William Towns (1936–1993) also known as Bill Towns was a British car designer. Design career Towns began his training as a designer at Rootes in 1954, where he was mainly involved in the styling of seats and door handles. Later he was also involved with the styling of their Hillman Hunter. He moved to Rover in 1963 and worked there for David Bache and designed the body of the Rover-BRM gas turbine Le Mans car. In 1966, he left Rover to join Aston Martin as a seat designer, eventually becoming the force behind the Aston Martin Lagonda. He left Aston Martin in 1977 for more remunerative industrial design work, setting up his own design studio, Interstyl. As a freelance designer, he worked on the Jensen-Healey, the successful Hustler kit-car, the Reliant SS2 and the short-lived Railton F28/F29. Death Towns died at the age of 56 or 57 from cancer in June 1993 at his home in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Car collection Up until July 2005, his own cars were on display at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, UK. Gallery Cars designed by Towns 1964 Rover-BRM gas turbine car (with David Bache) 1967 Aston Martin DBS 1972 Jensen-Healey 1972 Minissima 1974 Aston Martin Lagonda 1974 Guyson E12 1976 Microdot 1976 Aston Martin Lagonda Series 2 1978 Hustler 1980 Aston Martin Bulldog 1985 TXC Tracer 1988 Reliant SS2 1992 Reliant Scimitar Sabre 1989 Railton F28 Fairmile and F29 Claremont References External links Biography Interview with William Towns on Wheels TV programme 1993 deaths British automobile designers 1936 births People from Moreton-in-Marsh Deaths from cancer in England