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This list is an ongoing project and so is incomplete. We know that there are certain gaps in it, which will be filled as research progresses. In addition the list does not currently include any of prototype work done in the eighties, neither does it detail the many "re-bodyings" of Lotus 6's, 7's, 9's, 11's, Sebring Sprites, Cooper Monacos, King Cobras, Jaguar D Types, Costins, and various replicas carried out in the eighties and early nineties before Len Pritchard retired. This information will be added in due course.

The list also does not show the ongoing work throughout the sixties and seventies for bespoke parts for Lotus motorsport division, which are documented in the company archives, nor later contract work for other manufacturers like Panther Westwinds. All work shown on this page has been researched, but please get in contact if you think anything is wrong, if you can add to the list, or if you can shed more light on any of W&P's work. Given the width of W&P's work, all marque-specific expert input is very welcome indeed, please feel free to send any amendments!

There is a "help us" section below the table which highlights areas where our knowledge is weak and you may be able to help.

Please note that assembling this information has involved substantial original work, and so whilst you are very welcome to use this as a reference point, please do not copy the table or any part of it without asking us first - we are always happy to help, but this table, the text, layout and data within it is protected under UK and EU law by copyright and database rights, all of which are reserved to the Register.

this table was last updated 7 February 2009
Year Make Model Work Credited Bodywork Designers Uncredited W&P design input?
1948 Frazer Nash - BMW 315 Special special alloy body Len Pritchard N/A
1949 - 51 AC 2 litre saloon alloy body parts and assembly under contract Z T Marcewski no
1950 Ferrari 125S chassis 01C "the Willment body" special alloy body Len Pritchard N/A
1951 Teychenne JVT-1 Special special alloy body John Teychenne & Len Pritchard N/A
1952 - 55 Lotus VI prototype and production alloy bodies (circa 110) Len Pritchard N/A
1953 Lotus III (b) alloy body for Adam Currie car Colin Chapman no
1953 Lotus VII "the Clairmonte Special" special alloy body Clive Clairmonte, Len Pritchard & Charlie Williams N/A
1953 Lotus VI Kenyon Special special alloy body Ian & Alistair Kenyon yes, created from rough sketches
1953 - 55 Lotus VIII alloy bodies (9) Frank Costin build tweaking by W&P credited by Peter Ross
1954 Lotus VI Kirwan-Taylor Special special alloy body Peter Kirwan-Taylor yes, created from sketches
1954 Warrior Bristol special alloy body Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1955 Lotus IX alloy and magnesium bodies (30) Frank Costin build tweaking by W&P credited by Peter Ross
1955 Lotus X alloy bodies (6) Frank Costin build tweaking by W&P credited by Peter Ross
1955 Cooper Climax Mk II Jack Walton "RUM 2" special alloy body Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1955 Swallow Doretti "Kirwan-Taylor Coupe" special alloy roof and rear Peter Kirwan-Taylor yes, created from sketches
1956 - 57 Lotus Eleven (various styles) alloy bodies (150) Frank Costin no
1957 Lotus Eleven Monza record breaker special alloy coupe body Frank Costin no
1957 Lotus Thirteen (Eleven series 2) alloy bodies (120) Frank Costin no
1957 - 58 Lotus Twelve (F1 and F2) alloy bodies (10) Colin Chapman (not Costin) some contribution likely
1957 - 61 Lotus Seven Series One alloy bodies (all 243) Colin Chapman & Len Pritchard building on Len's styling of the VI
1957 Lotus Elite (Fourteen) prototype and fibreglass development work Peter Kirwan-Taylor and Frank Costin W&P's development work valuable but not widely credited at the time
1958 - 60 Lotus Fifteen alloy bodies (27) Colin Chapman, Charlie Williams building on Costin's work
1958 - 60 Lotus Sixteen (F1 and F2) "baby Vanwall" alloy bodies (8) Colin Chapman (not Costin) some contribution likely
1958 Lister Jaguar "Knobbly" racing bodies in aluminium or magnesium (approx 20) Brian Lister & Cavendish Morton magnesium input from Len Pritchard
1958 Lister Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse "Monzanopolis" F2 special alloy racing body Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1958 Elva Courier mk I prototype prototype alloy body Tim Fry no
1959 WRE Maserati (Tony Settember car) prototype alloy body (car assembled in Modena) John Wadworth unknown
1959 Lotus Seventeen GRP bodies (23) Len Terry no
1959 Lister Jaguar Costin racing bodies in aluminium or magnesium (approx 15) Frank Costin no
1959 Tojeiro Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse Le Mans car racing alloy body Cavendish Morton no
1959 Speedwell GT prototype alloy nose and coupe roof for prototype AH Sprite derivative Frank Costin no
1959 - 73 Speedwell Austin Healey Sprite "Monza" nose manufacture of alloy and subsequently GRP body kit Frank Costin no
1959 Speedwell AH Sprite Streamliner record breaker special alloy body Frank Costin no
fifties W&P Austin Healey 100 design & manufacture of plexiglass "bubble" hardtop Len Pritchard N/A
fifties Butterfield Triumph 3A special special alloy body Richard Butterfield unknown
fifties Bristol 450 racer special alloy body Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
fifties Willment Climax unknown (2 possibly) racing alloy bodies unknown unknown
fifties Kelsey GT 2/4 prototype alloy body David Kelsey of the Progress Chassis Company built on Kelsey's buck
1960 Lotus 18 Formula Jnr / F2 / F1 GRP bodies (120 +) Colin Chapman almost identical to W&P's "own" alloy FJ body design
1960 - 66 Lotus Seven Series Two alloy bodies and body parts (some of the 1310 produced) Colin Chapman building on the heritage of earlier body styling
1960 Lotus 19 "Monte Carlo" composite GRP and alloy bodies (17) Colin Chapman unknown
1960 Sprinzel AH Sebring Sprite 6 special alloy coupe bodies, 5 with GRP fronts John Sprinzel, Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1960 Gilby Climax Sports racing alloy body Len Terry yes, created from sketches
1960 Marcos Mk 2 "Ugly Duckling" wide nose prototype alloy one part nose (moulds taken by Speedex) Costin no
1960 Lotus 20 Formula Jnr / F2 / F1 GRP bodies (118) Colin Chapman, Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1961 Lotus 21 F1 GRP bodies (11) Colin Chapman unknown
1961 Alexander Turner GT prototype alloy body Bill Mackenzie yes, created from sketches
1961 Deep Sanderson 301 pre-production prototype "the perfume delivery van" special alloy body Charlie Williams N/A
1961 Deep Sanderson Twinny racing alloy body Charlie Williams N/A
1961 Deep Sanderson 301 production prototype prototype alloy body Chris Lawrence built on Lawrence's buck
1961 W&P / Sprinzel AH Sprite "Sebring" nose manufacture of GRP replacement fronts until 1972 John Sprinzel, Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1961 - 65 Gordon Keeble production prototype & moulds creation of prototype, moulds and manufacture consultancy Gordon GT designed by Giugoro and built by Bertone production model styling tweaks by W&P
1961 Morgan Plus 4 hardtop original Le Mans hardtop built for Chris Lawrence Chris Lawrence no
1961 Donald Healey Motor Co secret prototype (Mk I Sprite replacement) prototype alloy body Les Ireland no - built to very detailed drawings
1961 Tornado Talisman prototype and production moulds unknown unknown
1961 Butterfield Musketeer prototype and production moulds Richard Butterfield & Francis Manning alloy body from wooden model
1962 Lotus Elan prototype build and GRP issues input into prototype Ron Hickman W&P input not credited at the time but now generally recognised
1962 Lotus 22 Formula Junior GRP bodies (77) Colin Chapman unknown
1962 Ausper T4 Formula Junior racing alloy bodies (4) Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1962 - 67 W&P AH Sprite Sebring GRP hardtop design & manufacture of hardtops Charlie Wiliams & Len Pritchard N/A
1962

Sprinzel Lawrence-Tune Racing

SLR Triumph (1) and Morgans (3) 4 racing alloy bodies, all slightly different John Sprinzel, Chris Lawrence, Charlie Williams N/A
1962 Merlyn Mk 4T alloy body (unknown if prototype only or multiple) unknown unknown
1962 Rootes / Jensen Asp (Imp based sports car) moulds from Tim Fry prototype for GRP production (did not go into production) Tim Fry, Bob Saward & Ron Wisdom no
1962 Tojeiro Jaguar EE Type (Ecurie Ecosse) light alloy coupe body Charlie Williams & Len Pritchard N/A
1963 Costin / TVR Ultimate Low Drag Vehicle / Auto V GRP prototype and alloy body forms Frank Costin no
1963 Lister Jaguar Le Mans GT Coupe (Lumsden) special racing body Frank Costin no
1963 Scirocco Powell BRM Formula 1 alloy racing bodies (2) Hugh Aidan-Jones & Roy Thomas no
1964 Lotus/SMART Stirling Moss Racing Elan special fibreglass nose and alloy hardtop revisions by Frank Costin no
1964 Sunbeam / Shelby / Lister Le Mans Lister Tiger racing alloy bodies Brian Lister no
1964 Costin Costin Sports Racer racing alloy body Frank Costin no
1965 BRP British Racing Partnerships Indy 500 cars x2 racing alloy bodies Tony Robinson unknown, but likely
1965 Lotus 38 Indy 500 car racing alloy body Len Terry gold model and letter of thanks to W&P for contribution from Lotus
1965 Lotus / Ian Walker Racing Touring Elan special alloy body (Keeble style front) Ian Walker yes, created from sketches
1965 Lotus / Ian Walker Racing Racing Elan special alloy body (SLR style front) Ian Walker yes, created from sketches
1965 Costin Costin-Nathan open body prototype alloy body and production moulds Frank Costin & Roger Nathan no
1965 Costin Costin-Nathan GT prototype alloy body and production moulds Frank Costin & Roger Nathan no
1965 Costin Protos F2 car racing alloy body Frank Costin no
1966 Sprinzel MG Midget GT special alloy coupe rear John Sprinzel created from sketches
1966 Landar R6 alloy prototype and production moulds the Randall brothers no
1966 Wingfield Kondor alloy prototype Bryan Wingfield unknown
1967 Alvis TE21 "The Burns Special" body restyling, interior by Wood & Pickett Len Pritchard N/A
1967 Nomad Mk I prototype endurance racer alloy racing bodywork Bob Curl yes, produced from a wood model
1967 Ikenga Mk I prototype alloy bodywork David Gittens, Charlie Williams, Roger Nathan N/A
1967 - 73 W&P Sebring GT range for Sprite / Midget mass produced range of GRP coupe hardtops and replacement noses Len Pritchard N/A
1967 - 73 W&P Sebring GT range for MGB mass produced range of GRP coupe hardtops and targa hardtops Len Pritchard N/A
1967 - 73 W&P Sebring GT range for Jaguar E-Type mass produced range of GRP coupe hardtops Len Pritchard N/A
1967 - 73 W&P Sebring GT range for Triumph Spitfire mass produced range of GRP coupe hardtops Len Pritchard N/A
1968 Ikenga Mk II prototype alloy body David Gittens, Charlie Williams N/A
1968 Tastevin Monica 560 GT prototype 2 prototype alloy body Chris Lawrence no
1968 Costin Amigo prototype body and production moulds Frank Costin no
1969 Saturn GT (Lotus 23 Special) enclosed alloy racing bodywork unknown, attributed to W&P N/A
late sixties Ford JWAE GT40 7 litre special racing alloy bodywork revisions to Willment car attributed to W&P N/A
1973 Owen Sedanca prototype prototype alloy body Chris Humberstone no
1975 Wingfield Jaguar Dee-Type first 3 Dee Type replica bodies replica no
1976 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso LWB (1964 chassis 5521) all alloy competition rebody Len Pritchard design N/A
1977 Triplex Ten Twenty Special special alloy body onto Alfa chassis Chris Humberstone no
seventies Lynx D-Type replica first prototype body replica no

 

Help Us - Information Wanted:

  • Any information relating to work done by W&P for the Donald Healey Motor Company, specifically that may relate to the "XHQS Super Sprite" or to any other small car or pre-Sprite Mk II prototypes from the early sixties built to a Les Ireland design, but which didn't make it into production.
  • Any information about RUM 2, the Jack Walton Cooper-Bristol special built circa 1955

  • Any information relating to the involvement of W&P in work for Lola, including possibly the 1967 Le Mans Lola / Aston Martin T70 Mk 3 GT (given their relationship with John Surtees and a series of photos in the W&P company archive):

  • Following a specific line of enquiry, any information on work relating to the first two Shelby King Cobras, and specifically whether Cooper sub-contracted to W&P any work on the adapted Monaco bodies before they were shipped to Shelby American (we are aware of some subsequent replacement King Cobra bodywork done by Len in the eighties, but in conjunction with a US author are trying to establish or eliminate once and for all W&P involvement in the sixties).

 

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