Ginetta G17

The Ginetta G17 was a single-seater designed by Ivor Walklett for the Formula 4 racing series, announced in December 1968 and first shown on the Paul Emery Racing stand at the 1969 Racing Car Show. It used a conventional steel tube chassis with adjustable suspension and disc brakes under a light body, and a 1.0 litre Imp engine and transaxle, the transaxle turned upside down because the engine sat ahead of the axle. Sales never took off and it is thought none raced in Formula 4, yet as a sprint and hillclimb car it did well: Peter Voigt took many class wins in the national hillclimb championship and Alex Brown won the 1973 Shell Leaders National Hillclimb Championship outright. The club lists three built, and the G18 was its sister car.