A PRINCELY SUM
IF EVER a car demanded a book, it’s the Leonida SS 100. For every question of its past answered, two more pop up demanding research. The car’s story is embroiled in a tale of royal intrigue, abdication, leadership coup, communist take-over, emotional betrayal and long silence.
When a 1938 SS 100 with a questionable pile of bits arrived in the UK from Hungary in 1999 it was greeted with some puzzlement, but it went through auction into the hands of Woodmanston Classics.
Nick Williams saw the project advertised and, after viewing the remains, wrestled with a decision. Little was known about the special body or its background, but he knew that it was something special and parted with what seemed like way too much money in November 2000.
Nick had a massive challenge – a restoration with no real guidelines and little-known history – but what followed was 11 years of one man’s total dedication, which would involve
