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    Barn find Williams 1

    After months of searching for a Williams 1 that's original and low mileage I finally found one listed on ebay as spares or repairs, 56,000 mls and unused since 1999 apart from a 6 month period in 2008 when it was taxed for the road and used briefly.

    Im hoping I can get some help and advise, where is the best place to get the wheels re-furbed back to factory finish ?
    I also need a tailgate as it was damaged whilst in storage by something falling on it, will it be easy to find a mint tailgate ?

    I've not started the engine yet as im having all the fluids drained flushed and replaced along with the cambelt before attempting to start it. all 4 tyres are perished so im going to replace those along with a brake and suspension re-fresh, bodywise its really good and original, just one rust scab near the bottom of one arch which seems to be just superficial and paint flaking on the rear bumper.

    I also need a spotlight for the front bumper, any advise greatly appreciated.

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    Nice find

    http://www.project-wheels.co.uk/ these do the wheels correctly and are very reasonably priced, will be taking my wheels there for refurb when I can be arsed to do anything on the williams.

    How bad is the damage on the tailgate? With it being such low mileage I reckon you could be better off just getting it fixed, it's not impossible to find 1 but I reckon it'd be very difficult to find 1 that's mint & rust free

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    most importantly....what number is it please?!!

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    Its number 153, the damage on the tailgate is right on the swage line it wont dent master out and I don't want to have it filled, ideally I'd like to find a mint original tailgate and just swap it over, I want to keep the paintwork needed to a minimum to keep it as original as possible.

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    Congrats on the purchase mate. In a similar situation to yourself where I wont start my new purchase due to the cambelt needing doing as its a few years out of date lol. All the best

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    Great find and definitely worth the time and effort to bring it back to it's former glory!

    For wheel refurbs there are a few places that can get them close, but unfortunately, if you put them next to an original they are never the same, even if the correct paint code is used.

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    Nice find.

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    I can already see a car cover and that garage is to die for.

    Looks to be in great shape.

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    That's a great purchase!

    I was also speaking to the seller about buying the car the morning that it went on ebay, but I think you must have offered more that I did
    Good luck with the work, hope to see it on the road soon

    Incidentally, where are you based - might be useful if you need contacts in your area to help with tricky bits of work/parts etc..

    Cheers,
    Dave

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    Hi Dave

    Im in Bolton.
    I saw it within moments of the ad going live, I didn't steal it, I offered a decent price and he accepted straight away.
    I might have got it cheaper if I waited and just bid on the auction but I would have been gutted if I missed it.


 

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