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Leigh, Have a read through these (if you haven't already)

most Westfields will be a similar cost for insurance no matter the engine fitted, I would get to your local meet to try a few cars before jumping in@Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary Is you local AO & I guess @IanK (Bagpuss) is pretty close to you.

I have a single black AA composites driver side half door kicking around- but never bothered with a pair as I have a tonneau and no friends

Get to look at / experience a number of different engines. No such thing as "the best engine" for a Westfield - all havevpros and cons. Pop over to Telford and have a look at mine - happy to pop the kettle on - its a V8 that people either love or hate - obviously I love

I shan’t be going this year , I not sure on others

Ok Stand down chaps Looks like my prop has be shortened already so it probably makes more sense to just have mine reworked to fit correctly. Cheers Marto

Yep, if you’re Stoke way, it’s the Cheshire and N. staffs Area meet this week, (Thursday in fact). Ian as mentioned above is possibly not too far away, he has a Honda S2000 poerewed car!

I didn't know we had a Japanese rice wine section. Apologies to Chris but I just couldn't resist.

You’d be surprised how many Westfields there are around with little paperwork; it tends to happen with the factory build cars, where you never get the sort of paperwork that some builders will reverently keep. Couple that with a first buyer/owner who doesn’t come from the traditional enthusiast background, and there are many more people like that than you think, who have bought them over the years, as a quirky alternative to TVR’s, Morgan’s modern sports cars etc. and many of those type owners wouldn’t even think to put history files together, let alone pass them on with the car. ..and then there is the other side of the coin. And I’ve a bit of a guilty admission to make here. Ahem. I’ve never passed anything but a V5 on. I have full history files on all the cars I’ve owned, in particular the Westfields. That’s a record of my blood sweat and tears and a record of the parts I used and suppliers they came from, that I might want to use again, it has both sentimental and physical value to me. If a buyer specifically asked, they might get copies, but not the originals. So don’t over read into a lack of documentation on a car you’re interested in, just go by the condition of the car itself. With cars like these, condition is absolutely everything.

Bit of a thread drift, sorry, but how nice is it for a newbie to get solid and seasoned advice to an age old question rather than “use the search”. Just goes to prove what a cracking club we have

Sorry Miss Julie. Westie is up and running, taxed & insured (ouch!) but family is calling. Have a good ‘rain free’ run......