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Two either brave or foolhardy Westies out playing last night in the dark and rain at our meet in Cullompton. I came over the (pitch) Blackdown Hills with some fog in places which was fun, particularly with the two candles which I call headlights 🤪. Grateful thanks to @colin homewood for his Roadside Assist service which got me going when my car wouldn’t start. I did feel guilty letting him push! Should have been the other way around, but many thanks Sir 🫡. I just popped the rather muddy car in the garage last night, but he had a good wash down at lunchtime. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating that I’m really pleased with my side screens, half doors and half hood. There is little buffeting even at motorway speeds, and no water comes up between doors and bodywork so I stayed nicely warm and dry even without a heater, and because the car is open still, there’s no steaming up. What’s not to like?

One I got the other day. Helmet required bit nippy

Just checking that the Peak District is still beautiful as Glen tries out his new Keis Heated Jacket, which was a success btw.

Not of my car this time! A few members and mates at Donington today

Managed to get out for a run today as I totally forgot to SORN the car. Lovely day for a spirited run I even managed to find some bugs to splatter on the front of the car.

I'm blushing. I don't know everything, i just happened to be in front of my PC when I saw Ben's post for help. I've got over 30 years industrial electronics experience, so I'm usually handy with electrical fault finding. I've had great support from the members in this club and I enjoy giving back.

Not mine again, but great to see Westfield Chesil at the Classic Car show today👍

I pulled into the garage after a quick blast round the back roads and realised that I could see my feet. I didn't realise that I had illuminated footwells! But then I started thinking: had I always had illuminated footwells? I honestly couldn't remember. Why would a car as simple as a Westfield have a feature so Max Power? And if it did, wouldn't it be an offputting colour like lilac? This needed investigating. It stayed on with everything bar the ignition. Not a single switch on the dash made a difference. Weird, weird. A bit of gymnastics got my head into the footwell. Yep, there's a bulb under there. I need a bit more space to figure it out. Maybe if I put the handbrake off for more wiggle room.......... I'm really ashamed at how long it took me to figure out that the handbrake warning light had fallen out of the bulb holder. David.

My sons and I got there bright and early to beat the normal NEC traffic and arrived at the halls just after the doors opened and it was already quite busy! I have been to the Classic Car show many times in the past, but before my membership of the WSCC I would wander the halls for hours admiring the cars but not see a soul I recognised.... how things have changed! Having been a member of NWKCOG Hardcore for a good few years, it was great to see them having a stand at the show. I know Trevor quite well and we always enjoy a bit of good natured banter whenever we see each other, this was no exception 😂 As I'm chatting on the stand I'm tapped on the shoulder by @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative 's better half, Glen with his son in tow. Around the corner I stumble across the Burton Car Club, with friends Michael who runs the club and Ged owns GE Refinishers (a classic car restoration business) manning the stand. Wandering a bit further I came across the Spax stand so had a good chat about all things springs and dampers with Tony (aka @DamperMan) who i'd not seen since the Warwickshire Curborough track day. Great to see you Tony, I'll be in contact soon about some new dampers! About to enter the next hall I recognised the dulcet tones of my mate Nick Bradley who is not only a Westfield Megabusa owner but also owns Superveloce Cars (builders of the Aardvark Racing SR1). With the Westfield Chesil factory being there, it would have been rude not to go and say hello! It was brilliant to see @DIY-Si's beautiful Coventry Climax engined Westfield XI having pride of place on the stand alongside the electric Chesil and the white SEIW demonstrator. Nigel Trilk was on great form, apparently they were having a very successful few days which was great to hear. Seems the factory are getting some good interest in all three models. There were a few cars there too, here's a few of my favourites 😍 Obviously a Westie or two! My favourite matchbox toy as a kid! Always fancied one of these, beautiful 😍 A bit of Jap 70's restomod muscle I'd give my left arm for this... 917.... enough said! Have a soft spot for a Ginetta... Dream car of the early 90's One of my late father's faves, a stunning SM Who wouldn't want a 1937 Ford flathead cabriolet in the garage!? A rare 'Sud that the tin worm didn't eat 😂 Stunning pre-WW2 Frazer Nash BMW

Yes Rob, it finally happened!! it was dddrrryyy!!! at last. Weird how we had to wait for the winter months for that to happen but that's what we love about winter, no caravans, less cyclists, less traffic in general plus the bonus of the dry weather, it was indeed cold though, all day too. The Winter Warriors made it out, here we are parked at the car museum. The Capri behind is part of the 'Drive Dad's Car' experience, where you can actually drive the cars, making it a unique place to visit. Our visit coincided with The Sports and Supercar Owners Club visit. A friendly bunch who, amongst other things, do some interesting runs out around the North of England, including Whitby, Northumberland etc for a membership fee of £120 per year. Breakfast was taken in the cafe at the museum. Once back outside the tyre kicking began Glen found a replacement for me, a much younger version Next we took off on the run out across the beautiful Peak District, it felt good to be out, wrapped up with the cold air just snapping at your nose, love it. Electric heated gloves are a must, especially for the exposed right hand and more especially if you are male and need the loo at the other end. Not something that I have ever considered but it is a valid point! I had booked us in at The New Bath Hotel, Matlock Bath for 12.30 and we arrived exactly on time. It is in a beautiful setting with the surrounding limestone cliffs and the village only a 2 minutes walk away, inside the hotel all the 1930's character is maintained while adding a subtle modern look. We are lucky to have these 2 places in the Peak District and within 5 miles of each other. Parked at the hotel. We felt like royalty as we were welcomed in to a set table and waited on, better than our usual cafe capers. The food was excellent, beef dinners all round Apple strudel with almond sponge and custard for dessert, now we are being totally spoilt. Not so sure about the vegetarian option, something about cheese, a goat and having it's nuts whipped. Have I got that in the right order? Perhaps @Rob Hunter - Club Secretary can answer that one, it seems to be his thing. A brill day out, much fun and good to be out driving the car. It's Saturday next weekend for the meet, if the weather is dry as is forecast, we will meet at Quackers at 10am (now Santa has left the building), have a drive round, then over to @AndrewBClarke for his Christmas doo. Looking forward to it.

Not a particularly recent snap, but the last time this one went out properly. (and yes, it does have a front splitter. I believe there was an incident with a kerb....)

WSCC meets NWKCOG!

Jupiter at opposition at the moment so at its biggest and brightest. Amazingly I had a clear night last night and had some excellent views. The Great Red Spot was on show, always good to see. I managed a quick shot with my phone through the scope. Will look ok on a phone, view it from a distance on a PC otherwise it will look very grainy.

Thanks Julie, great day just about got the feeling back in my fingers! is it just me or does Andy Clarke look like he’s drifting in the car park in this photo😂

@Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative Glen’s government winter heating allowance is for Gas & Electric not a new jacket 🤣 take care and stay warm 😳 luv us

Many thanks all. Especially Ian for his remote fix! So basically there is an issue with the earth somewhere. After a bit of fault finding and cable tieing a jump lead from the negative batt terminal to the earth post on the chassis it all sprang back to life and I carefully drive home anticipating the jump leads pinging off at any second (but they didn’t!) thanks all again. This is why the club is great 😊

I've just spoken with @Benrobson2999 - Kent AO and we've played a game of twister, where he holds the phone, a mulitmeter, a red probe and a black probe and I then tie him in knots 😉 via the phone. We've confirmed his battery negative isn't connected to the chassis and I've suggested he bolts the two cables on his battery isolator to one post on it, to effecrtively bypass it. I'm awaiting his call to confirm he's running......................

A few pics from today. Me in front of westfield stand. (I must lose some weight lol). AutoAlex and Brewer too which was good.

A stunning bit of sunshine in the Peak District today as we went to the H and H car auction in Buxton

Please find below the 2024 Speed Series Calendar, it's taken quite a while to get to and there has been a lot of discussion about which events to go to as a Championship. We need to ensure that we get a reasonable number of our competitors attending any specific event for it to remain on the Calendar ie 5 or more competitors. For 2024, some events that didn't reach that have still been included, but they will be up for review at the end of the Year if we have a poor attendance. If you favourite event is not on here, then you should still be able to go as membership of WSCC and our Motorsport UK membership / affiliation with Regions means that you have a good chance of your entry being accepted by the Event Organisers. There is a PDF with the dates you can download. Date Circuit Club 23/03/2024 Saturday Cadwell BARC Midland 24/03/2024 Sunday Mallory Park S&H MC 30/03/2024 Saturday Loton Park HDLCC 31/03/2024 Sunday Loton Park HDLCC 06/04/2024 Saturday Anglesey 1 LDMC 07/04/2024 Sunday Anglesey 2 LDMC 27/04/2024 Saturday Gurston GDSH 28/04/2024 Sunday Gurston GDSH 18/05/2024 Saturday Blyton 1 LDMC 19/05/2024 Sunday Blyton 2 LDMC 15/06/2024 Saturday Barbon LMC 16/06/2024 Sunday 3 Sisters 1 LDMC 23/06/2024 Sunday Mallory Park S&H MC 29/06/2024 Saturday Curborough NSCC 30/06/2024 Sunday Curborough NSCC 21/07/2024 Sunday 3 Sisters 2 LDMC 10/08/2024 Saturday Blyton 3 S&H MC 11/08/2024 Sunday Blyton 4 S&H MC 24/08/2024 Saturday Snetterton 100 BARC Midland 25/08/2024 Sunday Snetterton 100 BARC Midland 31/08/2024 Saturday Aintree LMC 01/09/2024 Sunday 3 Sisters 3 LDMC 07/09/2024 Saturday Knockhill KMSC 08/09/2024 Sunday Knockhill KMSC 08/09/2024 Sunday Hethel Borough 19 21/09/2024 Saturday Harewood 1 Harewood 22/09/2024 Sunday Harewood2 Harewood 05/10/2024 Saturday Anglesey 3 LDMC 06/10/2024 Sunday Anglesey 4 LDMC No of Events = 29 Speed Series Dates Final.pdf

OK, Dont laugh, but I have reasonably succesfully used heavy duty bathroom scales (that go up to 250Kg). I weigh each corner at a time, ensuring its all completely level (use wooden height adjusters / planks on the 3 wheels not being weighed). Real cheapscate solution (scales are £20 from amazon). Happy to be ridiculed, but for a rough guide I have found it pretty good... (Waits for incoming.....!)

Some photo's from the car museum

It was a cold morning in the garage today so I've made a start on the drawings

We must be absolutely potty. Getting out of a nice warm bed at 7am on a Sunday to leave in the dark at 7.30am on a 2 hour trip just to get to the starting point in an open topped car in -4!!

How it started And nearly ready for wrapping

About time I introduced myself. I picked up my first Westfield back in June from a member on here. Since owning it just been out enjoying it as much as I can and now the weather has turned its time to give it a good cleaning and over haul. Gareth

Just introducing myself to you Guys & Gals. Name is Russell but most folk call me OBO (Long story). Have been a member since 2022 but have just purchased a SEIW from @Rednop1 so thought I had better get some cash out and pay for membership. Great site and ton's of information. Got some plans for the car including change of colour. Whittled down to Powder Blue/Baby Blue or Emerald Green & Gold stripes. Still mulling. Dash change on the way also as I don't like the contoured dash. Will share some pics as I go along as we all like a piccy. Regards everyone. OBO

Hope Dan's checks are going to plan. I can offer a whole and single degree of temperature with lots of sunshine . My route will be on the big roads up to the Ladybower Reservoir's so the views will be just stunning. Wrap up warm and prepare to feel alive🤩

If they are like these yes please I’d like them. btw - passed IVA! 👍😀

After 17 (to dispatch and 20 to recive ) weeks of waiting today recived my Halfhood and Storm cup from Soft Bits for Seven ( wrr for duty I need to pay although there should be no duty tax for items "made in UK" but, reality is different, not first time. Anyway quality looks realy nice, solid material etc zips, velcro, nice bags, hope it will allow us for more days in Westfield next season! (if I manage how to get in and out, but hope openings with zip allow for that as in open car (or almost?) Sadly, right now maybe not best time to try 😕

As promised @RickRack Not everyone’s cup of tea regarding the colour but I didn’t want silver or black wheels. I like them anyway 🤪 Black bolts needed I reckon.

Hi all! My name is Holly, I'm 31, and I inherited a Westfield after my dad passed last year. It is a green and black wide body, with a retrofit Fireblade engine. Currently, I cannot drive it, as it is set for my dad, who was 6'1", and I am not. The car is garaged in the Midlands, but I hope to move it down to Surrey once I have somewhere to store it. My husband and I will probably have lots of questions, as we have a long list of things to do with it. Thankfully, Westfield/Chesil had your magazine on their stall at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC last weekend. I look forward to meeting some of you as time goes on!

I've only been on the forum for about 3 weeks and the generosity with information and the kindness amazes me. This has taken my feet from under me. Just WOW. I shall read it then put it back on here to pass it on to the next person interested. Many Thanks Terry. Russell.

Hello All, General tickets are now on sale for Silverstone Festival 2024 (previously know as Silverstone Classic just to confuse us!) The Club has a discount ticket code available in the ''WSCC Members Only Offers and Deals'' area of the forum. Link to purchase tickets: https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/silverstone-festival/prices Club discounted ticket prices are tiered so book early to save cost, the car club display package includes 2 x adult general admission tickets (one driver and one passenger) and 1 x vehicle display pass for the clubs allocated display area, pricing as below : WSCC have secured an infield display area again and we have applied for the club parade lap so fingers crossed the club bags one for 2024!! 😁 😁 ***Club members who are camping usually book Woodlands campsite at : https://www.silverstonewoodlands.co.uk/ ***

Nice sign-

He's safely home. I'll let @Benrobson2999 - Kent AO unravel his arms and explain it all.....................

Meet at 10am for breakfast before going on a run out around the Peak District. Where? I am just waiting for confirmation, but if there are not too many supercars visiting, then we can meet at the car museum. I will update tomorrow. EDIT - MEET AT CAR MUSEUM GREAT BRITISH CAR JOURNEY, AMBERGATE, DERBYSHIRE, DE56 2HE Weather is forecast to be cold, so Glen is highly delighted as he can try out his new electric heated jacket, let's hope it is dry too. Who is joining us? who wants to see a supermodel in a heated jacket?🤣Glen is in training as we speak😂 The finish point will be at The New Bath Hotel, Matlock Bath, DE4 3PX, which is only 5 miles away so we won't be taking the direct route!

Sadly I'm tied up with Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend.... I think this may be the first Great British Car Journey meet where the weather is dry! 😂

A selection of the prizes to be won 🤪😁

Its taken some hours with the tooling on these but we have got there in the end Would anybody be interested in these ? These in the picture are straight out the tooling and will of course be clear coated

A bit more advice if you get pulled over: > Do not say anything like “I didn’t know I was going that fast / what the speed limit was / I was just going with the flow of traffic” - EVER. That’s a gateway to a charge of driving without due care and attention, or even careless or dangerous driving, to which you just confessed. (Police often have body cams activated, so it’s admissible evidence.) > If the officer asks “Do you know why I pulled you over?”, the only answer that you should give is “I’m happy to cooperate, but I’d prefer it if you told me.” Saying “no” is again a possible gateway to an additional charge of driving without due care and attention, or even careless or dangerous driving. The reason not to say “yes” should be blindingly obvious. > When pulled over, no matter how aggrieved or not you might be, shut your car off, smile, be polite, and say nothing except “How may I help you?”. Hand the officer your license, take your lumps with a smile and be on your way. The hard shoulder is not the place to argue your case, even if you’re in the right - that’s for you to do in court. > Arguing with a copper at the side of the road is like sticking a huge neon sign on top of your head reading “INSPECT MY CAR FOR DEFECTS TO ADD TO MY TICKET”.

I am pleased to inform everyone that Nick Algar has taken over from me as Comp Sec. Thanks to everyone who has taken part in the Speed Series and/or helped in the organisation and running. Hope to see a few of you at the Awards do on at 27th jan 2024

Digital tickets will be for sale from Silverstone, club members can benefit from purchasing club discount package tickets using the club discount code available shortly on the forum. I will add a dedicated pinned thread with all details once club display packages go live which is mid November I believe.

Its looking like I'll be coming along myself tomorrow (and as the "Bank of Dad" is paying I'm sure I'll have a couple of my lads in tow!) Obviously I'll be visiting the Westfield stand, but have some mates on the Burton Car Club and the Rolls Royce Motor Club stands I'll be going to see. It's also obligatory to see the fellow NWKCOG guys on their stand and hurl some light hearted abuse at Trev 😂

We will indeed Brad, and thank you for all the advice and phone chats, emails and video chats we've had over the last week or so, can't wait for the car to arrive. Enjoy your travels and we'll keep in touch and rest assured we will cherish her 😊

Not had many updates from Dan lately but here’s a screenshot from his instagram feed, it looks like it’s been hard going 😮

Agreed. In fact, assuming the vehicle is kept in a garage and doesn't go out when the weather is below or very close to freezing, the only reason you need antifreeze is because all reputable makes of antifreeze, of whatever colour, contain a corrosion inhibitor. This is essential if there is both iron (or steel) and aluminium somewhere in the engine and coolant system because as I'm sure everybody on here knows mixing water, aluminium and iron will generally cause the aluminium to corrode to a crumbly oxide. I believe it is an electrolytic action. So a mix of 2 parts of water to 1 part of antifreeze will be fine in a Westfield in normal use and storage. It's different in your daily use tintop of course.

Thanks to "climate change " was able to have some autumn fun ride in Westfield with my Son

Little Sunday morning blat to the Sir Peter Scott lighthouse in Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. I had previously washed the car and put it away for the winter. Then Sunday morning came along with copious amounts of sunshine and the tax in place until the end of the month, so it had to be done! Unfortunately I now need to wash the car again as the roads were filthy... 🤣