Andy Gilberg cherishes his collection of March race cars.
He was about 14, and his uncle, the track announcer, invited him to an SCCA race in Donaldsonville, Georgia. Gilberg saw a couple of Lola Mk3 Formula Jrs, a Lotus 23 and an Elva Mk 7. “I was smitten.”
Many years later, he maintains a collection of vintage racers in Cumming, Georgia, with seven complete vehicles and two under construction.
Until he graduated from high school, Gilberg lived in Tallahassee, Florida, “hanging out with car and motorcycle delinquents,” he recalls. He graduated from engineering school in the spring of 1970 with a bachelor's of science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York State.
Planning for the summer of 1970, he applied for work with many race car manufacturers; the drawing room at British Racing Motors (BRM), a former British Formula 1 racing team
