my gordon-keeble still in bits!

[keeble kid]

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.

[Erwin1978]

Magnificently rare, lovely cars, follow with interest!! Any more pics?

[djdestiny]

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!

Edited by djdestiny on Wednesday 29th August 12:10

[Kitchski]

One of my favourite cars - bookmarked!

[vixen1700]

Yep, one of my fantasy garage cars too.

Look and sound lovely with a proper aviational dashboard.

[RosscoPCole]

Fantastic cars.

There is a plaque in the multi-storey car park at Southampton airport commemorating the spot where Gordon Keeble had their factory.

[keeble kid]

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

[rumple]

Bookmarked

[MrMoonyMan]

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..

[vixen1700]

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.

[keeble kid]

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.

[bakerstreet]

My cousin is currently getting his restored. I will send him a link to the this thread and he can compare notes!

[DocJock]

Looking forward to seeing this progress K-K.

[Kitchski]

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!

[keeble kid]

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.

[Huntsman]

Looking good, when will it be running?

[Kitchski]

Stumbled across this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWqVxYRsrvg&feature=related

[Gareth1147]

Hello
I’m wondering if anyone can help/shed some light, currently restpring a Gordon Keeble but it was taken apart long before I saw it, and got involved, the problem I have is petrol tank fixings, does anyone have/can anyone take some pictures for me of the Keeble petrol tank mounts/straps
Cheers Gareth

[Mr Tidy]

Gareth1147 said:

Hello
I’m wondering if anyone can help/shed some light, currently restpring a Gordon Keeble but it was taken apart long before I saw it, and got involved, the problem I have is petrol tank fixings, does anyone have/can anyone take some pictures for me of the Keeble petrol tank mounts/straps
Cheers Gareth

No idea sadly, but the owner of this one might be able to help you.



Photo was taken at the Black Swan classic car meet in January this year - next meet will be 14 April, so it might be worth going along!

[greswolde]

Gareth1147 said:

Hello
I’m wondering if anyone can help/shed some light, currently restpring a Gordon Keeble but it was taken apart long before I saw it, and got involved, the problem I have is petrol tank fixings, does anyone have/can anyone take some pictures for me of the Keeble petrol tank mounts/straps
Cheers Gareth

Hi Gareth,

Try posting on this thread:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Regards
Mike