Aug 12, 2021 · Gilberto Colombo was the king of chassis. The first technician to understand and spread the concept that a solid, strong but light structure was as important in racing cars as the engines. He was born on August 28, 1921. This year he would be 100 years old.

Thanks to its innovative frame, the car weighed only 650 kg against the Maserati 2000’s 720 kg. The exceptional lightness of Gilco’s chassis is apparent in the models illustrated in the company’s first catalogue, published in 1947: from Gilco 750 Sport’s 32 kg to the 88 kg of Isorigid.

Starting in the 1960s, as leading automakers developed their own frame construction facilities, Gilco’s activity shifted increasingly to the design of touring cars, and later of sailboats and bicycles, while continuing to deliver top-quality tubing to most prominent companies in the automotive sector.

Jul 15, 2022 · The Registro Storico Gilco (Gilco Historical Register) is a primary source for information on the chassis of the Milanese engineer, also for carrying out checks and for obtaining the certification of your car

This particular car can boast two important name of the business: Gilco and Zagato. In 1949, Gilco produced the 205MM type chassis, with the intention of fitting barchetta coachwork in order to race at the Mille Miglia.

Sep 29, 2010 · 1947 While the GC is continuing its testing activities in 1947 was founded the company GILCO, which is beginning to produce cars with chassis tubes acquired by AT Colombo. The first frame GILCO is made for a reworking of the Maserati Formula 1 …

Dating back to 1983, for example, is the famous Gilco “star section” S4 tube, featuring four distinct symmetrical flutes through the central section, and the designs for the Master frame made for Colnago.

This ultimate rare car was made in a 205MM Gilco chassis with a 1100 FIAT engine and Zagato spider body at 1951. The 205 frame build for a Mille Miglia "Barchetta",It was later developed with Zagato bodywork for a limited production vehicle with 1100 machinery.The design called by the manufacture of a limited series (50-100) small spiders.

Aug 12, 2021 · Gilberto Colombo è stato il re dei telai. Il primo a capire e a diffondere il concetto per cui una struttura solida, forte ma leggera, era importante in un’auto da competizione quanto il motore. Era nato il 28 agosto 1921. Se fosse ancora vivo, quest’anno compirebbe cento anni.

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