Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
12th Feb, 2025 9:00
1970 Ginetta G15
Estimate
£7, 000 - £9, 000
Registration No: TTU 283J
Chassis No: G150118
MOT: Exempt
1 of just 796 G15s understood to have been manufactured
Long-term previous ownership for c. 11 years
Subject to a self-evident previous restoration
Benefitting from featuring the larger 998cc ‘Sports’ engine
Although, best known for their sports racer and kit car designs, the quartet also produced a series of fully type-approved road cars beginning with the G15. Conceived as an affordable sportscar, the two-door Fixed-Head Coupe was introduced at the 1967 London Motor Show. Commendably light, its box-section ladder-frame chassis played host to a rear-mounted Hillman Imp Sports 875cc drivetrain, Triumph Herald / Spitfire front suspension, and sleek fibreglass bodywork. Benefiting from a very low rear roll centre and negative camber up front, the G15 proved an exhilarating drive. Reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 12. 9 seconds and 94mph in standard tune, the two-seater could also be had with an enlarged 998cc 'sports' engine with 65bhp on tap. Evolving through five series, the diminutive Ginetta fell victim to the oil crisis during 1974 but not before some 796 had been made. Arguably, the Walkett brothers' most famous model (and certainly their best seller), the G15 achieved considerable competition success at the hands of Chris Meek and Allison Davies among others.
Manufactured in 1970, chassis number ‘G150118’ was registered new on the 14th September that year. Presented in Red paintwork with wheels and bumpers finished in Gold, the Ginetta features Black vinyl interior upholstery, with a wood-rimmed steering wheel. Uprated with the enlarged 998cc 65bhp 'Sports' engine utilising twin carburettors, it is allied to the four-speed manual gearbox. ‘TTU 283J’ has been subject to a self-evident older restoration and has been in long-term previous ownership for approximately eleven years, during which time the Ginetta was fully repainted and was prepared for use in hillclimbs, including fitment of a rear roll cage, but use in anger unfortunately never materialised. The G15 is offered now with some 63, 000 recorded miles on the odometer, and has recently benefitted from new brake discs, callipers and lines; driveshaft and doughnuts and both master and slave cylinders. Supplied with a current V5C document, the G15 is an interesting alternative to the much more expensive Lotus Elan and is ideal for those who enjoy small, lightweight and revvy sports cars.
