Rare F3 Ginetta G8 restored to contest historic races in 2020

MARCUS PYE

HISTORIC F3 The unique 1000cc F3 Ginetta G8 in which Chris Meek finished fourth on its debut at Snetterton in 1964 will be back on track in historic events this year, following a restoration by owner Bill Cowing. Produced by the Ginetta-founding Walklett brothers, the ultra-low G8 was, unusually, built around a fibreglass monocoque chassis sandwiching a tubular steel structure to which suspension frames were attached. The tub had to be remastered and moulded for Cowing, who has previously raced a rare FF1600 G18. Last seen in hillclimbs in the 1970s, the car passed through several owners as a project. In its original red-and-silver livery, the Ginetta is a welcome addition to the ‘screamer’ series, directed in recent seasons by Keith Messer and Mike Faloon. Also fresh from restoration on Historic F3’s Race Retro…

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