Pencoed Classic Car ShowPictures 2006

[steve j]

datasafe said:

Which car had a wooden chassis? Was it the Gilbern by any chance?

Was it based on a 3Litre Ford engine?

I have seen a light blue one around but no for ages.

I think some of the early Morgans had a wooden chassis.

[datasafe]

Geez! I'm asking about wooden chasis's - I feel old

Even my youngest daughter asked me if I used to go to school on a penny farthing!!!!

[the kowalski]

DID YOU ???

[datasafe]

No, a tandem that weighed a ton so I swapped it for a piano accordian.

[gilberninvader]

steve j said:

datasafe said:

Which car had a wooden chassis? Was it the Gilbern by any chance?

Was it based on a 3Litre Ford engine?

I have seen a light blue one around but no for ages.

I think some of the early Morgans had a wooden chassis.

No the gilbern never had a wooden chassis, they were all fibreglass bodies on a tubular steel spaceframe.
The early Marcos as well as Morgans had timber subframes so prone to rot etc but ultra light!!
Early Gilbern GT had numerous engines , but mostly MGB 1800.
The later Genie, Invader 1 ,2 and 3 had the same 3 litre ford V6 as the Marcos ,capri or Scimitar.
I do know of 2 blue ones on the road locally.

[LuS1fer]

gilberninvader said:

steve j said:

datasafe said:

Which car had a wooden chassis? Was it the Gilbern by any chance?

Was it based on a 3Litre Ford engine?

I have seen a light blue one around but no for ages.

I think some of the early Morgans had a wooden chassis.

No the gilbern never had a wooden chassis, they were all fibreglass bodies on a tubular steel spaceframe.
The early Marcos as well as Morgans had timber subframes so prone to rot etc but ultra light!!
Early Gilbern GT had numerous engines , but mostly MGB 1800.
The later Genie, Invader 1 ,2 and 3 had the same 3 litre ford V6 as the Marcos ,capri or Scimitar.
I do know of 2 blue ones on the road locally.

I've seen a red one, a white E reg one and there's a grotty orange one under a tarpaulin on Manor Way

[SwanJack]

The one under cover on Manor Way must have been there for ten years at least!!

[gilberninvader]

SwanJack said:

The one under cover on Manor Way must have been there for ten years at least!!

I know the orangy one you mean i think the owner has several other cars and intends to do up the gilbern sometime! There must be others out there rotting away in garages /driveways, shame really. I think there's nothing better than seeing classics put back on the road.

[steve j]

Spotted a grey/silver Gilbern near Barry, a red dragon badge on the grill, looked real nice.

[gilberninvader]

If ever you were looking for one for sale i know of several available and can give you Tel numbers. Could make nice hill climbers , or eligible for classic rallying etc. most parts are available or could be sourced as they use a lot of parts from mg, fords, etc.