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The cars : Towns Hustler

29 March 2020 Keith Adams 47

The Towns Hustler: not so much a car, more a way of life… There’s so much more to this amazing kit car than its extraordinary looks – Keith Adams tells […]

The converters : William Towns

30 January 2017 Keith Adams 2

William Towns is probably most closely associated with Aston Martin, having been responsible for the design of such cars as the svelte DBS and the futuristic Lagonda. However, as early […]

Concepts : Mini-based Towns Minissima

30 January 2017 Declan Berridge 11

At the 1973 Earls Court Motor Show, BLMC expected the new Allegro to be the centre of attention on the Austin-Morris stand. Instead, it was another car which stole the limelight… […]

Concepts : Towns Microdot

14 September 2016 Keith Adams 4

William Towns had high hopes for the Microdot, but they would eventually come to nothing… The Microdot made its debut at the London Motor Show in 1976, where it couldn’t […]

The converters : Guyson E12 by William Towns

1 January 2016 admin 8

Dating from 1974, this archetypal Towns design was essentially a reclothed E-type… Story by Declan Berridge One stormy night in 1972, hill-climb champion Jim Thomson – who was also Managing […]

The converters : Towns TXC Tracer

1 December 2015 Keith Adams 3

This William Towns-styled Metro-based, mid-engined roadster brought the concept behind the MGF to fruition some 10 years earlier… Looks pretty racy, too. Tracer fire… If you think the Tracer has a […]

Railton Fairmile and Claremont

25 September 2011 Keith Adams 6

The Railton marque, first seen in Britain in the 1930s, was revived in 1989 with a pair of Towns-designed tourers based on the XJ-S convertible. THE new Railton Motor Company, […]