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Submitted by
Name: Leigh
From: Pontypridd
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Just wanted to clarify that Llantwit Fardre is about 7 miles from Pontypridd and isn’t in the Rhondda Valleys.

Added: November 20, 2017

Submitted by
Name: David Green
From: Cheshire/manchester area
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hello
I was having a chat with my Dad about 001048 the invader mk2 he said that the grill wasn't factory but was fitted quite early on in the cars life part of a repair as a result of accident damage the stag I remember. The crack in the grill (we were not able to find a replacement,,, was the result of an encounter with a sheep.

We did know the buyer from us and about the rear end shunt however I didn't know that she was a total loss.
Dave

Admin reply: Hi Dave, I have just been doing our annual check with DVLA to see how many Gilberns are taxed or on Sorn (MK1 21 taxed, 11 on Sorn & MK2, 36 taxed, 36 on Sorn) and came across the fact that the reg number OO1048 is now on a Jag. So there is a chance that your dads car is still about but with a different reg number. I shall have to keep an eye out for the chassis number to appear.
There are a considerable number of cars that were taken off the road pre-sorn so they are not in the new DVLA system
Gavin

Added: October 5, 2017

Submitted by
Name: David Green
From: Manchester area
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hi thanks for the reply. The grill was like that when we got the car. i believe that there may have been a run in with a stag (and not the triumph kind!!)
But I believe that it may have been like this when it was built.
I do remember going to some of the meetings with my dad in pub beer gardens.
I also remember that the bonnet vented when the engine got a little warm.

Added: July 3, 2017

Submitted by
Name: David Green
From: Greater Manchester Britain
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hello some years ago (in the 1880s early 1990s) my Dad owned an invader 2 reg OO1048 I know the car was crashed a few years after we sold her and I think she was written off after a rear end shunt? He was an active member of the gilbern owners club and I think submitted to rarebit a few times? His name is Tony Green.
I wondered if anyone has any record or knows the where abouts of the car?
We are both now Scimitar owners so didn't street far from the grp fold.

Dave

Admin reply: Hi Dave.
This car disappeared from our records around 1995-96 when it was in the Manchester area, so your assumption that it had been written off may be correct.
I have one pic of it during your fathers ownership showing that it had a completely different front grill than normal.
It was mounted upside down and may have been a little wider than standard.
Do you know it this had been modified or was how it came from the factory?
I will try and sent Paul a pic so that he can post it.
Regards Gavin
Invader MK1&2 historian

Added: July 2, 2017

Submitted by
Name: Derry Gallivan
From: Cleobury mortimer
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hi all

Does anyone know the whereabouts of a blue Genie registration number KDB 202F?

It was my friends car when were growing up and i loved it!

Thanks

Derry

Admin reply: Hi, I am the Gilbern Genie Historian : Julian. Please contact me direct on Julian.crinall21@talktalk.net. Thanks Julian

Added: May 11, 2017

Submitted by
Name: Will Day
From: Kent
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Always liked the look of the Gilbern but never owned one. Now able to begin to look for a mid priced car. Plenty of expensive coupes out there but I would really like a Genie for preference. Any one know of one for sale? Many thanks, Will

Admin reply: Hi Will, finding a Gilbern for sale is not an easy task, why don't you email me on briangent57@gmail.com so that we can discuss your exact requirements.

Any car with a rusty chassis, is going to cost bucket loads to restore.

Regards

Brian

Added: April 26, 2017

Submitted by
Name: Joanne Windaus
From: germany
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Can anyone give me any information about the Ace Motor Co. that sold and serviced Gilberns in the early seventies?

Admin reply: Hi there,

What is it you would like to know about Ace Motors? May I suggest you send me an email direct on briangent57@gmail.com with your requests

Regards Brian

Added: April 18, 2017

Submitted by
Name: Phil Elliott
From: Australia
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
For a car that I had never heard of your site is an interesting read. You were mentioned on the Classic Brittish Cars in Australia Facebook page that I joined. I will look in again, thank you.

Admin reply: Hi Phil, Always good to hear from folk down under. have you had a look at our own facebook site Gilbernworld? Always lots going on, and plenty of mentions of Gilberns outside the UK.

Regards

Brian Gent
GT Historian

Added: April 9, 2017

Submitted by
Name: phil webber
From: harrow
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I used to own a green Gilbern GT reg KTD 32C.

Can you tell me if you know anything about this car.I owned it in 1988 my Gilbern Owners club number was 1483.

Thanks

Phil

Admin reply: Yes the car is known to the club, and your ownership is recorded, although your ownership dates are rather patchy, could you advise on this please. It has been with a club member in South Wales since 1991, and I understand is currently awaiting a respray.

If you would like to talk about the car, do feel free to call me on 07850-001186.

Regards

Brian Gent
GT Historian

Added: February 20, 2017

Submitted by
Name: Richard Moore
From: Hampshire
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Aspiring Gilbern owner.

Admin reply: Hi Richard,

Apologies for time it has taken to reply, we have had some technical issues, I run the local Hampshire Area group which meets once a month in a pub at Droxford. Do feel free to give me a call on 07850-001186 if you would like to chat about Gilberns.

Brian

Added: December 30, 2016