Ginetta G21 1600

The Ginetta G21 1600 was a one-off prototype of the front-engined G21 sports car, fitted with a 1600 cc Ford Crossflow engine instead of the 3.0 litre Ford V6 of the car it was launched beside. According to the Ginetta Owners Club, Bob Walklett pressed his brothers to widen the model's appeal with a cheaper, smaller-engined version, so a prototype was put together to show alongside the 3-Litre car. It kept the 3-Litre's equipment apart from the rear axle, which was a live axle on trailing arms with a Panhard rod and coil spring dampers, and it was priced at 1395 pounds in component form or 1849 pounds fully assembled. The car went on the road for testing in early 1971, but Ginetta was by then considering an 1800 cc Sunbeam engine in place of the Ford unit, so the 1600 never entered production. The club records one car, which still survives and is under restoration.