Thursday 21 September 2023

Barn find Unipower in Kent

Almost forgot to mention this. I learned more about the Unipower GT that was spotted in a barn in Kent last month (click) and found out it was owned by a garage holder in Elvington named Wayne. I phoned him up and he told me he had indeed taken over the car from Nick Gerolomou. O learned that Nick had already started work on the car. According to Wayne he'd paid £7,000 for the paint job alone. The rebuild of the engine, suspension and transmission had also been carried out under Nick's supervision. A number of parts had also been missing but were sourced or remade, the Perspex rear screen in the first place, which supposedly came at £900. The rare headlight surrounds were also gone with new ones being found.

UPDATE 10 November 2023: ...Offered for sale on Ebay now... (click here).

UPDATE 15 December 2023: ...Article heavily updated, amended and shortened on request of the car's current owners.


This picture caught my attention. It wasn't too hard to track the car down, next
Picture courtesy Gerrit-Jan Kreeftenberg

I learned it was fully complete and for sale, too. And at an absolutely fair price...
Picture courtesy Gerrit-Jan Kreeftenberg

Original 1275 Cooper 'S' engine had already been fully restored as well as suspension
Picture courtesy Gerrit-Jan Kreeftenberg

 A £7,000 paint job had been carried out, rear screen remade and missing parts sourced
Picture courtesy Gerrit-Jan Kreeftenberg

This Unipower GT was one of the very last cars made and first registered in 1969
Picture courtesy Gerrit-Jan Kreeftenberg

2 comments:

  1. Now for sale for £30k by the Unipower GT Register. I do hope the club is giving all the profit back to Nick’s family?

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  2. Not sure where this information has come from but it’s false. The Unipower was never sold to Wayne privately or through a solicitor. It is still in the family and has had work done to get it in a better condition. We are exploring selling it privately.

    Any questions please contact hgerolemou1@gmail.com (Nicks daughter)

    Thanks

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