Bill Watkins

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We have lost our biggest Arnolt-Bristol fan. I will surely miss him and his humor.

BILL WATKINS (10/2/1930 - 4/21/2021)
In the early days at LeMans the driver had to be capable of repairing his car during the race. Bill Watkins would have fit in perfectly because at the races he was under his car as often as he was in it. As an innovative designer and builder of amusement park rides, including Disneyland's Space Mountain, he had an amazing talent with exotic machinery. He was the guy to go to for information on Bristol (nee BMW) engines. Bill was a loyal non-member of Fabulous Fifties and rarely missed an event.

That's him poking his head between Gonzales and Fangio