Gatsonides behind the steering wheel of the Gatso Aero Coupé with his wife Siska.
By Gijsbert-Paul Berk
Photos courtesy Gatsonides family and Gatsometer BV
Financial problems forced Gatso to sell his garage in Heemstede and abandon his ambitions as a car manufacturer. But, after I quit working for him, we met again on a great number of occasions.
This large convertible does not resemble any of the other Gatso cars. Officially called the Gatso 4000 Luxe, this unique model was built in 1950 on special order for a Dutch doctor in The Hague. It was based on a long-wheelbase Mercury chassis and equipped with a 4 liter Mercury engine, developing 110 bhp. But it was very luxuriously finished and even had an electrically operated folding roof.