Woolston after a buyout IIRC. I'm also told the 3-speeders could do 100mph in second gear!
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keeble kid
Original Poster
14 posts
40 months
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Here is the Borg Warner T-10 4spd gearbox from the keeble,all checked and painted ready to go back in.It had a Hurst shifter fitted,that was horrible so I got an original Corvette shifter - looks much better.The gear stick is right over to the left and the clutches are heavy but apart from that its a really strong `box. 
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Huntsman
3,600 posts
119 months
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Looking good, when will it be running?
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Kitchski
2,169 posts
100 months
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