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7esc car built by supercar and F1 designer Gordon Murray https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/history/sports-cars/murrays-first-car-igm-ford

Doubt it Stu. @poliq seems to be randomly replying to posts in the manner of someone trying to build up a post count prior to spamming. I havre my eye on it - and apologies if I’m wrong

Wax ones!

Here I am, 3 years after being widowed following a horrific road accident in Scotland 05-09-2015, the proud owner of my late husband's hand built Westfield 7 SE. It gives me a lot of pleasure to drive and I shall be out and about meeting people and going to my local group. Having been a biker most of my life it sure brings a smile to my face. Happy days. PS Here are some photos, she has a 1600 ford crossflow engine, bored out to 1700. Brian planned to put a ztech engine in but that was never done. She had a Ford Escort donor car and very little money was spent at the time (two small kids and a nagging wife!). I might upgrade a few things... As you can see I am possibly not the most conventional owner, if there even is such a thing. My two dogs love it. Currently, following the wipe out of my Volvo by a drunk driver. The Wez is my only car - plus a motor home. I am just back from a three month road trip of Europe to get over the death of Brian. So I have two vehicles, one extreme to the other!

Of late i’ve been thinking.... the new exhaust system on the camper I made is really much quieter... Also been thinking how surprisingly refined the Westfield sounds.. This is where the story changes! 2 weeks ago I joined the kids in the pool on holiday.. ear ache followed in the right ear .. lot of poking.. digging, olive oil and ordering of an eBay ear syringe which I did not use.. Finally a visit the dr with an ear infection and wax pushed up against the ear drum. . Now the Right ear infection gone, I thought i’d Have a go with the eBay ear syringe today. Right ear quite a bit of wax in the sink.. ear feels clean. Left ear I thought was ok... Flush flush and wow the biggest lump of allegro brown gunk pops out. Appears to be made of wax, hair and fluff.. it’s like the worlds volume has been turned up ‘a lot’ and I can hear a mouse fart at 50 paces... upside I can hear everything and I’m not deaf. The down side...the bl**** hell the Westfield sounds f*****.. Everything whines, and it’s very loud!

The other night I was invited out for a night with "the lads." I told my wife that I would be home by midnight, "I promise!" Well, the hours passed and the beer was going down way too easy. Around 3 a.m., drunk as a skunk, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hall started up & Cuckooed 3 times. Quickly, realizing she'd probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times. I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted solution (even when smashed), in order to escape a possible conflict with her. The next morning my wife asked me what time I got in, & I told her 12:00. She didn't seem disturbed at all. Whew! Got away with that one! Then she said, - "We need a new cuckoo clock." When I asked her why, she said, "Well, last night our clock cuckooed three times, then said, "Oh *****," cuckooed 4 more times, cleared its throat, cuckooed another 3 times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and then tripped over the cat and farted....

Nice

Great stuff, not sure if we will get the sun like last week though Ian. I am sure Trevor will keep up the Westfield Sponge Cake Club tradition and have some birthday cake for us. I have set a nice, little, scenic route, only half hour from the Okeover Arms to take us on, to a cute place that has passed the taste test. I have posted a photo below, it is the sort of place that has the yummy home baked stuff, you know, tea pots, cups and saucers to go with it, you get my gist, you are drooling at the thought . The current forecast is 20 degrees, we might even be able to sit outside.

I’d do what we all do - convert power to crank figure and then it’s a 200bhp car looks nice with all the right bits.

Wow, a lot of car for the money. Good luck with the sale

Thanks Ian, I've been looking online to try and source an engine, and I think I've found the one. It will take a bit of work to get it up to scratch again but it should be good fun. I'll start a build thread if I get the engine, and ask lots of questions about how to get it going haha!

Use some ear plugs

10mph faster going Bernie but after this.. 10mph slower

Yep. Although I can't join you in Ashboune. A birthday party n birmingham

Can we have the same weather as last Sun, please?

Hopefully.

I've found that if I creep in after a night out, trying my best not to wake SWMBO, generally a "conversation" will ensue no matter what the hour or the capacity of alcohol riddled brain. However, if I crash through the door, stomp up the stairs and exalt loudly "you're in for a good time tonight darlin'", invariably she'll pretend to be asleep...

Once you have moved over to the Maui Side young pedewan, there is no return....

Don't forget Russia and the Winter Olympic ban. There must be teams of scientists looking for a legal "advantage". Man wasn't designed to ride a bike at 30 mph for hours in that heat.