The starting point was a simple one - I absolutely had no need for another car.

I work in Germany 3/4 days out of every 7 and had two cars that I was (am) very happy with, an M135i and CL500

Out of the blue last week the specialist who I bought the CL from contacted me to let me know that they had just acquired a car I might be interested in - turns out it was a very low mileage S4 convertible with a full Milltek exhaust.

Thought about it for 24 hours and concluded that I did not want it - just too much cross over in abilities across my existing cars, the only thing that stood out was the fact that it was a convertible - this is where the man maths started to come into play

For the money the S4 required what else would it buy me that was a convertible and could stand apart from my existing cars.

Having previously owned a Lotus twin cam powered Westfield back in the early 00's I started to look at what was available. Research soon showed that cars were split into three main groups:

Bike engined
1.6 - 2.0 mainly Zetec powered
A handful of Seights

Within this grouping there was further sub division into sensible (!!) with windscreens and wet weather gear and more hardcore aeroscreened cars.

At this stage I had no idea what I wanted so figured the best way forward was to join here and various forum groups, post wanted ads and talk to people, hoping that this would start to clarify what was a contender and what was definitely not

First to go were the bike engined cars, nothing wrong with them but just not the kind of driving experience I was looking for - I wanted primarily a weekend blast car and maybe the odd track day

Yanto contacted me and advised his car may be for sell so a date was agreed to go over and have a look, a leisurely look at documentation on the day and the car followed by a run out soon saw me deciding this was the car for me and a deal was struck - man maths meant my self-imposed budget was blown but needs must

SPEC

Westfield Wide body SEight Chassis built 2004
Weight approx 670 Kg
Aeroscreen
All aluminium panels are black powder coated
Crimson red Gel Coat (lightweight fibreglass body)
Carbon fibre “Cycle Wings”
Removable Rear arches
Carbon fibre stone protectors
Carbon fibre “boot” panel
Carbon fibre dash
Westermann Motor sport Carbon Fibre half doors (forward tilting for ease of access)
Rose jointed “RAC” Roll Bar
5 ¾” black headlights
Carbon effect indicator pods
Rear carbon effect lights 

Interior
Westfield Sports seats (fixed)
Willans 4” 4-point harnesses
Carbon fibre gear knob
Passenger foot rest

Instrumentation
Stack ST8130 Digidash Plus, with full parameter recording and lap timer
Displays:
Oil Temp
Oil Pressure
Water Temp
Fuel Pressure
Fuel tank contents (with low alarm)
Max Speed
Speed
RPM
Immobiliser

Engine
V8 5.1 by V8 Developments (started life a s 4.6)
300 bhp @ 5200 rpm, 360 lbft torque @ 3000 rpm on 95 Ron
330 bhp @ 5300 rpm 380 lbft torque @ 3200 rpm on 99 Ron
Lightened flywheel
Vernier timing chain set
Dynamically balanced

Lubrication
3 stage John Eales Dry sump pump
Large capacity bespoke oil tank
Alloy catch tank
Aeroquip oil pipes

Fuelling
Bespoke extra long range tank baffled with integral swirl pot and foam filled
Fuel filler mounted on top of “boot” cover.
Jenvey Throttle bodies (8 off)
ITG Filters

ECU
DTA 8 PRO programmable ECU with Launch and Traction Control
Software and switch block/data cables

Cooling
Bespoke (Brise Fabrications) radiator
Electric (pull) fan and thermostat controlled by ECU
Samco Silcone hoses

Exhaust
Bespoke central underfloor stainless steel with 2 silencers to meet strictest track sound limits

Transmission
R380 gearbox
Heavy duty clutch
Ford Sierra 7” diff with ZF plated LSD 3.62 ratio, correctly set up and progressive

Steering/Suspension/Running Gear
Specifications for suspension were developed by head of Audi Chassis Dynamics (at the time).
Front and Rear Nitron dampers, Dyno’d and matched to springs
Front Anti- roll Bar
Oz Ultraleggera Wheels
Brand new Federal 595 rs 205/55/15 tyres
BG Quick disconnect steering boss
Quick rack 2.1 turns lock to lock (with stops)

Brakes
Hi Spec Ultralight 4 pot front Calipers with drilled discs
Sierra Rear Calipers with integral handbrake and drilled discs