Road Tests & Magazine Articles.

A Gilbern History

At present no such book exist, although the club is actively working towards a publication. Can you help ?
As only fragmentary records remain, we would like to hear from anyone who had dealings with Gilbern, worked at the factory, it's dealerships or stories of ownership etc.


PUBLICATION

DATE

TYPE

PAGES

COMMENTS

AUTHOR

Autosport

20/05/1960

GT948

1

1st Gilbern article

Howard Biley

Autocar

03/11/1961

GT948

4

Roadtest/A Series Supercharged


Motor

15/11/1961

GT1500

4

Roadtest/MGA engine


Autocar

29/12/1961

GT948

1

Photo


Practical Motorist

Jan-62

GT

1

Racing show review


Practical Motorist

Sep-62

GT1622

1

Roadtest/MGA engine


Motorsport

Jun-63

GT1800

2

Roadtest/MGB engine


Motorsport

Jan-64

GT1800

3

Roadtest/MGB engine


Autosport

24/01/1964

GT1800

1

Photo/brief


Motor

12/09/1964

GT1800

5

Roadtest/MGB engine


Autosport

24/01/1964

GT1800

1

Photo/brief


Motorsport

Jan-65

GT1800

2

Roadtest/MGB engine


Small Car

Apr-65

GT1800

3

Roadtest/MGB engine


Autosport

18/06/1965

GT1800

1

Race report/Ken Wilson's GT

Howard Biley

Motor

29/10/1966

Genie

1

Photograph at Motor Show


Autocar

30/12/1966

Genie

4

Review

Graham Robson

Autocar

19/10/1967

Genie

1

Photograph/Motor Show


Autocar

27/04/1967

Genie

1

Sports car review-BF driving


Plastics Today

68

Genie

2

Future plan

Michael Leather

Motor Trader

14/08/1968

Genie

1

Review


Autosport

23/08/1968

Genie

2

Roadtest/not fuel injected

John Bolster

Autocar

17/10/1968

Genie

1

Photograph/Motor Show


Motor

19/10/1968

Genie

1

Photograph


Motorsport

Nov-68

Genie

3

Roadtest/PI-130 fuel injected

William Boddy

Motor Racing

Nov-68

Genie

2

Roadtest/not fuel injected


Car & Car Conversions

Dec-68

Genie

1

Review


Motorsport

Feb-69

Genie

1

Yearly review


Autocar

08/05/1969

Genie

1

Sports car review-brief description


Autocar

14/05/1969

MkI

1

Specifictation


Car

Jun-69

Genie

5

Group roadtest


Motor

26/07/1969

MkI

2

Review

Peter Walters

Autocar

30/07/1969

MkI

1

Announcement of MkI


Autocar

14/08/1969

MkI

4

Roadtest


Autocar

09/10/1969

MkI

1

MS report


Motor

11/10/1969

MkI

6

Roadtest

Michael Bowler

Motor

18/10/1969

MkI

1

Photograph/Motor Show


Car

Apr-70

MkI

3

Roadtest


Motor

16/05/1970

MkI

2

Component car review


Car Ride

01/09/1970

MkI

1

Review

Hugh Drummond

Motor

07/14-11-70

MkI

9

Group roadtest

Michael Bowler

Autosport

09/09/1971

MkI

2

Roadtest

Richard Feast

Motorsport

Dec-71

MkI

1

Roadtest


Autosport

20/04/1972

II/Est

2

Roadtest/factory

John Bolster

Motor

12/08/1972

MkIII

1

Review

Gordon Bruce

Autosport

07/09/1972

MkIII

1

Review


Custom Car

Nov-72

MkIII

2

Roadtest


Autosport

14/12/1972

MkIII

2

Roadtest

John Bolster

Garage & Motor Agent

73

MkIII

2

Factory report/Roadtest


Hot Car

Jan-73

MkIII

3

Roadtest against Scimitar


Autorevue(Dutch)

Feb-73

MkIII

4

Roadtest/Shot of crash test


Motor

03/02/1973

MkIII

1

LHD MkIII to Holland


The Engineer

15/02/1973

MkIII

2

Company profile

Jack Hollingum

Motor

07/07/1973

MkIII

2

Review/factory

Gordon Bruce

Autokamioen(Dutch)

Aug-73

MkIII

5

Roadtest


Autovisie(Dutch)

29/11/1973

MkIII

6

Roadtest


Autocar

Aug-76

General

1

Gilbern back in production


Motor

01/04/1978

MkIII


Final shutdown

Peter Filby

Alternative Car

WIN-79

GT

1

Club review


Bilen Motor og Sport


GT1800

2

General (German)

A B Mackeprang

Alternative Car

AUT-80

General

1

Gilberns at Wiscombe

Tony Bull

What Car

Oct-80

MkIII

2

General running experiences


Autocar

06/12/1980

GT

3

General history

Mike Taylor

Alternative Cars

04/05/1981

General

9

General history

Tony Bull

Practical Motorist

Jun-81

Genie

2

Roger French's car


Australian Sports Car World

07/09/1983

General

5

General history

Bruce Hudson

Classic & Sportscar

Sep-82

General

2

General history

John Mullins

Sporting Cars

10/11/1982

General

7

General history/competition

Roger French

Alternative Car

02/03/1983

GT

6

General history of GT

Roger French

Classic Cars

Aug-83

MkI

3

General history of Invader

Steve Bunney

Classic Cars

Feb-84

General

1

Brief-GT photo


Sporting Cars

May-84

MkIII

3

Comparison with Scimitar

Don Pither

Classic & Sportscar

Jun-84

Genie

3

Comparison with Scimitar

Mark Hughes

Practical Classics

Jul-84

     MkIII

6

Comparision


Sports Car Mechanics

Nov-84

MkI

3

General history

Roger French

Modern Motor

Feb-85

GT1800

2

General history

Pedr Davis

Kit Cars

Aug-85

Estate

7

General history

Arnold Wilson

Component Car

Jan-86

MkIII

1

General

Dudley Thomson

Classic Cars

Aug-86

GT/III

4

Comparision/general history

Mike Taylor

Sporting Cars International

Aug-86

MkI

4

Racing at Harewood

Paul Chudecki

Specialist Sportscar

06/07/1987

GT

4

GT history

Chris Rees

Classic Car Mechanics

Aut-87

   General

1

Letter

Paul Chudecki

Sports Car Monthly

Dec-87

MkIII

4

Building of the Phoenix DHC

Chris Horton

Restoring Classic Cars

Jul-88

MkIII

6

Building of the Phoenix DHC


Classic & Sportscar

Jun-89

MkII

1

Cars for sale


Your Classic

Dec-89

General

1

Club spotlight


Classic & Replicas

05/06/1990

MkIII

3

David Yates car

Michael Burgess

Practical Classic

Oct-90

General

4

General history

Philip Llewellin

Car

Dec-90

General

1

National Day

Chris Rees

Your Classic

Dec-90

MkI

5

Group test


Classic Cars

Dec-90

   General

1

NEC photo


Classic & Sportscar

Dec-90

General

1

National Day club focus


Popular Classic

Jan-91

General

1

General component car review


Classic & Replicas

03/04/1991

General

4

Chris Smith's Gilbern garage

John Williams

Classic Cars

May-91

Estate

5

Estate rebuild/Stewart Eddy

Brian Palmer

Classic Cars

Jul-91

Genie

9

Group test

Eva Wittenberg

Classic & Sportscar

Feb-92

Genie

1

My Classic & I

Alwyn Brice

Popular Classic

Feb-92

MkI

4

Invader rebuild/Keith Jackson


Classic Cars

May-92

MkIII

1

Invader bodyshells


Classic Car Weekly

20/05/1992



NOT IN ARCHIVE


Popular Classics

Jun-92

      MkII

1

Letter

Arnold Wilson

Classic & Sportscar

Jun-92

MkI

4

Invader rebuild/Don Williams

Ian Hyne

Kit Car International

Nov-92

General

5

General history

Philip Llewellin

Popular Classics

Apr-93

General

1

General history

Chris Rees

Your Classic

Jun-93

MkI

4

Invader rebuild/Keith Jackson

Philip Llewellin

British Cars

Jun-93

General

3

General history

Jon Pressnell

Classic & Sportscar

Aug-94

GT

4

Ex Emil Rosner/John Classey


Classic & Sportscar

Oct-94

General

1

Club focus/National day


Classic Cars Special

Oct-94

GT

6

Stirling Moss's choice!

Andrew Everett

Practical Classic

Jan-96

Estate

4

Comparison with BMW 2002Tii

Danny O'Driscoll

Popular Classic

Jan-96

MkIII

5

Comparison with MGC


Classic Cars

Mar-96

General

2

Photos of factory


Classic Cars

Apr-96

GT1800

9

Group test

Gerrit Jan Caviet

Classic British Car(Dutch)

May-97

Estate

7

General/club/MkIII

Tony Davies

Motoring & Leisure

Sep-97

GT1800

1

Rally report

Roger Bell

Classic & Sportscar

Oct-97

MkII

7

Group test


Classic Cars

Dec-97

General

1

Clubs at large


Kit Car

Jul-98

GT1800

4

Group test

James Ruppert

Classic Cars

Oct-98

MkIII


Brian Luff designer

Dermot Healey

Classic Cars

Dec-98

GT

1

Car for sale

Ray Legate

Classic Car Mart

Apr-99

General

4

General history/club


Practical Classics

Apr-99

GT

1

General


Top Gear Magazine

May-99

General

1

General history

Philip Ivimey

Classic & Sportscar

Jun-99

Book

1

Book research

Philip Ivimey

Classic Cars

Sep-99

Book

1

Book research

Mark Dixon

Classic Cars

Sep-99

Genie

2

Group test

Philip Llewellin

British Cars

10/11/1999

General

2

General history


Practical Classics

07-00

MkI

2

Restoration

Russ Smith

Practical Classics

12-00

General

2

General history/buyers


Kit Car

Jun-01

MkIII

3

MkIII/Chris Smith rebuild

M Morgan Jones

Classic Car Mart

Oct-01

General

2

General history


Classic Car Weekly

21/11/2001

General

2

General history


Classic & Sportscar

Apr-02

Genie

1

Ally Pally Show


Classic & Sportscar

Feb-03

Genie

1

Car for sale/roadtest

Nigel Boothman

Practical Classics

Feb-03

General

6

General history

Martin Price

Ingear Motor Sport

Aug-03

MkIII

1

Prescott Hill Climb


Practical Classics

Aug-03

    Spares

1

Roger Frankland


Classic & Sportscar

Nov-03

MkII

1

Cotswold Economy Drive

Nigel Boothman

Practical Classics

Dec-03

Obituary

1

Giles Smith


Classic & Sportscar

Jan-04

Obituary

1

Giles Smith


Classic & Sportscar

Jan-04

GT1800

1

Lost and found

Carlin Gerbich

Classics

Apr-04

MkII

1

Values

Ted Purcell

Classic Car Mart

Apr-04

General

5

Buyers guide & history

Dudley Thompson

Practical Classics

Jun-04

Estate

1

Readers cars

David Bowers

Classic Car Mart

Jun-05

GT1800

5

GT1800 history

Andrew Noakes

Classic & Sportscar

Jun-05

Estate

5

Estate/Scimitar comparision

Andrew Everett

Retro Cars

Oct-05

MkIII

6

Lionel Oddy's Cosworth conversion


Practical Classics

Jan-06

MkII

4

Roger Ashelford's MkII

Cliff Chambers

Unique Cars (Australia)

Apr/May/06

MkII

2

Roger Ashelford's MkII

Martyn Morgan Jones

Practical Classics

Apr-07

GT1800

5

Comparision roadtest

In Seabrook

Classic Car Weekly

03/05/2007

General

1

General buyers guide


Classic & Sportscar

Jul-07

T11

1

T11 at RAW


Gazoline (French)

Aug/Sept-07

Invader

2

General

Dimitri Urb

Classic Car Mart

Dec-07

MkIII

1

Chris Price's MkIII


Classic & Sportscar

Apr-08

MkIII

1

Unregistered MkIII

Bruno Meier

Classic & Sportscar

Apr-08

MkIII

1

Bruno Meier letter


Practical Classics

May-08

General

1

Club mag focus


Practical Classics

May-08

Invader

1

Club/lost & found

Ivan Ostroff

Oldtimer Markt (German)

Jun-08

Invader

6

Estate /saloon road test

Dieter Gunther

Classic Monthly

Sep-08

General

4

Roadtest all models

Neil Campbell

Practical Classics

Oct-08

MkII

2

Butty Bay run


Practical Classics

Dec-08

MkII

1

Prices

Mark Wiliamson

Classics Monthly

Dec-08

MkIII

1

Letter & photo

Ivan Ostroff

Classics Monthly

Feb-09

Estate

6

Estate/Scimitar comparison

Paul Bussey

Classics Monthly

Apr-09

GT1800

4

Rebuild

Matt Jones

Practical Classics

May-09

GT948

6

Group test


Practical Classics

Jun-09

T11

1

T11 progress (Doomed Prototypes)


Classic & Sportscar

Sep-09

General

1

National Day

Ivan Ostroff

Classics Monthly

Sep-09

GT1275

4

Roadtest


Total Kit Car

Sept/Oct-09

General

2

General history

James Elliot

Classic & Sportscar

Feb-10

T11

1

Top ten cars of 2009


Practical Classics

Spring-10

GT1800

1

Photo-Bristo Classic Show

Philip Ivimey

Classics Monthly

Dec-10

Obituary

1

Bernard Friese obituary

Xavier Audiau

Autoretro (French)

Apr-11

GT1800

6

GT roadtest/history

Simon jackson

Retro Cars

Apr-11

MkIII

9

Lewis/Oddy modified MkIIIs



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