I believe William passed away the year after this was filmed. Easily my favourite car designer, how sad he died so young and wasn't able to complete more of his designs.
This is what I mostly like at You Tube. Forgotten pieces that I never have seen without you and You tube. Thanks deeply for sharing.... and William Towns: What a man!
In my opinion, William Towns was a man light-years ahead of his time; he established the Hustler vehicle range long before the term MPV was coined. Today Multi-purpose vehicles outsell all other classifications around the world. Mind you, no one else has had the vision to produce a six-wheeler. I've always loved William Towns' designs. I have a Huntsman that I've been building for some years. William's earlier Hustler designs are well represented on the internet, but sadly his later car illustrations are not. The Force 4 / Holiday influenced model shown on William's drawing board is absolutely Stunning!!! Diccon, would you be able to post up some of these unseen treasures for public appreciation?
I was besotted by Towns Minisama when it appeared at the 73 motor show and later the Microdot. Some years later purchased a prototype Microdot that was to be produced by a company on the south coast. This modified version which Towns was consulted had a front mounted mini automatic and no hybrid items. I met with Towns about obtaining glass for it but he basically talked me out of completing the car due to the high cost of curved glass and this prototype being front engined wasn't true to the hybrid drive Microdot design. I ended up buying a six wheel Hustler from him and utilising all the new mechanicals off the Microdot. My memory of meeting Towns was of a gentleman very knowledgeable, much in demand with an early mobile phone constantly in use.
I believe William passed away the year after this was filmed. Easily my favourite car designer, how sad he died so young and wasn't able to complete more of his designs.
This is what I mostly like at You Tube. Forgotten pieces that I never have seen without you and You tube. Thanks deeply for sharing.... and William Towns: What a man!
In my opinion, William Towns was a man light-years ahead of his time; he established the Hustler vehicle range long before the term MPV was coined. Today Multi-purpose vehicles outsell all other classifications around the world. Mind you, no one else has had the vision to produce a six-wheeler.
I've always loved William Towns' designs. I have a Huntsman that I've been building for some years. William's earlier Hustler designs are well represented on the internet, but sadly his later car illustrations are not.
The Force 4 / Holiday influenced model shown on William's drawing board is absolutely Stunning!!!
Diccon, would you be able to post up some of these unseen treasures for public appreciation?
My name is actually William towns
I was besotted by Towns Minisama when it appeared at the 73 motor show and later the Microdot.
Some years later purchased a prototype Microdot that was to be produced by a company on the south coast. This modified version which Towns was consulted had a front mounted mini automatic and no hybrid items. I met with Towns about obtaining glass for it but he basically talked me out of completing the car due to the high cost of curved glass and this prototype being front engined wasn't true to the hybrid drive Microdot design.
I ended up buying a six wheel Hustler from him and utilising all the new mechanicals off the Microdot.
My memory of meeting Towns was of a gentleman very knowledgeable, much in demand with an early mobile phone constantly in use.
Visionary? or bonkers? could be either...