As the Hon. Secretary of the IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) Northern Centre I would like to say how sad it was to hear that William (Bill) Hunter had passed away.
He was well respected by all who ever met him and a perfect gentleman.
The Northern Centre were honoured a few years ago to be able to present William with an IRTE comemorative IRTE shield for his dedication to road transport preservation and the quality of his preserved vehicles.
wheeltapper:
As the Hon. Secretary of the IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) Northern Centre I would like to say how sad it was to hear that William (Bill) Hunter had passed away.He was well respected by all who ever met him and a perfect gentleman.
The Northern Centre were honoured a few years ago to be able to present William with an IRTE comemorative IRTE shield for his dedication to road transport preservation and the quality of his preserved vehicles.
I only had the pleasure of meeting him once at the Leyland Gathering about 3 years ago, a true gent, told me some wonderful stories and gave me lots of tips for the restorations I was involved with. He will be sadly missed RIP
R.I.P. William Hunter. A hugely respected man, not only for his lorry restoration projects, but also as a businessman for making his Huntapac business into a leading supplier of produce to the main supermarket groups.
Well said Mr Wheeltapper, he was a great nice guy he would always say hello years ago when I used to weld his Warrens F1 Stock car in there workshops at night time.
You was always made welcome and he would still come across even if I was on my own at night working on the car.
RIP Bill.
Cheers Welly
R.I.P. William sorry to hear of his passing, my family worked with/for him for many years and his father before him. Last time i spoke with him was when he was at a mate of mine looking at a Vulcan he was intrested in buying to add to his collection, sad loss , condolences to his family.
