Happy Birthday to my Maybelline Cousin, Chuck Williams - BB1 - A Guy with a Passion for Fashion when it comes to Classic Cars

 

Charles Allen Williams, aka Chuck - BB1..... with two of the cars from his personal collection. Chuck, like his great-uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, carries on the tradition of collecting EYE CATCHING Automobiles.

Chuck's great uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, with his 1934 Packard.  Tom Lyle worked for several years to save enough money to buy his first car in 1917. The Paige, called the most beautiful car in the world, ignited Tom Lyle's passion for custom cars.

 

 

1917 Paige Model 6-51 information

100 Years of Maybelline,  1915 - 2015.....

The Maybelline Story Embraces Vintage Fashion, Make up, Hair, Maybelline Ads, Classic Cars, as well as drama, intrigue History and Real Americana. 

Read about Tom Lyle and his love for beautiful automobiles in the Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It.

Chuck Williams-BB1 with his car collection.

Noel A. Williams son, Chuck Williams, aka BB1, does a cosmetic restoration on his father's 1975 Rolls Royce, 12 years after his fathers death.

His fathers Rolls was untouched for 12 years.

unveiling of the Rolls.

Chuck makes the decision to bring the Rolls Royce, back to it's glory days.

1975 Rolls Royce, Silver Shadow, LWB.  Collage's of Chuck Williams car collection, by Charles Abrams Photography.

Chuck bought this 74 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce, new, in 1974 and still has it in his car collection today.  It has been shown several times, at the Concours Italiano and other venue's across the country.  The Alfa has won best Spider, and is known as the Pearl.  It is Chuck's personal favorite.


Chuck had this 1965 Factory 5 racing Cobra, with it's Roush 402R, 525 HP and 515 lbs of torque, built by Joe Cusumano and painted by Red Dog Jones.  The car has won numerous awards and goes 0 to 60 in 3.3 seconds. Also one of Chuck's personal favorites.





Stay tuned this week as my cousin, Chuck Williams of REEEEEL Convertibles and Steve Snyder, of http://www.vaultcars.com/http://www.vaultcars.com/ 
discuss Tom Lyle Williams, 1940 Packard Victoria, built by the custom body builders Bohman & Schwartz.  Steve Snyder's father,  is the owner of the car today.