| Gill Getabout | |
| Manufacturer: | Gill Cars Ltd |
| Production: | 1958-1960 |
| Class: | Microcar |
| Body Style: | 2-door coupé |
| Engine: | 322 cc Anzani two-cylinder[1] |
| Transmission: | 3-speed manual |
| Length: | 114 inches (2895 mm) |
The Gill was an English car based on the Astra and built in George Street, Paddington, London from 1958 to 1960 by a subsidiary of the British Anzani Company. It was another product of the fuel shortages that occurred during the 1956 Suez Crisis.
Like the Astra it featured a rear-mounted 322 cc air-cooled engine mounted under the floor at the rear and all-round independent suspension with swing axles at the rear. Drive was by chain to the rear wheels through a three-speed motorcycle gearbox with floor-mounted change lever. The brakes were hydraulically operated.
The two seat body was made from aluminium over a wood frame mounted on a steel chassis. It shared the Astra's front bodywork [2] but from the windscreen back it was bodied as a coupé called the Getabout. A four-seat taxi version was also proposed and some saloons might have been made. At £500 (£523 for the de-luxe)[1] the car was expensive when a Ford Popular cost £444.