Oddball eBay find of the day: Gilbern Invader

"Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like" (thunderbee) 09/18/2014 at 17:19 • Filed to: None

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Had no idea my country even built a car. There being only one picture in the ad makes me suspicious...

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That said, I want one! It's a handsome beast;

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like 09/18/2014 at 17:23

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The invader is one gorgeous car indeed. Been in love with it since I first saw one in the early nineties. Both I and several other Opponauts have written stuff about Gilbern :)

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/a-car-from-wal…

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/so-wales-made-…

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/a-welsh-dream-…

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/gilbern-t11-16…

Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 09/18/2014 at 17:26

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Thanks for the links! I'd never heard of it before, found it by chance while scrolling eBay. I love it!

Conan > Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like 09/18/2014 at 17:31

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They look like a fun car. I only wish the T11 had seen greater production. Country wise, you guys had a solid tv show recently too. Y Gwyll isn't bad at all. The girlfriend and I enjoyed watching through it while grading papers.

Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like > Conan 09/18/2014 at 17:34

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Agreed, the T11 was a very interesting prospect. Still, at least the one prototype was restored and is still in the running. The Welsh don't do much, but every now and then we do well!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like 09/18/2014 at 17:38

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I'll only say one thing about the Welsh.. Roald Dahl.. That man wrote some pretty amazing books. (Not to mention he was pretty much a bad mofo as well :P )

Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 09/18/2014 at 17:44

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That man wrote my childhood! Incredible author, I think I read pretty much everything he wrote :)

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like 09/18/2014 at 17:47

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He's (well he and Torchwood) the reason I as a Norwegian fell in love with Wales (or Cardiff to be more specific), I've been trying to find a job there for the last few years actually.

Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 09/18/2014 at 18:11

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Beautiful city, Cardiff. Some of my family who used to live there, now live in the valleys, say it's one of their favourite places on earth!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like 09/18/2014 at 18:15

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Only been there once (was in Bristol for a few days, so I just had to visit Cardiff) but it is amazing, the people were so friendly when they found out I was from Norway (I guess they won't be so friendly now, after the whole Solskjær thing though ;P).