Gillet - Revision history

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	*[[Gillet Vertigo]]		*[[Gillet Vertigo]]
	*[[Gillet Vertigo 5]]		*[[Gillet Vertigo 5]]
			*[[Gillet Vertigo 5 Spirit]]

	==Racing==		==Racing==

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	Secondly, the design was changed to be more fluid, with higher side windows and retractable headlights, being now even closer to the designer's first drawings.		Secondly, the design was changed to be more fluid, with higher side windows and retractable headlights, being now even closer to the designer's first drawings.
	The first Vertigo prototype, achieved during 1991, was unveiled at the 71st Brussels Auto Show in January 1992.		The first Vertigo prototype, achieved during 1991, was unveiled at the 71st [[Brussels Auto Show]] in January 1992.

	Two years followed in which the car was finalised for production and went through the difficult process of European certification while touring great auto shows (Paris '93, Geneva '93).		Two years followed in which the car was finalised for production and went through the difficult process of European certification while touring great auto shows (Paris '93, Geneva '93).
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	Gillet is also active in Motorsport with the Racing version of the Gillet namely The [[Gillet Vertigo Streiff]].		Gillet is also active in Motorsport with the Racing version of the Gillet namely The [[Gillet Vertigo Streiff]].
	In 2006 the Gillet Vertigo will be competing in the FIA GT World Championship. [[Bas Leinders]] (Former F1 test-driver) and Renaud Kuppens will defend the colours of this Belgian Car.		In 2006 the Gillet Vertigo will be competing in the FIA GT World Championship. [[Bas Leinders]] (Former F1 test-driver) and [[Renaud Kuppens]] will defend the colours of this Belgian Car.

	==External link==		==External link==

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	==Racing==		==Racing==

	Gillet is also active in Motorsport with the Racing version of the Gillet namely The Gillet Vertigo Streiff.		Gillet is also active in Motorsport with the Racing version of the Gillet namely The [[Gillet Vertigo Streiff]].
	In 2006 the Gillet Vertigo will be competing in the FIA GT World Championship. [[Bas Leinders]] (Former F1 test-driver) and Renaud Kuppens will defend the colours of this Belgian Car.		In 2006 the Gillet Vertigo will be competing in the FIA GT World Championship. [[Bas Leinders]] (Former F1 test-driver) and Renaud Kuppens will defend the colours of this Belgian Car.

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	It was a special version, driven through a joystick and an automatic transmission, presented at Bercy (Paris) in December 1994.		It was a special version, driven through a joystick and an automatic transmission, presented at Bercy (Paris) in December 1994.

			==Models==
			*[[Gillet Vertigo]]
			*[[Gillet Vertigo 5]]

	==Racing==		==Racing==

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	*[http://www.gilletvertigo.com/ Official site]		*[http://www.gilletvertigo.com/ Official site]
			*[http://www.motorauthority.com/news/coupes/tony-gillet-unveils-the-vertigo-5/ Tony Gillet unveils the Vertigo 5]

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	'''Gillet''' is a Belgian [[automobile]] manufacturer, started in 1994 by [[Tony Gillet]], which produced the 'Vertigo' sports [[coupe]] powered by a 3.0lt [[Alfa Romeo]] V6.		'''Gillet''' is a Belgian [[automobile]] manufacturer, started in 1994 by [[Tony Gillet]], which produced the 'Vertigo' sports [[coupe]] powered by a 3.0lt [[Alfa Romeo]] V6.
	Tony Gillet is a former racing driver.		Tony Gillet is a former racing driver.

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'''Gillet''' is a Belgian [[automobile]] manufacturer, started in 1994 by [[Tony Gillet]], which produced the 'Vertigo' sports [[coupe]] powered by a 3.0lt [[Alfa Romeo]] V6.
Tony Gillet is a former racing driver.

==How the Vertigo was born==

As a racing driver, the first part of his career, he constantly pursued perfection. Hill climbing races champion of Belgium for several consecutive years, builder and driver for two [[Paris-Dakar]] rallies, he came to the automobile industry in 1982, when he became the Belgian importer for [[Donkervoort]] (a Dutch [[Lotus Super Seven]] replica). He broke the record for 0 to 100 km/h, in 3.85 seconds, in January 1990 with a specially modified Donkervoort. More recently, the Vertigo holds the current 0-60 time for regularly produced autos, with 3.1 seconds.

The production Vertigo differed from the first prototype in several points. First of all, the chassis was now made of carbon fibre and honeycomb materials (a technology directly borrowed from [[Formula One]]), insuring a greater strength and resistance, while being lighter (58 kg for the bare chassis).

Secondly, the design was changed to be more fluid, with higher side windows and retractable headlights, being now even closer to the designer's first drawings.
The first Vertigo prototype, achieved during 1991, was unveiled at the 71st Brussels Auto Show in January 1992.

Two years followed in which the car was finalised for production and went through the difficult process of European certification while touring great auto shows (Paris '93, Geneva '93).

This required the building of two more cars : the second prototype, which was the final version that was to be commercialised, and a first production car, which served for every aspect of the car's certification, including the frontal crash-test, seat anchorage resistance and safety belts anchorage resistance.
The Vertigo succeeded all those tests with flying colours.

A Vertigo was sold to [[Philippe Streiff]], a former Formula One racing driver, left handicapped after a tragic accident during the pre-season testing in 1989.

It was a special version, driven through a joystick and an automatic transmission, presented at Bercy (Paris) in December 1994.

==Racing==

Gillet is also active in Motorsport with the Racing version of the Gillet namely The Gillet Vertigo Streiff.
In 2006 the Gillet Vertigo will be competing in the FIA GT World Championship. [[Bas Leinders]] (Former F1 test-driver) and Renaud Kuppens will defend the colours of this Belgian Car.

==External link==

*[http://www.gilletvertigo.com/ Official site]

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