machinery, the only option was to carry on with a brand new model. With the assistance of a team of expert chassis designers, a revolutionary new chassis was conceived. The new style chassis was affectionately called the 'tubey' by staff and the 'Project 2B' (a reference to the affectionate nickname) was adopted as the kit name. Between the bulk collection dates of 21 August and 11 December 1999, exactly 205 kits were collected. Bulk collections have always been successful at Robin Hood Engineering, the record being one collection day in 1997 totalling 125 comprehensive kits. On 25 September 2006 the assets of Robin Hood Engineering were bought by Great British Sports Cars Ltd. The Zero The most recent model by Great British Sports Cars is called 'The Zero' The Zero was designed to be small, lightweight, and purposeful car, suited to road and track use. It is available in 9 colours, and compatible with a range of engines. It is available as a kit, partially assembled, or fully built. References External links http://www.7-dna.com/ Forum for all 7 type vehicles that have some aspect of Lotus 7 DNA running through them, with only 1 member which is Steve Shaw. https://web.archive.org/web/20060823134842/http://www.robinhoodsportscars.co.uk/ http://www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk/Contact/ http://www.rhocar.org/ Robin Hood Owners Club and Register http://nw.rhocar.org/ North West Area Website Great British Sports Cars Ltd. Gallery. Make your own ZERO Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Kit car manufacturers Lotus Seven replicas Companies based in Nottinghamshire British companies established in 1980 1980 establishments in England