Webasto roofed 401īs

[Geoff Kingston]

Hello Anthony,
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I sold the car twice, the first time was to Mike Isles who still lives in Fishguard
he undertook some bodywork repairs fixed the usual crack in the block with a special filler used in the oil industry and from memory* didn't do much else to it.
I took it back in a deal on a Vanden Plas 4Ltr R ! Mike bought the car from me around 1978/79 and I remember we moved UML to Bath and OAE to Bristol(which I still have) as part of**one or two day exercise which resulted in me missing a Kate Bush concert!
I was interested in what you said* about the way the frame had been cut as I have seen other Webasto conversions which simply rely on the strength of the wood frame and have read that was the normal way they were installed.
Mr Crook has parted company with Bristol cars and may or may not have been the only person still around who remembers these conversions, I think it would be worth you contacting Brian at the service depot in London to see if he can supply you with any information about the car. Even if the work was not actually done at the Factory if Tom was right and only 2 were done it is still very rare, may be the only survivor. The other possibility is that it may have been done for Anthony Crook when he was a dealer and before he took* a controlling interest in the company, remember that he was the driving force behind the Zagato and Viotti cars at the time of the 406/407.
At the time I sold Sarah's father the car he could have had a choice of*three*401's I had and the sunroof defiantly was a factor in his choice of UML so do restore it, but If you change your mind I would be more than happy to buy it back!
Geoff.*
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