Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2025 on Saturday the 22nd of March - Sunday the 23rd of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT.
For many years, well known 1950s sports car racer and Aston Martin aficionado, the late Bill Monk, ran a business creating superb replicas (tributes) to Aston’s legendary DB3S. The cars were sold as W. A. M. (Bill’s initials) and 11 were built in total. Here at Iconic we have had the pleasure of selling one of these and the build quality was remarkable
The two-seat Fiat Special on offer here was originally built at WAM and is a one-off. We suspect that it was the prototype for a possible kit-car production run but don’t know
It appears to have been conceived as a larger version of the Caterham/ Lotus 7 with tandem seating, Fiat running gear and styling influences from March, Tyrell and Yardley BRM F1 cars
A spaceframe was constructed from 2" square tubing and clothed in a unique fibreglass body. Power was provided by a Fiat X1/ 9 1, 498cc SOHC four-cylinder offering 85bhp @6000rpm mated to a five-speed gearbox. (In this case, with twin Webers and a tubular exhaust manifold, it’s 100bhp). With 190bhp/ tonne available, it’s undoubtedly quick
We understand that many years ago Bill Monk gifted the car to our vendor's father (who’s company built a number of chassis for WAM) and he in turn gave it to his son
In preparation for the sale the WAM Fiat Special, as it was known in period, is running and driving, has seat belts and an MOT and is road-legal. Could be a lot of fun.
