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Out for a tootle round the Ayrshire coast with my copilot. Obligatory ice cream of course.

Out with the lads

Hello everyone! After spending most of lockdown drooling over a number of 7 style cars, joining a bunch of Facebook groups and test-driving a couple of MKs, I finally bit the bullet, sold my Motorbike and a mint MX5, that I had used for the odd track day, and purchased a SEIW from another member of this forum a couple of months ago. With it being nearly 300 miles away, I did something that I have never done before and bought the car without even seeing it, mad really but after some really good conversations with the previous owner the deposit was paid and transport via Shiply was sorted. The car is in need of some love, but I really enjoy working on them when I get a chance and see this as a long term relationship where I can spend winters tidying her up and summers getting the buzz you can only get from a 7. The car is running a C20LET with just under 290bhp, which is probably crazy for a first 7 but if you're going to have a mid-life crisis, do it properly is what I say! 😄 I've bought the ECU interface cable, which has already helped me identify a faulty TPS (which I manage to fix) and I'm in the process of stopping the fuel tank from wanting to wiggle its way out of the boot, but with two tiny kids in the house, I appreciate any excuse to lock myself away in the garage when I can! I do have some stationary coolant/heating issues which I'm hoping isn't anything more sinister than a radiator/thermostat/piping issue, but more on that later I'm sure. I've done about 100 miles so far, but with the weather now getting much better I'm looking forward to some longer runs and really getting some heat into the tyres! I've included a picture of my wife in the car, smiling away before I took her out for the first time 😆 I'm based in Hythe in Kent, I'd be interested in hearing from and meeting members local to me as lockdown starts easing 👋

Possibly the Saturday 26th June might be a date for the Peaky Mega Meet? @Nick Clarke - Joint AO Wirral and North Wales Trust @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO, Honda Boy, to get the name into the title.

Oh yes, it would be lovely to see the Yorkshire Terriers too. It will have to be after the 21st June, maybe the 27th? and we will go for a QUACKERS day out. Imagine that, we could fill all that car park. I will have to give the route to a few of you though, it is an easy route with only 2 turns that are crucial, the rest is on empty back roads that are easy to pull up on. Production in the new FORK factory may have to be increased for the finish at The Bull!

Thank you for all the lovely messages both public and private, it makes it all worthwhile xxx. Let's hope the good committee of this club can take action to support the AO's and we can have lots more of these enjoyable days out uniterrupted. Big thank you to Ian and Bill for rounding up the rear. Quackers is proving to be a perfect meeting point, we had 18 cars in total. The seating area, service and food are all excellent. Competitive cake comparisons The car park holds all our cars well Luke wore the magnet with pride. He now has 2 track days and today's run out without incident under his belt so it was time to hand it back. What a great sense of humour you guys have. Scott was getting worried, Rob suggested we might swap the magnet for a sponge, let's see! Next we took to the road, straight off the big main roads and on to the quiet back roads, blissfully empty all the way. Front row seat Keeping 18 cars together was always going to be difficult and I could not have done it without the help of Bill and Ian but we got there and it all worked out. We arrived at The Bull I Thorn where Chris and Mo, and Luke and Gemma were waiting for us. Again this is a great establishment with food, service and car parking just right. Someone had a club sandwich and a coffee and forgot to pay, so if it was you then please can you send the money to Rob, it is easily done and isn't the first time, I wish they would take the money on ordering. The Bull I Thorn Garys Zetec engined MEV and the Andy's Tiger on show with us and always welcome, I just wish the Cobra could have made it. Glynn's car is the new grey one on the left and it caused quite a stir, the modern colouring and styling was admired a lot. Eat, drink and be merry, just like we used to before lockdown Emma, this is what your husband and son, Scott and Charlie, get up to in your absence Followed by this The 3 wise monkeys lurking in the background, speak no, see no and Luke laughing The 2 Andrews got the largest portions, it must be in the name, so if you are hungry just call yourself Andrew and you might get the same treatment. Luke joyfully handed the magnet back to me, so I am caretaking it, BE WARNED, it's hot, hot, hot for you Everyone went off on their long journey's home, leaving Andrew and us looking at the big orange thing in the sky, only one thing for it....more cake...so off we went to the Blue Lagoon at The Stone Centre. Home made cheesecake anyone? That also meant a drive down the Via Gellia and a pose through Matlock Bath on the way home, great finish. You have all driven miles to come today and I hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have, thank you for your effort and support, hope to see you all again soon. Not next weekend though as we are on holiday.

Wow, lucky you! Most of us peaky blatters only get mud and cow droppings sprayed at us!

Don't worry, the fact that @RobH72paid for an unknown forgetful individual's lunch is further great demonstration of what a fab club this is!

Yeah right😏🙄 Guilty as hell!😂🤡

Now I have aerocatches my existing bonnet locks are available. In fact I have two sets, one new and unused, complete with alloy templates (will post pics tomorrow) £35 plus post for the new set (with 4x keys for some reason!) and £25 plus post for the used set with two keys. These are the type that you can’t buy any more, so grab them while you can!

Started doing this as I have had the bits for ages

Great write up, thanks Julie....👍👍👍

I did forget to pay 🤪 but realised and rang them on the way back and payed over the phone for my bacon/Brie panini and 2 bottles of water

I'm sure we could come down south too @Julie Hall - Peak District AO.

Oooh yes please, that would be brill. It is not the first time we have had non-payers at the Bull, it is easy done, perhaps the magnet needs a friend and we could have.....the FORK of shame going round our group too😄.....Glen may be busy this afternoon making one!

Excellent write up, and a fantastic day judging by the photos. Perhaps we could join you at some point during the Summer? Nick.

Thanks Nick for a good run out Fliint Brigde

It was a nice run, albeit very busy in places. At least the sun shone all day for us, glad I put on that sun cream! Thanks to all that came, and nice to meet you Dylan 🤝

Not a drama, I thought it best to settle the bill so we didn't get banned from @Julie Hall - Peak District AO's favourite lunch stop. Even with the extra lunch, it was a cheaper run out than normal for me as nothing fell off the car! 😂😂

Simply superlative. Nothing much else to say really.

I've taken plenty of pics today, but this is my favorite @BillyPee 'An eyeful of Westfields' More to follow.

Good fun, and dry!, evening at donington this week. Car felt a little underpowered for the track, but when it quitened down there is a lovely flow round the track.

Up early for a run up to the Lincolnshire wolds this morning ,quick photo opportunity at Cadwell park ,then across to the coast before heading home .

Hello, I've had my new (1992 Sei) Westfield for about a month now and though I'd try and use it as my daily driver for the past week or so. The weather co-operated and, whilst mostly working from home this week, I had a few trips to do around Kent. What a great week of driving it has been. I've lost count of the number of waves, thumbs ups and smiles I've had whilst pootling about the countryside. I took my partners daughter out last weekend and picked my son up from school this afternoon, both very happy children enjoying the noise and managing not to burn themselves on the exhaust on the way out. I've had conversations about the car with absolute strangers in car parks, petrol stations anywhere I happened to stop. What a sociable little thing it is ! Even having to swop the front callipers didn't dampen the mood. I wish I'd bought one ages ago, its the perfect antidote to the last year. Marc

Have a great day

Zetec coils will work on 1800 and 2000

It certainly does, fastest thing I’ve driven on the road and I’ve not had a chance to give it full anything yet 👍🏻

Epic, we can have a Peaky Mega Meet!

Have a good birthday gents

Love the colour scheme, enjoy!

Welcome! Lovely looking car and with that set up I bet it gets a wriggle on!👍

Will be there with new Westy

I can confirm I paid for my club sandwich, coffee and ice cream too!

Being the newbies I’d like to confirm that Alison paid our bills yesterday. 😊

Ooh, this is getting like cludo!

It wasn’t me 😉🍰

The stars of the show, the cars Paul and Margaret Hurdsfield Scott and Charlie Andrew ABC Glen and Julie Glynn Jon Andy Westwood Ian Kinder and Bagpuss Martin Neptune Bill Junior and Bill Senior Ian and Ali Rob Hedley Steve and Lauren (Weekend Warrior) Gary+1 Stuart Luke Andy and Becky

What a turn out👌😎 Just a shame you all had to put up with the 🤡 @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO

Thank you Julie (and Glen) for organising such a fantastic route today, who’d have that on a Sunny bank holiday we could have found so many empty roads, WELL DONE 👍 Here’s my selection of pics, no GoPro footage though. 😟

Thanks all for parking so well! it does make such a difference. We just need to keep the 'tin tops' away so we can get better pics without them in the way!

Probably the most active WSCC area in the UK, organised by the most welcoming couple that everyone gets on with. Trips well advertised and feedback and pictures shared on the forum....great for the club and for everyone that attends..newcomer or a regular. Personally I benefit from knowing that if I want to go out with my westfield friends, Julie usually has an event planned.. It's great, and has grown because of the regular events Julie organises. it's sad that club representative thinks its OK to question/criticise in an open forum. It's the goodwill of members like Julie that make the club what it is. Sadly the members goodwill and the benefits of activities such as this published on the open forum will only dimish if similar action's occur. Having seen some of the other groups of cars taking over car parks on Bank Holidays and not be public friendly. I agree with Julie's (the organiser) approach @Julie Hall - Peak District AO.. keep doing what you're doing 👍

Fitting my new PowerLite battery swiftly delivered by club sponsor @Hawkemotorsport (top job!) - this now completes my PowerLite hat trick of battery, starter and alternator. My electrics have never looked so good 😁 Car starts sooooo quickly now, this small battery is a beast!

Couldn't get it into work this week, so out on the errands run on Saturday

Need to get my finger out and get her MOT'd Got the 4 post lift so I can store the Westy over winter and not loose space in the garage, 2 post sold within 3 mins on Facebook 😎