Vehicle Description
1967 Ginetta G12
VIN: G12-15
Restored and track ready
FIA Historic Technical Passport
1.6 liter Lotus Twin-Cam Straight Four engine
Less than 3 race hours on built motor
Includes set of extra wheels/tires, springs, gears, control arms,
air filter, starter, slave cylinder, gaskets, ect.
Tubular space frame
Designed to go head-to-head with racecars like Shelby Cobras, Lotus
Elans, even Ford GT40s
First sold to Arthur E. Allen of Competition Car Imports in Los
Angles, California on April 7th 1967. This G12 was ordered with a
1600cc twin-cam engine and Hewland 5-speed gearbox with limited
slip differential. The car would set sail from England on the 6th
of May aboard the Amsteldyk bound for Los Angeles. It is believed
to be the first G12 brought to America.
The Ginetta's last owner purchased the G12 in 1989 from noted
British engineer and Morgan racer Chris Lawrence. Lawrence was a
class winner at Le Mans in 1962, and is most remembered for
engineering and building the amazing Morgan +4 SLR.
The car was immediately transported to J & L Race Cars in Puyallup,
Washington where they did a full restoration on the car. They would
go on to maintain the Ginetta during its historic racing career,
which included the Monterey Historics and most every West Coast
track. The G12 was restored a second time by J & L Race Cars in
2013/2014 and has not been raced since. The Lotus twin-cam engine
was built by Dave Vegher, and has less than three hours on it.
Spares List
20+ Hewland gear ratio sets, shifter fork, distributor cap,
lugnuts, lugnut shims, pump accessories, CV boots, input shafts,
assorted bearings, CV joint, head gaskets, control arms, front and
rear springs, starter, speedometer cable, brake pads, stub axle,
assorted gaskets, set of wheels and tires, brake rotors, pressure
plate and clutch discs, oil filter, air filter, coolant hose,
master cylinder, assorted belts and disc brake rebuild kits
About the Ginetta G12:
Debuting in 1966, the G12 is widely touted as the first-ever
British mid-engined GT car to be produced. Ginetta's brave new
giant killer showed immediate success. In period it was noted for
successfully going head to head with formidable racecars such as
Shelby Cobras, Lotus Elans and Europas, and even Ford GT40s.
Ginetta historian and author Trevor Pyman estimates only 28 G12s
were built in period.
The G12 featured a tubular steel spaceframe with center
body/cockpit section bonded to it for extra strength, and removable
one-piece sections front and rear. The front suspension was
comprised of proven Triumph-derived uprights, double wishbones, and
coil springs. Out back the rear end featured the classic
arrangement of single upper transverse links with lower reversed
wishbones, radius arms, and coil springs. Anti-roll bars were
fitted fore and aft with Triumph Spitfire-sourced Girling disc
brakes being mounted outboard on all four wheels. Steering was by
rack and pinion.
