It's been over a year since my sister Donna and I took our dad, Bill Williams, Clenet # 13, out for a spin around Newport Beach.
Bill grew up surrounded by the excitement and glamour of his uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, Villa Valentino, in the Hollywood Hills.
and often drove with him in his custom 1940 Packard Victoria. When Bill was able to afford any car he wanted, he chose the Clenet, because of the extra long hood and
the glamour he once knew as a boy with his Unk Ile.
When Alain Clenet designed and sold his version of a 1930's convertible roadster that would rival the Rolls Royce in 1977, My dad was one of the first buyers and we still own # 13... 8 years after his death. Come take a ride with us in Bill's Clenet and visit his beautiful condo on Lido,
in Newport Beach.
A replica of Rudolph Valentino's statue once poised at the pool of the Villa Valentino... "Aspiration" greets you at the door, before entering a world were time stands still.
Take a ride with Sharrie and Donna Williams and their cousins, Jeff Welles and Cooper Aston.
Take another ride with us in Tom Lyle Williams original 1940 custom Packard Victoria.
and be sure to visit my hilarious 1964 High School Diary Blog at http://saffronsrule.com/
Oct 28, 2011
... up the Coast to Santa Barbara. Bill's Clenet is a guest of honor tomorrow night, at Alain Clenet's ranch in Santa Barbara, where a party given to celebrate the 35th anniversary reunion, of Clénet Coachworks, will take place.
Oct 29, 2011
Bill, number 13 looks stunning parked next to all the Clenet's who have come from around the country to take part in this celebration. The Lady in black, Donna Williams. Check in tomorrow when Bill will be shown at the Santa ...
Nov 09, 2011
These wonderful, limited edition automobiles were built in the late 70's and early 80's by Clenet Coachworks of Santa Barbara, CA. There has been a recent strong interest in these vehicles most probably due to the fact that ...
Oct 30, 2011
Packard's from the 1930's inspired Alain Clenet to design and build Series 1, 2, and 3 Clenets. My sister Donna Williams, in her dad's Classic Clenet. Donna Williams. Sharrie heads to Laguna Beach for a presentation next ...
Nov 10, 2011
This particular Clenet is very rare because it was the last car built on a Lincoln Continental running gear and chassis. After 1977 the running gear on the first series cars changed to a Mercury Cougar chassis with a smaller ...
Sep 17, 2011
More about Bill the Clenet, and information about the Concours d' Elegance will be posted soon. Also read more about Bill Williams and his love of beautiful automobiles in The Maybelline Story. Signed copies available at ...
Nov 04, 2010
Here I am in front of my dad's 1977 Clenet (thirteenth edition of series 1). It has been in storage for over 4 years since his death in 2006. My brother Preston, and my sisters Donna and Billee and I, are getting it back on the road ...
Jan 25, 2011
Out of all the classic cars Bill collected and sold during his life, his favorite was his 1977 first edition Clenet. Sharrie and her brother and sisters have now professionally preserved their father's clenet and will show it at the ...
Apr 22, 2013
Currently, a group of us are in the preproduction stages of a documentary on Clenet automobiles as our senior thesis. We heard about your family's history with the #13 car and saw a video of you speaking about it and its' ...
Feb 10, 2011
After 5 years of being in storage since Bill Williams passing in 2006, his 1977 Series 1 Clenet roadster, is back on the road, heading for the Desert Classic, Concourse d' Elegance. with the original fabricator Steve Kouracos at ...
Sep 30, 2011
Stay tuned tomorrow for my interview at the Desert Concours D' Elegance, in La Quinta California, when Alain Clenet, signed my father, Bill Williams, 13th edition, Series 1, 1977 Clenet. You won't want to miss this!!! Posted by ...
Nov 08, 2011
Keep checking this week for more pictures of Bill's Clenet at the Santa Barbara Concouse with Alain Clenet. I think you now understand why the car is so special to us and why we want to keep Bill's memory alive through it.
Oct 27, 2011
Check in this weekend as Bill's Clenet begins his trek up the Southern California Coastline, to Santa Barbara, for his big appearance at the Santa Barbara Concours D' Elegance. Posted by Sharrie Williams at 1:40 PM · Email ThisBlogThis!
Oct 08, 2011
Bill Williams 1977, Series 1, Clenet, will be shown at The Santa Barbara Concours D' Elegance Oct 28 - 30. Be sure to check back next for Sharrie's. cooking segment on AZTV next week. She will be making, Maybelline's ...
Oct 02, 2011
The show and the recipes will be posted on The Maybelline Blog. My father Bill Williams Clenet, # 13, will be shown at the Santa Barbara Concours D' Elegance Oct 28-30. If you are in Laguna Beach, Sat. Nov. 5th, at 6:00, ...
Mar 02, 2011
This is series 1 Proto type and was Alain' Clenet's car, according to Steve Kouracos this is the car that Alain' drove up to Bob Fooses office, where Steve was an apprentice painter, and Alain asked Steve if he'd like to be the ...
Mar 01, 2011
My siblings and I showed our fathers 1977 Clenet "Series One," at the Desert Classic where Alain Clenet the designer and owner of Clenet Coachworks of Santa Barbara, was present to sign the car while a camera crew taped ...
Jan 26, 2011
27th in La Quinta California showing their fathers classic Clenet Series 1. Sharrie is Tom Lyle Williams - founder of the Maybelline Co.'s great niece and Miss Maybelline Evelyn Williams granddaughter. Posted by Sharrie ...
Mar 22, 2012
Sharrie Williams, with her father Bill Williams, 1977, Clenet, Series 1, number 13. Donna Williams at the Santa Barbara 2011, Concours d' Elegance. The three of us love vintage automobiles, especially our great uncle Tom ...
Oct 04, 2011
Bill Williams Classic Clenet will be shown at the Santa Barbara Concours D' Elegance, Oct 28 -30. - Sharrie will be doing a presentation in Laguna Beach, Nov 5, at Laguna Books, - 6:00pm. Posted by Sharrie Williams at 1:08 ...
Jun 18, 2013
My dad bought his Clenet, # 13 for Gloria's Birthday in 1977 and after his death it has remained in our family for the last 7 years. We had it cosmetically restored to it's original glory 2 years ago and have enjoyed showing it a ...
Oct 25, 2011
I will be making Frances' Chocolate Icebox Desert tomorrow on The Morning Scramble, with Tonya Mock, on AZTV. Check into the Maybelline Blog Sat for the video. Bill the Clenet will be making his way to the Santa Barbara ...
Feb 08, 2011
Author Sharrie Williams with her father Bill Williams 1977 Clenet Series One It's time once again to arrive In Style. Picture taken at Bill Williams estate in Palm Springs, 1975. Read more about the style, glamour and confidence ...
Oct 24, 2011
Stay tuned for In The Kitchen with Maybelline this week when Sharrie makes Frances' Chocolate Icebox Desert on AZTV. Also Bill's Clenet will be on the way to Santa Barbara's Concours D' Elegance next Friday, so check in ...
