The Welsh car builder Gilbern only produced in the region of 1,000 cars in their 14 years of existence - of these, there were just 197 Genies.

The first 30 to 40 cars were built with an Austin-Healey rear axle and sported wire wheels, we can therefore deduce that our example was one of the earliest produced.

The wire wheels, by the way, are fitted with the correct Pirelli Cinturato tyres, all with healthy tread.

Originally finished in blue then redone at some point, date unknown, to its current bright red.

The paint is showing signs of age with general micro blistering on most panels, however, no real damage to the fiberglass body.

The black vinyl interior has stood the test of time very well, whilst well used, there seems to be no evidence of any rips or tears.

It is fitted with a Webasto sunroof and a period correct radio, although we have not tested either at the time of writing.

Overall a very useable example with a great patina, the 3.0-litre V6 Essex engine starts easily a...