The Golden Bomb
The story of the original Golden Bomb begins over half a century ago when in 1956 our Grandfather and founder of Wilbert's, Arthur Wilbert decided to build a 1954 Buick and go racing! Traveling to many short tracks in Upstate New York the Gold painted car quickly became known as the A-1 Golden Bomb. Through the years the car had many fan favorite drivers such as Pat O'Neil, Dick Emerson and Ralph Moak. Due to the cars extreme success on the track it quickly became a local legend and attempts were made to actually ban the car from the track. Sadly in the mid 60's the car was pulled from the track never to see the asphalt again. The sands of time took their tole and much of the history of the car was lost along the way. All that remains are a few photos and the memories from those that remember the car.
Reviving a Legend
In 2018 the decision was made to field two cars in an effort to revive the legend of the Golden Bomb. Wilbert's Racing Division was formed and work quickly began on building two purpose built Chevrolet Cobalt's to compete in the local Pro-4cylinder divisions. After initial tear down the process of transforming both cars into Golden Bombs took nearly an entire year.
