Ginetta G15

[skeeterm5]

The other night my new highdays and holidays car arrived, a Ginetta G15. I have been looking for a nice one for a while and this turned up with pretty much the perfect spec for me including;

998cc Shrigley engine
Twin 40s
Sports exhaust


The car has been completely rebuilt over 4 years with many new parts and importantly the chassis sorted.

Here are a couple of pics of it popped into its new home in one of the barns.











With the engine and sports exhaust it sounds absolutely epic on start up.

I am really very pleased with it and it is a real credit to the work that the previous owner did to it. A few little tweaking jobs to sort but nothing important.

[Konrod]

That looks like whole lot of fun, and far nicer than many fibreglass cars of the era. Good work.

[Yazza54]

Lovely!

[sortedcossie]

That looks a lovely little thing

[Jhonno]

That's a cool thing!

[MDMA .]

Very nice. Might be a typo/auto correct, but would that be the engine from a Hillman Imp/Singer? Looks like one.

[skeeterm5]

MDMA . said:

Very nice. Might be a typo/auto correct, but would that be the engine from a Hillman Imp/Singer? Looks like one.

You are quite correct, the engine and gearbox is Hillman Imp.

[BertBert]

MDMA . said:

Very nice. Might be a typo/auto correct, but would that be the engine from a Hillman Imp/Singer? Looks like one.

Yes Shrigley are builders of Imp race engines

[Retro_Jim]

Very cool car OP

[tozerman]

One of my favourite cars of all time.
A good few years ago there was a concourse G15 in orange like yours at a car show. The owner was an old chap who was struggling getting in and out of it. He wanted £10k for it.
At that time I didn't have spare £10k. Always regretted that.
Good luck OP looking forward to lots of updates..

[MDMA .]

BertBert said:

MDMA . said:

Very nice. Might be a typo/auto correct, but would that be the engine from a Hillman Imp/Singer? Looks like one.

Yes Shrigley are builders of Imp race engines

Never heard of Shrigley before. Will give them a look.

[daqinggregg]

Absolutely stunning, what are the plans for it?

We need pictures, loads more pictures please.

[skeeterm5]

I am away for a coup,e of days, will do some more pics when I get home.

Plans? I have half a mind to try some hill climbs and sprints next year, not something that I have done before but could be a lot of fun.

[Skyedriver]

Nice one, owned a Clan back in the 80's often fancied a G15, not sure I'd get in or out now. (Not practical in a Clan any more).

[jay-kay-em]

I have a work colleague 20 years my senior and ready for retirement.

He owned many iconic cars "in period" including an Elan, RS2000 etc...

I respect his opinion more than many.

The one car he regularly has nostalgia for is his old G15. Says a lot that.

Brilliant to see. Thanks for posting.

[FHCNICK]

Always loved these but never got around to owning one unfortunately, when I was young I couldn't afford one and now I weigh twice as much I don't think the lightweight/small (but great) engine combo would work for me.

I bet you will have loads of fun in it

[SimonTheSailor]

MDMA . said:

Never heard of Shrigley before. Will give them a look.

Look on YouTube - he (Andy Jones ?) has a channel on there which is quite interesting about engine building - Imp engines obviously - but interesting from an engineering/engine building point of view.

ETA - https://youtube.com/@thehillmanator?si=QYRAdrDq1tx...

Edited by SimonTheSailor on Sunday 17th November 09:33

[SimonTheSailor]

Had a road going Davrian MK8 powered by a Bevan Imp so I know how they can sound !!

[ChevronB19]

Beautiful.

I know Andy at Shrigley very well, raced against him many times (me in a Ford, him in an Imp). As far as I am aware, he is known as the best Imp engine builder, and he’s also bloody quick and a really nice guy.

[skeeterm5]

Been out in the barn pottering and waiting for warmer and drier weather. The car is sounding sweet as a nut.