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We met in Baslow and promptly dumped Big Foot as Dave jumped into Andrew's car. We took a short drive in search of coffee and a real fire, with a cracking view out of the window. The driver of the SEiGHT parked in the safe and correct manner and I parked like I was on the sea front, only we don't have any sea in Derbyshire, well not in the last 330 million years anyway. The view The pub dates back to 1597 is claimed to be the highest pub in Derbyshire at 1300 feet. (Cat and Fiddle is in Cheshire - just) It has a real fire And barmaids that make you laugh. 'Come and have a sit in my car', I offered, so she did. Her reaction? 'there are no doors, there is no roof, urgh, I couldn't sit in that all day'. Oh dear. She was polishing the copper pots and was a bit concerned that she might get polish in the coffee, don't worry, we had cat poo (Kopi Luwak) on the go last week, polish is the last of our worries. Next we went not to the Knights Table, but to the Rambler Inn, a slight change of plan. Dave just about managed to get his grinning face into the car, I would say he was enjoying it rather a lot. We took a route up the Winnats Pass and down Mam Nick, taking in some of the best scenery the Peak District has to offer. The Rambler Inn No reverse parking today. Kinder Scout in the background. The Great Ridge in the foreground Some had healthy salad And some needed crampons to climb their lunch. The Mam Tor burger. Is this a left hand drive Westfield or has Dave got in the wrong side? Watch this space there could be a Honda engine for sale soon. After lunch Andrew demanded dessert and it would have been rude to refuse after he had come all this way, so we went to the pool cafe in Hathersage, a regular haunt for Glen and I after we have taken up our new hobby of outdoor swimming. It just happens to have a nice cafe attached to it. The outdoor pool The inevitable happened, millionaires shortbread, rhubarb flapjack and fresh baked scones. A great big thank you has to go to Andrew today, not just for driving 2 hours to get to the start point, but for inviting Dave to share his car too. I think Dave now wants heated seats and a change of engine. Thank you to Dave for putting the current upgrades on hold for a day and here's to V8's and plenty of bridges to drive under.

Now I am fully committed to my engine management/electronics on the Cobra build, I have a few ECU's and accessories that I am going to sell on. They are only advertised on here to start with.

Hi, My name is Eric and I am 54 years old, I live in normandy (France) I am the future owner of a Westfield SportCarbon edition of 2001.

Thought this was funny.

Well, first car after the sale of the westy 8 months ago, I've ticked the Porsche box by getting into a 986.2 2.7 Boxster. It's just arrived so early days but so far I'm impressed by it's build quality, interior, engine noise, turn of pace and pedal position - heel and toe is a breeze.

Anybody after some skirting board :-)

Looks like it was a great day out. Sorry to have missed it. See you all soon.

Yes will be there Cheers Barry

The last yellow one (Y787AAM)is sorn and mot’d till March and it’s had a mot every year.

I'll keep my ear to the ground for anything around this way (Four Marks).

The cover does pull a lot tighter than shown in the video. I did have one of the other type but this is a lot more snug.

The car at the front hasn't been MOT'd since about 2007 and is now blue! The next one is on sorn, and mot expired last April. Next one I can't find any details of on DVLA, so perhaps written off some time ago? The blue one is now white, and is registered as a Lotus! Oh, and it is still on the road.

Now I understand why a lot of people call me a gunt. Must remember to get my ears syringed.

Yes it was a good night and very impressive turn out for January! The pub layout is much more suitable with room for us all to sit unlike the “cubby hole” arrangement at the Mouse - plus the staff were very friendly and mad keen for us to actually turn up in our Westies! I’ll amend the meet location details so that this is now our default.

Bringing this one back up after a month or so of being down. A review. The positives The flooring is really good. Its not too bad to kneel onto ( coin version) , even though I have a prayer mat. You can do stuff for reasonable times without suffering , even with my knackered knees. It also seems not to get stuff stuck to it, such as the mud off the wife's wellies from dog walking and a soft broom seems to get rid of it when dry. I got a bit of water on the floor the other day and a quick wipe and was gone. It also doesn't show the use of the trolley jack sliding around . It didn't seem that costly at £430 for 6 mtres squared including the ramps. There are cheaper, but you pays yer money and I think its good for the cost. The negatives It doesn't seem to keep shape with a heavy object on it. My tool chest wheels have sunken into the tiles as has the motorbike on the hydraulic stand. I have made some ply shims to put under the motorbike, which has cured that and seems I need to do similar with the tools. These are damn heavy, especially the tool trolley chest. There is a couple of edges which pop up, which I will lift one up , squidge of glue and put back down at some point. I suspect it might be the cold causing it, which may get better now the garage is insulated. If you are looking for flooring then I can recommend Duramat. Its easy to fit, comes with a free mallet and turned up in a couple of days.

I draw the line at clicking the mouse for you!

Welcome and what a lovely looking car forgive my lack of french geography but we’re headed through France en route to Switzerland and back of course, end of May early June, so it may be possible to meet up for a coffee

I saw a car with a split personality engine at the Sunday Scramble - Bicester Heritage event this morning: Two 3.6 litre six cylinder Jaguar engines mated and this is the unholy result: the Carbodies Medusa

Still not stopped grinning, another fantastic day in the Peaks! i hadn’t intended to be out playing today, but when the PM from andrew arrived this week, not just with “I’ve got a spare seat on Saturday”, but you can drive if you want! All plans for garage work shot out the window. I nearly drove over to the Baslow meeting point then and there, just to be ready. Oh how addictive it is, that V8; I could even hear Andrew chuckling as the throttle may just have accidentally got blipped a little at nearly every bridge. No doubt engine wise, it’s a very different character to 9k screamers, but a very seductive one, none the less.

They always empty bank accounts.

I'd suggest it doesn't do the engine any good warming up with no load. Better to leave it alone and just keep the battery charged. Pump your tyres up to 50 psi.

Cheers mate! I normally bin the catalogue as soon as it arrives... if not i spend too much money when sat on the loo...