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WHERE IT ALL STARTED...
ABOUT
Our story
ANDY BURROWS PENS THE BACKBONE CHASSIS DESIGN AND DEVELOPS HIS FIRST COBRA REPLICA TO CREATE A HANDFUL OF ONE-OFFS FOR INDIVIDUALS
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1986
ANDY BURROWS PENS THE BACKBONE CHASSIS DESIGN AND DEVELOPS HIS FIRST COBRA REPLICA TO CREATE A HANDFUL OF ONE-OFFS FOR INDIVIDUALS
1990
ANDY LAUNCHES GARDNER DOUGLAS SPORTS CARS AND INTRODUCES THE JAGUAR-BASED GD427 MK3 TO THE MARKET
1993
GD 427 VOTED 'SIMPLY THE BEST' BY KIT CAR MAGAZINE
1994
AWARDED 'BEST SHOW STAND' AT BBC TOP GEAR'S CHASSIS AND SPORTS CAR SHOW WHERE GD FULLY ASSEMBLED A GD427 IN JUST 24 HOURS
1994
ANDY LAUNCHES THE GD EURO CHASSIS, OFFERING STATE OF THE ART BRAND NEW UNDERPINNINGS TO COMPLY WITH EUROPEAN REGULATIONS AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES ON PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES
1995
KIT CAR MAGAZINE STAGE ANOTHER UK COBRA GROUP TEST AND AWARDS 'BEST HANDLING COBRA REPLICA' TO THE GD427
1995
GD RELOCATES TO NORMANTON
EXPANDING ITS FACILITIES TO COPE WITH INCREASING ORDER BOOK AND DEVELOPS THE NEW ALLOY BODY AND CHASSIS
1996-7
GD CAMPAIGNS A GD427 IN THE BRSCC SPORTS RACING AND GT CHAMPIONSHIP AND WINS THE SERIES AGAINST STIFF COMPETITION, TWO YEARS RUNNING
1998
GD427 IS THE FIRST COBRA REPLICA TO COMPLY WITH THE NEWLY INTRODUCED VOSA SINGLE VEHICLE APPROVAL SCHEME
2000
GD BEGINS WORK DEVELOPING A MODERN DAY REPLICA LOLA T70
2001
GD RETURNS TO RACING IN THE SPORTS AND GT CHALLENGE AND WINS THE SERIES AT ITS FIRST FULL SEASON
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2001
THE GDT70 SPYDER IS LAUNCHED AND BEGINS PRODUCTION WITH A BRAND NEW SPACEFRAME CHASSIS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION PACKAGE MAKING IT IDEAL FOR BOTH ROAD AND TRACK DRIVING
2001
GARDNER DOUGLAS SPORTS CARS IS THE FIRST UK COMPANY TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM OLD IRON BLOCK AMERICAN V8'S TO THE LATEST GENERATION LS V8'S
2002
THE GDT70 SPYDER GOES RACING
2002
AS POPULARITY AND PRESS INTEREST GREW, MANY SPECIALIST CAR COMPANIES TOOK NOTE AND 5 YEARS LATER FOLLOWED IN GD'S FOOTSTEPS. TODAY LS ARE THE MOST TALKED ABOUT V8 ENGINES FOR SPECIALIST CAR BUILDERS
2003
GARDNER DOUGLAS SPORTS CARS LTD. IS INCORPORATED
2004
DEVELOPMENT OF THE GD T70 CONTINUES TO INCLUDE GM LS ENGINES
2005
THE GD427 'MK4' BODY OPTION IS LAUNCHED TO GIVE CUSTOMERS A CHOICE OF BODY STYLES. THE MK4 RE-AFFIRMS GD AS THE BENCHMARK FOR QUALITY, EVIDENT IN ITS FLAWLESS POLISHED BLACK GEL COAT SEMI-MONOCOQUE BODY
2006
THE STUDIO G 350 IS LAUNCHED, OFFERING A TWIST ON THE COBRA WITH A CONTINENTAL APPEAL
2007
GARDNER DOUGLAS SPORTS CARS IS INVITED TO JOIN THE NICHE VEHICLE NETWORK
2010
GARDNER DOUGLAS TRACK THE GD T70 SPYDER AT NURBURGRING ACHIEVING TIMES OF 7 MINUTES 29 SECONDS
2012
GD427 WAS THE FIRST COBRA REPLICA TO PASS THE STRINGENT AUSTRALIAN DESIGN RULE (ADR) TEST FIRST TIME, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ANY STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION
2012
GD DEVELOPS AND LAUNCHES THE GD T70 MODA
2013
CLUBGD IS INTRODUCES AND HOSTS A COMPANY TRACK DAY GENERATING AN INCREDIBLE TURN OUT FROM OWNERS TO MARK THE OCCASION
2015
GARDNER DOUGLAS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF PRODUCING PREMIUM QUALITY HAND-BUILT BRITISH SUPERCARS
2015-16
THE GD MK3R IS LAUNCHED AND BROUGHT TO MARKET PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH A MORE AGGRESSIVE VARIANT OF THE GD MK3, ALLOWING THE FITMENT OF WIDER RUBBER TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED POWER OF TODAYS HIGH PERFORMANCE V8'S
2015-16
THE LE MANS STYLE GD HARD TOPS FOR THE GD 427'S ARE COMPLETED AND READY FOR MARKET
2017
GARDNER DOUGLAS MOVES PREMISES AND ESTABLISHES HQ AT RETRO HOUSE
2017
WITH THE NEW MOVE GD CELEBRATES WITH THE FIRST OPEN DAY IN 13 YEARS, INVITING VISITORS FOR FACTORY TOURS, PASSENGER RIDES AND MEET AND GREETS
2019
GD THROTTLE BODIES AND NEW MODULAR UPRIGHTS ARE INTRODUCED TO CUSTOMERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL SPEC OPTION
2020
GARDNER DOUGLAS SPORTS CARS REACH THEIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY, MARKING THE OCCASION THROUGH THE YEAR WITH A TRACK DAY, A MEET AT WESTON PARK AND A GD GATHERING AT WESTERHAM BREWERY
2021
THE GD ADV CHASSIS IS LAUNCHED OFFERING CUSTOMERS THE ULTIMATE VERSION OF THE GD EURO CHASSIS WITH THE NEW UPRIGHTS AND SUSPENSION PACKAGE
2023
THE GD CARBON TUB PROTOTYPE IS UNVEILED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE GD OPEN DAY
Gardner Douglas has been creating the type of sports cars that engage the driver to a uniquely satisfying driving experience and total engineering perfection since 1990.
Since 1990 much has been written about the company, its people and its cars. At a time when brand is everything it is reassuring to know that a major part of the GD brand is its reputation for always putting quality first. Quality in everything – attitude, skill, engineering and delivery.
At one level all sports cars are just a bunch of components, designed, assembled, tested and then driven or raced. Today the global car brands offer staggering levels of sophistication in all their models. Huge investment in research and marketing goes into these ranges and the whole business model is based on the existence of fierce competition from the other big brands.
From the driver's perspective there is a bewildering choice of functionality in contemporary production sports cars...
but not always to their liking.
Gardner Douglas offers the type of sports cars that re-engage the driver with the real experience of open driving.
Why build a sports car that seems on the face of it to imitate a historic marque from another time? There are many answers. One is that there is an enduring fascination with cars of the 60s era when many driving legends were born. The AC marque, as an example, has a big following around the world and there is a special recognition of that moment in history when British beauty and American muscle came together in one machine to take on Ferrari.
The inspiration
From the outset the company produced premium sports cars for individuals who wanted the very best combination of 60s era design and contemporary handling and performance.
Although Andrew Burrows had designed an entirely new car to demonstrate the company¹s engineering prowess, he chose, wisely, to bring these skills to an established marketplace where there was proven demand likely to sustain a fledgling business.
From the outset the company produced premium sports cars for individuals who wanted the very best combination of 60s era design and contemporary handling and performance.
Although Andrew Burrows had designed an entirely new car to demonstrate the company¹s engineering prowess, he chose, wisely, to bring these skills to an established marketplace where there was proven demand likely to sustain a fledgling business.