SORRY.........I like it!!!

nice, stubby little car with a good engine, questionable wether the looks are "interesting" or "aggressive", but nice to see a new take on the "sportscar" by the welsh.

good on yer, boyo!!  yd da bach.........

The last time a decent car was made in Wales, and this too was a beast for its time.

The Gilbern Invader only 600 of this beast were made
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The 1972 Mk III version had a Ford Cortina front suspension and rear axle and restyled front and rear.
The front suspension was from a MGC GT. The engine was the higher tune unit from the Ford Capri 3000GT. The wider axle led to wheel spats being added to the sides of the car. It was only available as a factory built car and cost £2693 in 1972.

Seth wrote on 22. Mar 2010 at 11:25:

There you go Byron. Was that a quick response or what. See my post  above

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I'm sure we used to get one of these entered in the Swansea Festival of Transport.

It's always good to see something like this come from within the British Isles.

I'm slightly mystified why a narrow 'v' allows the engine to be mounted lower (reported under "suspension").  Unless of course they're laying it down.

Anyone else think the profile is a bit Nissan Z350? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Seth wrote on 22. Mar 2010 at 11:25:


Your right again , last names below....................>

Nov 2001
The funeral in Pontypridd was held without much fanfare.
A quiet service on an overcast Friday at Glyntaff Crematorium in the gateway to the Valleys - to the casual passer-by there would have been little to remark upon.

But it was only a few miles away that the man mourners had come to pay tribute to, had created a piece of motoring history that ensures his name lives on around the world.

Giles Smith, who died on Sunday, began his working life as a master butcher but it was a quite different preoccupation that was to bring him to the attentions of Prince Charles and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

For along with his friend Bernard Friese, Giles Smith founded the Gilbern - the only production car to have been made in Wales.

The first car was built in 1959 in an old slaughterhouse behind his butchers shop in Church Village, near Pontypridd.

Within a few years, they had set up a factory in nearby Llantwit Fardre producing around 1,000 vehicles - two of which were driven by actors and royalty.

Prince Charles had one of the cars on loan for about six week but as far as I know, I don't think he ever bought it