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Can someone tell me something about the team Gilby? Just write anything you know.
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Something about Gilby?
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Marco Helgert
, Apr 28 2000 17:17
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Marco Helgert
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Posted 28 April 2000 - 17:17
I should buy more racing related books.
(You want to give some money?)
Can someone tell me something about the team Gilby? Just write anything you know.
PQ
(You want to give some money?)
Can someone tell me something about the team Gilby? Just write anything you know.
PQ
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Ray Bell
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Posted 28 April 2000 - 18:20
There was a Gilby BRM at the German GP of - I think - 1962 (good year for it...), and I think there was an earlier Climax FPF version. I don't have anything on this era, so I can't help any more...
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Dave Ware
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Posted 29 April 2000 - 00:12
I thought it was a brand of Gin.
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Paul Hartshorne
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Posted 29 April 2000 - 00:46
Gilby Engineering. London-based British company owned by Syd Green.
They purchased the first production Maserati 250F sold to a private customer (chassis 2507). Harry Schell, Prince Bira and Roberto Mieres had ordered cars earlier but had to make do with 250F engines fitted to A6GCM frames. The Maser was painted in BRG with a large BRDC badge on the nose and raced extensively in UK Formule Libre races by Roy Salvadori (who had previously raced a Maserati sportscar for Gilby), often against Stirling Moss in his own 250F chassis 2508 (I bet he would have preferred chassis number 07!).
Salvadori's successes with the car included victories in the 1955 Goodwood Glover Trophy and Aintree Daily Telegraph Trophy. He also drove the car in several World Championship Grands Prix, but I believe that he retired every time out.
Gilby later ran Coopers of various types for Syd Green's teenage son Keith Greene (note the extra e, Syd dropped it from his name), including a Maserati engined F2 car.
For the introduction of the 1.5-litre F1 formula in 1961, Gilby built their own car for Keith to drive, regarded (rightly or wrongly) as a Cooper copy, originally powered by a 4-cylinder Climax motor, later a BRM unit. The car was unsuccessful and the team folded soon after.
I don't know whether Syd is still with us, but son Keith went on to be a successful team manager, especially in sportscar racing.
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They purchased the first production Maserati 250F sold to a private customer (chassis 2507). Harry Schell, Prince Bira and Roberto Mieres had ordered cars earlier but had to make do with 250F engines fitted to A6GCM frames. The Maser was painted in BRG with a large BRDC badge on the nose and raced extensively in UK Formule Libre races by Roy Salvadori (who had previously raced a Maserati sportscar for Gilby), often against Stirling Moss in his own 250F chassis 2508 (I bet he would have preferred chassis number 07!).
Salvadori's successes with the car included victories in the 1955 Goodwood Glover Trophy and Aintree Daily Telegraph Trophy. He also drove the car in several World Championship Grands Prix, but I believe that he retired every time out.
Gilby later ran Coopers of various types for Syd Green's teenage son Keith Greene (note the extra e, Syd dropped it from his name), including a Maserati engined F2 car.
For the introduction of the 1.5-litre F1 formula in 1961, Gilby built their own car for Keith to drive, regarded (rightly or wrongly) as a Cooper copy, originally powered by a 4-cylinder Climax motor, later a BRM unit. The car was unsuccessful and the team folded soon after.
I don't know whether Syd is still with us, but son Keith went on to be a successful team manager, especially in sportscar racing.
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Roger Clark
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Posted 02 May 2000 - 00:25
THe Gilby was designed by Len Terry who had just left Lotus. Bruce McLaren tried it once at Goodwood and got within half a second of the lap record, so it can't have been too bad.
Len Terry later went back to Lotus where he designed the Indy winning 38, to All-Amarican Racers (the classic Eagle) and to BRM (the P126/133).
He is still around and wrote to Motor Sport a couple of months ago following their article on the Eagle.
Len Terry later went back to Lotus where he designed the Indy winning 38, to All-Amarican Racers (the classic Eagle) and to BRM (the P126/133).
He is still around and wrote to Motor Sport a couple of months ago following their article on the Eagle.
