Ginetta was founded in 1958 by four Walklett brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers and Douglas) in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

[1] Their first product, the Fairlite, was a glass-fibre body shell priced at £49 for fitting to a Ford 8 or 10 hp chassis.

On 7 November 1989, the Walkletts sold Ginetta to an international group of enthusiasts, based in Sheffield and run by managing director Martin Phaff.

[4] In late 2005, Ginetta was acquired by LNT Automotive, a company run by racing car driver, engineer and businessman Lawrence Tomlinson.

In October 2011, Ginetta launched the G60, a two-door mid-engine sports car developed from the F400 and powered by a Ford-sourced 3.7 litre V6 engine.

[6] In 2017, Ginetta acquired Blyton Park test circuit near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, as a proving track to help develop road and race models.

However Ginetta failed to make a homologated version of the G10 in order for it to keep competing and as a result, it was forced out of the competition with a total production of only three cars.

Following the reception the G10 had generated, Ginetta produced the G11, a street legal version of the G10 with the same body but with the Ford V8 replaced by the MGB 1800 engine.

The car had a new tubular steel space frame chassis, with the cockpit section mounted to it for extra strength, while removable body work allowed for easy repair.

The front suspension consisted of Triumph-derived uprights and double wishbones (with camber adjustment courtesy of rose-joints on the upper items) and coil springs.

While, at the rear, the usual arrangement of single upper transverse links with lower reversed wishbones (with rose-joints) and radius arms was present, along with coil springs.

The G12 dominated the competition in its class, outclassing Lotus Elan 26Rs and Coventry Climaxes, winning the 1,150 cc MN series.

[12] This two-seat coupé had a glass fibre body bolted to a tube chassis and used Imp rear and Triumph front suspension.

[13] Buyers installed engines of choice; known fitments include BRM, Coventry Climax, Cosworth FVA and BMW units of 2 litres capacity.

[14] "G20" was also the name for a projected single-seat Formula 1 racer with a BRM V12 engine; the name was also considered for a V6-engined road car discussed in the 1970s.

[17] Inspired by the success of the Dutton Sierra estate kit car, Ginetta developed a Range Rover-inspired fibreglass station wagon body for installation onto the Hunter's underpinnings.

These are shorter than a normal two-door design, leading to limited rear seat access and somewhat awkward proportions.

More troubling was that the Hunter's fuel tank and filler location meant that the rear gate opening was very high, limiting the cars utility.

Unlike previous models, this was a four-door estate (of a rather beefy appearance) on Ford Cortina saloon underpinnings.

[20] The design used the Ford Cortina Mk3/Mk4 drivetrain and parts installed in a galvanized steel chassis of Ginetta's own construction.

[24] It was decided to re-enter the complete car business with the mid-engined G32 with a choice of 1.6 or 1.9 litre four-cylinder engine, available as a coupé or convertible.

In March 2010, Lawrence acquired the Somerset-based sports car manufacturer Farbio, and in doing so inherited the F400, which was subsequently redesigned, redeveloped and rebranded from the Farbio Marque, into the Ginetta G60; a two-door mid-engined sports car which shares the same 3.7-litre V6 engine as its G55 GT3 stablemate and is capable of 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) in 4.9 seconds, with a top speed of 266 km/h (165 mph).

The 2014 season will be the fourth running of the Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup, but it will be the first year in which the G50 GT4 and G55 GT4 cars are consolidated into one single class.

A popular entry-level championship for many GT racers, the series boasts packed grids with close racing.

[25] For the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship season Ginetta entered 2 G60-LT-P1 in the WEC series in conjunction with TRSM Racing Manor.