Everyone who has seen my car in the flesh has always said it looks a real 'W&P' body, it just has something about the shape and lines which is Len's signature. He was a wonderful man. who made all the bodies for the early Lotus cars from 1952 onwards.

Len was working in his workshop just around the corner from Ron in Edmonton. I took the chassis to Len and will never forget meeting this wonderful man for the first time. His workshop was full of various chassis from Lotus and Cooper cars. Around the walls were the templates for various body styles, all cut out in pieces of cardboard and detailing all the panels Len needed to cut to create his wonderful bodies. With Len's guidance I chose the'LeMans' style. Len said it was his favourite [it was also mine] and he preferred the proportions, so that was good enough for me!

Some months later I received a call from Len telling me the car was ready for collection. I can well remember the first time I saw the new panel work; its shape was absolutely superb. I had seen other Elevens with panel work, which in my opinion looked a little heavy in certain areas, but mine was perfect. I was so glad that I'd found Len and he'd completed this very important part of the restoration. The car had 'gone home' and now it was only a question of bolting the components together.

Tony Whitehead did a superb job of the painting and assembly. The car finally saw the light of day in its newly restored condition at Silverstone, competing for the first time in April 1985 in an AMOC race for sports racing cars. It is with some pride that I can say I have raced the car every season since, a record I believe only Ken Rogers can better, [he's older than me!]

Finally, I am very sorry to have recently heard of the death on 17th September 2008 of Len Pritchard, one of the two partners of Williams & Pritchard. I am always amazed at Len's skill, why I don't know because after all he did make Spitfires in the second world war! Thank you Len, my car remains a tribute to you.