I have asked this in another thread, but thought id ask again.
Does anyone have a pic of the original dealer sticker for john.a.gilbert of camperdown n.s.w?
If anyone can help id geatly appreciate it.
thanks guys
john.a.gilbert of camperdown n.s.w
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Posted 30 December 2007 - 08:51 PM
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Posted 30 December 2007 - 09:04 PM
There has been another thread about dealer stickers a long time ago.
Someone posted a link to a mob that are doing repo's if my memory is right.
Someone posted a link to a mob that are doing repo's if my memory is right.
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Posted 30 December 2007 - 09:23 PM
yeah i checked them out and they dont have the repro of the dealer i'm after. I think it was grafix unlimited that makes them.
thanks anyway
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Posted 30 December 2007 - 11:33 PM
I also Googled it earlier. This Gilbert fella looks to of had his fingers in a few different pies.
The only reference to a dealership was "wholesale" (but the link wouldn't open) and Sutton's (may have bought him out?) Pacific Hwy Hornsby
The only reference to a dealership was "wholesale" (but the link wouldn't open) and Sutton's (may have bought him out?) Pacific Hwy Hornsby
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Posted 01 January 2008 - 09:45 AM
allso a lot of police cars went though
dealer 29 gilbert and dealer 630 suttons motors
if you got a gtr or xu1 it might be one
about 24,73 bathurst xu1 went though them two dealers
and dealer 48 got about 13,73 bathurst cars
dealer 29 gilbert and dealer 630 suttons motors
if you got a gtr or xu1 it might be one
about 24,73 bathurst xu1 went though them two dealers
and dealer 48 got about 13,73 bathurst cars
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Posted 02 January 2008 - 09:24 PM
hi i got a 1/70 gtr. so i guess it counts it out as being a bathurst xu1. i think it was you that i got onto regarding this being an ex cop car. from your info a few things match up, that suggests it is an ex copper.allso a lot of police cars went though
dealer 29 gilbert and dealer 630 suttons motors
if you got a gtr or xu1 it might be one
about 24,73 bathurst xu1 went though them two dealers
and dealer 48 got about 13,73 bathurst cars
Just a quick question while i think of it...how do i find out my original engine number? it doesn't appear on the disc. is there a way of finding it out?
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Posted 06 January 2008 - 11:32 AM
John A Gilbert was located at Pacific Hwy Waitara (next to Hornsby) &
Cnr of Ross st and Parramatta Rd Camperdown.
I was an apprentice at Camperdown when the GTRs came out.
Part of my job for a while was to fit the number plates with Frames,
and rear window stickers, to every car being delivered.
If I close my eyes, I can still see that sticker.
It's a pity I can't draw for nuts.
I would think that the 2 dealerships would have had different dealer numbers.
I think Camperdown was #29
The Police cars mostly went though Camperdown
At Waitara they used to do a LC Torana "Stinger"
It was an 2 door S dressed like a GTR-XU1.
It was to allow a way through the insurance costs of the GTRs and XU1s
The front guards and rear spoiler wore a caricature of an angry bee,
similar to the Super Roos on the Fords.
One of the Waitara staff (pretty sure) was Trevor Hodge.
He used to race a plumdinger one in open Club events.
Now, That would be an interesting car to find.
John.
Cnr of Ross st and Parramatta Rd Camperdown.
I was an apprentice at Camperdown when the GTRs came out.
Part of my job for a while was to fit the number plates with Frames,
and rear window stickers, to every car being delivered.
If I close my eyes, I can still see that sticker.
It's a pity I can't draw for nuts.
I would think that the 2 dealerships would have had different dealer numbers.
I think Camperdown was #29
The Police cars mostly went though Camperdown
At Waitara they used to do a LC Torana "Stinger"
It was an 2 door S dressed like a GTR-XU1.
It was to allow a way through the insurance costs of the GTRs and XU1s
The front guards and rear spoiler wore a caricature of an angry bee,
similar to the Super Roos on the Fords.
One of the Waitara staff (pretty sure) was Trevor Hodge.
He used to race a plumdinger one in open Club events.
Now, That would be an interesting car to find.
John.
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Posted 06 January 2008 - 01:18 PM
Hi John.
I believe also that the John A Gilbert parts warehouse at Silverwater Rd, Silverwater also had its own dealer number.
I know Camperdown (Glebe) was closed in the late 70s, but Waitara & Silverwater were purchased & renamed by Suttons. These 2 numbers would probably be the same today.
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I believe also that the John A Gilbert parts warehouse at Silverwater Rd, Silverwater also had its own dealer number.
I know Camperdown (Glebe) was closed in the late 70s, but Waitara & Silverwater were purchased & renamed by Suttons. These 2 numbers would probably be the same today.
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Posted 06 January 2008 - 07:34 PM
To my knowledge i may be wrong. Suttons Did buy him out as i now work for "Gilbert & Roach" which is owned by Suttons. If you want i can see what i can find out?..
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Posted 06 January 2008 - 07:49 PM
LoneOranger thats really interesting stuff about the stingers. i cant say ive ever seen one. anyway my lc xu1 is from john A gilberts at waitara and still has the original rear window sticker. later on ill get a photo on here. cheers.John A Gilbert was located at Pacific Hwy Waitara (next to Hornsby) &
Cnr of Ross st and Parramatta Rd Camperdown.
I was an apprentice at Camperdown when the GTRs came out.
Part of my job for a while was to fit the number plates with Frames,
and rear window stickers, to every car being delivered.
If I close my eyes, I can still see that sticker.
It's a pity I can't draw for nuts.
I would think that the 2 dealerships would have had different dealer numbers.
I think Camperdown was #29
The Police cars mostly went though Camperdown
At Waitara they used to do a LC Torana "Stinger"
It was an 2 door S dressed like a GTR-XU1.
It was to allow a way through the insurance costs of the GTRs and XU1s
The front guards and rear spoiler wore a caricature of an angry bee,
similar to the Super Roos on the Fords.
One of the Waitara staff (pretty sure) was Trevor Hodge.
He used to race a plumdinger one in open Club events.
Now, That would be an interesting car to find.
John.
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Posted 07 January 2008 - 05:08 PM
Oh how i wish you could draw!!! Just so I know what i'd be looking for. But I would love to be able to get my hands on a copy of the sticker!If I close my eyes, I can still see that sticker.
It's a pity I can't draw for nuts.
I would think that the 2 dealerships would have had different dealer numbers.
I think Camperdown was #29
The Police cars mostly went though Camperdown
Camperdown was 029, coz that is the dealer code where mine was sold thru.
Thanks for that info too, i found it very interesting.
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Posted 07 January 2008 - 05:12 PM
Mate if you could find out anything that would be great! Greatly appreciate the effort.To my knowledge i may be wrong. Suttons Did buy him out as i now work for "Gilbert & Roach" which is owned by Suttons. If you want i can see what i can find out?..
Josh
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Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:09 PM
I'd be interested in having a look at the window sticker.
In the time I was with the company it changed twice.
When I started at Camperdown,
some of the stickers were reverse printed and applied to the inside of the rear window.
The writing was freshened up a little and they were then applied to the outside of the glass.
During the time I did the LCs and HGs I used to apply the stickers to
the left lower corner or the centre of the window.
About 1972 they changed to a modern (in those days) period type of writing.
White writing on a blue base
May have been yellow on blue. I'm not sure.
You can barely see one of these on the pictured car.
John.
In the time I was with the company it changed twice.
When I started at Camperdown,
some of the stickers were reverse printed and applied to the inside of the rear window.
The writing was freshened up a little and they were then applied to the outside of the glass.
During the time I did the LCs and HGs I used to apply the stickers to
the left lower corner or the centre of the window.
About 1972 they changed to a modern (in those days) period type of writing.
White writing on a blue base
May have been yellow on blue. I'm not sure.
You can barely see one of these on the pictured car.
John.
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Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:43 PM
Loneoranger, how long did you work there for? and can you give me any info on the cop cars? eg were they standard gtr's ( i know there were the bathurst xu1s and stuff)? was there anything special added/deleted from them? were the engines standard etc etc??
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LCGTR1970,
As far as I know the 161 and 173 GTRs were standard.
The LJ GTR was also standard.
Wasn't until the '73 Bathurst XU1 was released that they had this car desguised as a GTR.
Others say the police had XU1s before the these, But I don't recall any until late 73.
However I can't be sure.
Here is a link to this subject previously.
Most of it is explained and will get me out of typing. Which I'm not very good at.
John.
As far as I know the 161 and 173 GTRs were standard.
The LJ GTR was also standard.
Wasn't until the '73 Bathurst XU1 was released that they had this car desguised as a GTR.
Others say the police had XU1s before the these, But I don't recall any until late 73.
However I can't be sure.
Here is a link to this subject previously.
Most of it is explained and will get me out of typing. Which I'm not very good at.
John.
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Bit of a dead thread revival but I found the best photo i could of a late 70's John A Gilberts sticker on a VB commo sold from Camperdown. My LX was sold from Camperdown originally but has a different dealer sticker on rear window, probably when it was eventually sold as a used car. Cant remember which one it is, rockdale somewhere, ill have to have a look.
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John A. Gilbert Pty. Ltd.
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Service Station at 44 Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay 'Phone: FA 3101
J.A.G. SERVICE COVERS THE METROPOLITAN AREA
The Head Office of John A. Gilbert Pty. Ltd. is situated at 147-149 William Street, Sydney, and for the convenience of Holden owners in various part« of tim eily the Company's service stations are located at 46 Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay;
24-28 McLaehlan Avenue, Rushcutter'g Bay; and at
142 Parramatta Road, Camperdown; whilst the spare parts and accessories division may be found at
106 Parramatta Road, Camperdown.
John A. Gilbert Pty. ltd.
METROPOLITAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR HOLDEN ' JOHN A. GILBERT PTY. LTD.'
Service Station at 142 Parramatta Road, Camperdown. 'Phone: LA 2223
Head Office and Showrooms: 147-149 William Street, Sydney-'Phone FA 4166
Service Stations!
46 Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay-FA 3101;
24-28 Mclachlan Avenue, Rushcutter's Bay-FA 3101 »
142 Parramatta Road, Camperdown-LA 2223.
Spare Parts and Accessories Division:
106 Parramatta Road, Camperdown-LA 5033
Associated with John A. Gilbert Pty. Ltd. in the distribution of Holden are the following:
Arrow Motors Pty. Ltd., 361 New South Head Rd., Double Bay
C. F. Inder & Co., 68 Condamine Street, Balgowlah
Greengate Service Station, 692 Pacific Highway, Killara
F. Squires & Co. Pty. Ltd., 37 Parramatta?>Rd., Five Dock
John A. Gilbert Pty. Ltd. 147-149 William St., Sydney.
Please send me, without obligation, free illustrated Holden literature and
24/8/1951 Announcement of a change of name from
REO MOTORS PTY. LIMITED to JOHN A. GILBERT PTY. LIMITED
The Board of Directors of Reo Motors Pty. Limited have decided to change the name of the Company to John A. Gilbert Pty. Limited. This change has been made to mark the occasion of the Company's Silver Jubilee and to honour the name of its founder, JOHN ALAN GILBERT, under whose guidance the Company has made such phenomenal progress in its 25 years of existence in the Motor Car, Truck and Bus Industries in New South Wales. No other changes are involved
The Directors desire to make clear that the change involved is in name only, and that the operations and policies which have been pursued with such marked success in the past will be continued. In short, no alterations are in the administration or financial structure of the Company
JOHN A. GILBERT PTY. LIMITED I HEAD OFFICE: 147-149 William Street, Sydney
Telephones: FA 4166 (4 lines)
Service Stations: 46 Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay.
104 Parramatta Road, Camperdown.
Spare Parts Divisions: Consolidated Automotive -«Supply Co. (CASCO).
60 Parramatta Road, Camperdown.
8 McLaehlan Avenue, Rushcutters Bay.
And at Bathurst, Mittagong, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth.
John A. GILBERT PTY. LTD., |
** one of the four Sydney metropolitan"! distributors of Holden vehicles, will 1 join the Stock Exchange list soon,. A small issue of five shilling shares at par has been arranged privately to give the necessary spread of capital.
At the same time, there is a whisper that W. T. Coggins Pty. Ltd., another of the four Holden distributors in Sydney, may be preparing to join the list.
That would leave only two distributors-Stack and Co. Pty. Ltd. and W. H. Lober and Co. Pty. Ltd. - as private companies. Much interest will be directed towards their future.
Stack and Co. has for years been the subject of rumours which came to nothing.
Now it seems that General Motors - Holden's has no objection in principle to the public flotation of its distributors.
About two months ago an Adelaide distributor of Holdens - Freeman Motors Ltd.-joined the after a placement of five-shilling shares at 12/9 each. Freeman Motors was on S a 30 per cent, dividend, and had an attractive profit record. With the proposed expansion of G.M.-H. output from 200 Holdens a day to 300.» and with the long waiting list for these vehicles, the prospect for the distributors still looks expansive.
In addition, John A Gilbert is extending strong into the used-car trade. On Parramatta Road, Fivedock, the company base just opened the first of a proposed chain of used-car showrooms.
The idea is to bring tone and perhaps more reliability to the used-car business. Several companies like Pacific Motors have already been taking used cars out of the suburban backyard and vacant-allotment category.
4/9/1937
CARAVAN RENTALS PROPRIETARY UMITED -Capital £2000 Manufacturers and hirers of motor caravans and other motor vehicles etc
director John A Gilbert
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JOHN A GILBERT
Main Street Mittagong (Hume Highway)
BANKSIA
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Banksia Used cars)
307 Princess Hwy Banksia
BANKSTOWN
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Bankstown Used cars)
432 Chapel Road Bankstown
PUNCHBOWL
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Punchbowl Bus and Truck Used )
1160 Canterbury Road Punchbowl
CROYDON
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Croydon) Used cars
632 Parramatta Road Croydon
FIVE DOCK
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Five Dock) Used cars
21 - 23 Parramatta Road Five Dock
GRANVILLE
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Granville) Used cars
306 Church Street Granville
RUSHCUTTERS BAY
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Metropolitan Distributor 1/3/1963) (Rushcutters Bay:- Trucks)
46 Nield Avenue Rushcutters Bay
HORNSBY
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (North Side) (Hornsby)
23 - 27 Jersey Road Hornsby
RUSHCUTTERS BAY
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Rushcutters Bay:- service division)
22 McLachlan Avenue Rushcutters bay
SUMMER HILL
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Summer Hill) Used cars
22 - 28 Parramatta Road Summer Hill
SYDNEY
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Sydney)Holden Headquarters (Metropolitan Distributor 1/3/1963)
147-149 William Street, Sydney,
CAMPERDOWN
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Camperdown NSW)
36 - 38 Parramatta Road (Cnr of Ross st and Parramatta Rd Camperdown.)
CAMPERDOWN
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Camperdown NSW)used car division 8/7/1954
142 Parramatta Road (Camperdown.) used car division)
LAKEMBA
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Lakemba NSW)used car division
940 - 944 Canterbury Road Lakemba
SILVERWATER
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Silverwater / Lidcombe :- Spare parts sold to Suttons)
22 Carter Street Lidcombe
VILLAWOOD
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (VILLAWOOD Trucks and buses only )Suttons
766 Villawood Road
FAIRFIELD
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd(Fairfield) Truck Division
73 Lisbon street Fairfield
WAITARA
John A Gilbert Pty Ltd(Northside) Pty Ltd (Waitara, NSW sold to Suttoms Waitara 574 Pre-1984)
88 - 92 Pacific Highway
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