Reados
02-07-2012, 14:10
Hi All,
Thought I'd introduce myself as I've been a long time lurker on here and have found the advice and info invaluable so thanks!
Like many of you, I fell in love with the Williams as soon as I clapped eyes on it and promised myself that I'd own one as soon as I could afford the insurance! Anyway, it wasn't long before I was the proud owner of a mint Williams 3, reg N554AND (still around?/ anyone on here?) Unfortunately, I ended up selling it as a house move meant I no longer had anywhere to keep it and I've regretted it ever since.
So fast forward 5 years and I was on the look out for another one. After trawling the classifieds for about 6 months looking for a well looked after example, I ended up acting completely on impulse and bought an MOT failure with limited history for £800 and for the past 8 months have started to bring it back to its former glory! Now I know most of you are probably thinking that for £800 it must be an absolute wreck with a chequered past but it turns out I may have fallen on my feet as its number 0087 which I believe belonged to a member on here and a quick search brings up more some useful history on the car. It appears that after Matt Wills sold it to a dealer, it was subsequently sold on to the fella I bought it from who pretty much neglected any routine maintenance for 4 years!
So in short, it needs a lot of tlc but the shell is solid, it's only covered 103k miles and as of last week has 12 months MOT!
Anyway I'm sure I'll be tapping into your knowledge as the project continues but right now I'm just pleased another Williams is alive and officially road legal!
Thought I'd introduce myself as I've been a long time lurker on here and have found the advice and info invaluable so thanks!
Like many of you, I fell in love with the Williams as soon as I clapped eyes on it and promised myself that I'd own one as soon as I could afford the insurance! Anyway, it wasn't long before I was the proud owner of a mint Williams 3, reg N554AND (still around?/ anyone on here?) Unfortunately, I ended up selling it as a house move meant I no longer had anywhere to keep it and I've regretted it ever since.
So fast forward 5 years and I was on the look out for another one. After trawling the classifieds for about 6 months looking for a well looked after example, I ended up acting completely on impulse and bought an MOT failure with limited history for £800 and for the past 8 months have started to bring it back to its former glory! Now I know most of you are probably thinking that for £800 it must be an absolute wreck with a chequered past but it turns out I may have fallen on my feet as its number 0087 which I believe belonged to a member on here and a quick search brings up more some useful history on the car. It appears that after Matt Wills sold it to a dealer, it was subsequently sold on to the fella I bought it from who pretty much neglected any routine maintenance for 4 years!
So in short, it needs a lot of tlc but the shell is solid, it's only covered 103k miles and as of last week has 12 months MOT!
Anyway I'm sure I'll be tapping into your knowledge as the project continues but right now I'm just pleased another Williams is alive and officially road legal!