Description
1994 Renault Clio Williams Phase 1
Exceptional Provenance | Complete Main Dealer History | £21, 000 Recent Full Restoration
With a complete Renault main dealer service history from new, every service invoice retained, and over £21, 000 recently spent on a full, no-expense-spared restoration (again fully documented), this is a very special and increasingly hard-to-find example.
Few Clio Williams Phase 1s survive with this level of provenance and documentation
Key Details
• 4 previous owners
• 141, 000 fully documented miles
• Complete Renault main dealer service history from new
• Every service invoice retained
• Serviced every 6, 000 miles throughout its life
• Over £21, 000 spent on a very recent fully documented restoration
• Just over 1, 000 miles covered since restoration completion
• Very close to concours condition
• Immaculate underside
• MOT with no advisories – expires April 2026
• HPI clear
• Located in Cornwall, UK
* I’m happy to provide the registration number and build number to serious buyers once they’ve made contact.
The mileage reflects early-life enthusiast use and is fully supported by uninterrupted main dealer history and original documentation.
Early Life & Ownership History
The car was delivered new on 15 January 1994 to its first owner, Dr Galloway. The first two owners were clearly long-term enthusiasts who maintained the car regardless of cost, retaining every service invoice along with the fully stamped service book. Between them, they covered nearly 140, 000 miles in the car’s first twelve years, all of which was supported by regular 6, 000-mile servicing at Renault main dealers.
In 2006, the second owner sadly passed away and the car was taken off the road. It remained in storage until 2015, when it was purchased by an enthusiast with the intention of restoring it. Those plans were not fully realised and, in 2019, the car was sold to another enthusiast who went on to commission a full nut-and-bolt restoration.
Restoration
Between 2022 and 2023, the previous owner commissioned the car to a comprehensive, no-expense-spared restoration. The work was carried out by a well-regarded restoration specialist and is fully documented with hundreds of photographs and invoices totalling over £21, 000.
Since completion, the car has covered just over 1, 000 dry miles.
The car now presents in excellent condition throughout, with bodywork, interior, mechanicals, and underside all to a very high standard. The underside in particular is immaculate, clearly demonstrating the quality and thoroughness of the restoration work.
Complete Renault Main Dealer Service History
All servicing is supported by original invoices and a fully stamped service book, showing uninterrupted Renault main dealer care during the car’s early life.
15/ 01/ 1994 – Delivered new to first owner, Dr Galloway
31/ 05/ 1994 – 6, 379 miles – Brian Whiteside Renault
11/ 10/ 1994 – 12, 677 miles – Brian Whiteside Renault
02/ 06/ 1995 – 18, 697 miles – Brian Whiteside Renault
30/ 11/ 1995 – 24, 143 miles – Brian Whiteside Renault
06/ 06/ 1996 – 29, 782 miles – Brian Whiteside Renault
14/ 02/ 1998 – 36, 084 miles – Brian Whiteside Renault
15/ 05/ 1998 – 42, 095 miles – Brian Whiteside Renault
14/ 11/ 1998 – 47, 648 miles – Priory Renault
15/ 05/ 1999 – 54, 286 miles – Priory Renault
15/ 09/ 1999 – 61, 005 miles – Priory Renault
17/ 03/ 2000 – 66, 878 miles – Priory Renault
31/ 06/ 2000 – 71, 850 miles – Priory Renault
11/ 11/ 2000 – 78, 712 miles – Priory Renault
16/ 06/ 2001 – 83, 980 miles – Priory Renault
04/ 01/ 2002 – 90, 555 miles – Priory Renault
20/ 06/ 2002 – 97, 003 miles – Priory Renault
14/ 10/ 2002 – 103, 309 miles – Priory Renault
09/ 04/ 2003 – 110, 619 miles – Priory Renault
30/ 09/ 2003 – 115, 977 miles – Priory Renault
16/ 02/ 2004 – 120, 064 miles – Priory Renault
16/ 08/ 2004 – 125, 994 miles – Priory Renault
05/ 05/ 2022 – 140, 039 miles
01/ 06/ 2024 – 141, 170 miles
Summary
A Clio Williams Phase 1 with this level of history, provenance, and documented restoration does not come up very often. This is a properly restored, collector-grade example with outstanding early-life care, long-term enthusiast ownership, and one of the most complete history files you are likely to see.
Only two owners covered the car’s first 140, 000 miles, all of which occurred within the first twelve years of its life and was supported by 21 consecutive Renault main dealer services. Every service is backed up by original invoices and a fully stamped service book, clearly demonstrating how well the car was maintained from new.
The history file is extensive and even includes the original shipping tags from when the car was transported from France to Southampton.
I’m happy to provide the registration number and build number to serious buyers as well as share hundreds of photographs of the car, the paperwork, and the full restoration. The reason for sale is that I am moving house and will no longer have a garage to store the car.
