Well I had a great day at the Williams F1 factory {situated near Oxford}, and here are the photos. They tell us that this is the biggest collection of F1 cars within the British Isles, so enjoy :)

This is what you see when you walk in:
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Trophies:
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Cars through the years: {1978 – 2007}
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Museum:
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The Topiary: {Will only set you back about 30 grand!}
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So yeah, we had a good day, the staff were really friendly. We got talking to one guy about whether or not Toyota & Williams will merge. He reckons that that would never happen, but it depends on Frank Williams & Patrick Head’s decision, of course.

nice pics ! seems like u had a nice time , didnt take any of the F1's for a test :D

you should have asked if they had any jobs, by this time next year you would be the next damon hill :)

lol, Timbit is busy salivating somewhere for no apparent reason. :p

But that looks great. I deffo want to go somewhere like that one day, it looks really good. I mean, you can read endlessly about how the cars have changed over the years, but it's much more interesting, and easy, to understand by wandering around the cars themselves.

How much was entry and stuff cheeky ?

Beautiful pictures there Cheeky, seems like you had a great time!

I remember I had a 3D Puzzle version of the Woody Woodpecker F1 car, was awesome.

Well I don't know if you can just go there!
We went as part of the Porsche club, so you know :p
ALL the cars are the real deal and they all have the real engines and they all run, except the ones which Honda took back after their deal ended :p

Sweet pics Cheeky !

Looked good, I wish I was there lol .

I like the last pic of the shrubs. Thats great! Just imagine having that in your front yard.

Nice pics there, I wish I could have those shrubs in my garden but sadly I don't have 30k to spare.

Hey, that's awesome, lucky you.
Great photography too.

Did you see any cars being assembled, or any factory/assembly stuff or any half assembled prototypes?

Wow, brilliant pictures cheeky, it's great to go back in time and look at the historic F1 cars that were once being raced long ago by famous drivers. It's also amazing how much F1 cars and driver's helmets Williams have at their factory, it would be worth billions of dollars today!

I also love the F1 pit stop shrubs, if i was rich i wouldn't mind having one out in my back yard!

Very nice pics. Looks like a good time. But how is a Porsche club affiliated to Williams F1?

Right, now to add Cheeky to the 'Hate list' :p

Seriously though, it looks friggin' awesome. Kind of sucks that they have the 2007 livery on what looks like an FW27/26. Didn't see the Walrus nose around anywhere did you? :D

What I'd do to get so close to all those Williams cars...one day I'll get there!

Hey, that's awesome, lucky you.
Great photography too.

Did you see any cars being assembled, or any factory/assembly stuff or any half assembled prototypes?
Haha, no, after all the spy scandals they'd be mad to let anyone see that..

Very nice pics. Looks like a good time. But how is a Porsche club affiliated to Williams F1?
Ooo, it's the Porsche Club GB, who knows?

Right, now to add Cheeky to the 'Hate list' :p

Seriously though, it looks friggin' awesome. Kind of sucks that they have the 2007 livery on what looks like an FW27/26. Didn't see the Walrus nose around anywhere did you? :D


Nope I didn't you know :s

lol, Timbit is busy salivating somewhere for no apparent reason. :p

Haha, missed that remark the first time round! When I first saw all these images, to be perfectly honest I was gobsmacked. Gobsmacked to the point where I was unfazed by the silva trail coming out of my mouth. Yes my friends, I salivated.

(I'm impressed you remember though :))

Nope I didn't you know :s

Hmmm, can't say I'm surprised though, with all the troubles they had with it, and the fact that ultimately, it was a failure. But, would have been cool to have featured though.