Ginetta G18

The Ginetta G18 was a Formula Ford single-seater envisaged by Ivor Walklett alongside the G17 and announced with it in December 1968. The two cars were the same up to the rear bulkhead and differed around the engine and gearbox, where the G18 took a 1.6 litre Ford Kent engine and a Hewland transaxle, and one car was built with a BRM V8. The first car was ready to race by Easter 1969, when Chris Meek ran strongly at Rufforth, and three cars competed in Formula Ford during 1969, one driven by Richard Robarts, who later raced briefly in Formula 1 for Brabham in 1974. By 1972 as many as six G18s were racing. Seven were built, but G15 production and G16 development meant the G17 and G18 never received the development they deserved.