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Thanks for the photo's Luke, hope the video worked out too👍 I have counted 16 cars meeting at Quackers cafe, here we are enjoying that lovely warm sunshine over breakfast and in the car park Not everyone had a conventional breakfast and some got 2 pieces of flapjack, lucky sod Some were leaving us here, other's were following for part of the journey and the rest had a couple of postcodes in their satnav in case they got lost. With quiet roads, we all kept together and drove through the beautiful Ilam Estate in convoy. Bakewell, if you have made it to here then you will only queue for a minute at the pedestrian crossing, couldn't believe it! At Ilam Hall we all showed that parking a Westfield in a straight line, perpendicular to the Hall, is an art, we got there in the end The view from the cars, looking out over the estate The view from the Manifold Tea Room Lunchtime, scones, cakes, there was even real food involved at some point Some had ice cream, even though they had cake for breakfast, watch out Andy, Andy and Andy The competition soon set the Andy's off eating cake, what do you reckon Westwood? a poor show? Thank you to everyone for coming, I hope you enjoyed your day as much as we have x A few last photo's of the Bill's leaving Quackers cafe @BillyPee and the best t-shirt as modelled by Thomas, the very important next generation of Westfield owners See you all next time xxx

14 cars this morning for the Kent area 90 mile run out and breakfast meet at the Stag. Fantastic turn out and great to see some new faces each month.

Drive out to Bridgnorth via Ironbridge yesterday. When we got to Bridgnorth we noticed from the castle park that there was a 1940's day going on at the Severn Valley railway.

Thank you all for another great run through the Peaks 👍 Us Southerns have to leave early so it’s breakfast on the move 😋 but needs must ( Becky gets a lie in and I don’t have to make breakfast) Arrived at Quackers bang on time and the cars carried on coming. Unfortunately no pics here as Becky is nursing a bad back and after extracting her from the car it was off to get a cuppa and a few painkillers 🤒 Here’s a few taken along the way to Ilam The parking I agree did turn into a fiasco but the parking attendants instructions weren’t very clear !! But the photos do look nice . Lunch was lovely in the garden ( we were all hiding in the shade),but then Cake arrived at the party!!!! feel free to add your own thoughts/ caption well the forecast was rain late on so everyone started to move and we followed @Rob Hunter Derby & Notts AO& @HB46443 back home via the A515 Along the way it was another fuel stop for Hedley (boy the little fella can drink) and then we carried on our journey south, we bid farewell to him at Tamworth and finished our trip all alone 🙁 see you next time take care luv Andy & Becky

Got back from the Peak District meeting ahead of the predicted thunder storms (they still haven't arrived at 4pm!). Lovely run to Thornbridge and then back home via Wingerworth.

A few from today

Hang on, I'm the only orange car in this village!

What a stunning day! Thanks @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative , you ordered up some lovely weather! We started early near Derby, with Loris taking a few photos of the cars. I thought we had 6 cars for the convoy and we set off at 9am.... unfortunately we hadn't spotted Tim in the petrol station so he was playing catch up! 🤣 A nice leisurely drive up to Wirksworth to collect Rich and let Hedley refuel again and we were off with an 8 car convoy. Landing at Quackers we made it 16 cars! I'd never been to Ilam before, but what a stunning place, beautiful views on the drive in and a stunning hall and gardens. I sat at the back for what seems like an hour while the other drivers practiced their reversing skills.... it was like watching a carry on film 🤣🤣 The wait was worth it though 👏

Thanks as always to Julie for such a fab day. Great drive, great scenery and amazing weather. Hope you all got home safely in the glorious sunshine

Ali at the tiller as we cruise through London. Possibly scarier than following a Westie driver at times.

Great photo in front of the hall. One for the calendar maybe. Two slices of cake 😋 I probably would have just had 1 slice and it would of been larger😂. Looks like you've all had a great day. It's a shame I'm working tonight and missed the fun.

A couple of pictures from Thornbridge Hall/Quackers car park. Great turnout again. Thanks Julie etal.

Post Blat pics from a quick 70 miler to zig zag Hill and back with ex Westie owner Josh who now has a Caterham 420. Great fun and views, and good to hear that he dearly misses the Westfield! Mart.

Hello all. I have just bought my dream car and officially a Westfield owner. My own stormtrooper car just got home after a smiling drive. I am in Pembury, Kent so you might see me around if local. Cheers

I navigate. Ali steers, she is better at that than me. Boats passing are massive and I tend to hide in the loo.

More ‘prizes’ won 👏

Sounds about right

Rob 'How come I get this small ice cream cone and she get's a large slice of cake, I've been done'

I’ve borrowed @Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AOWest Yorkshire area flag for the trip and I think @Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO is bringing the mancs flag too 👍

I think mine is a 10% excess from memory

I’ve used A-Plan for the last couple of years with my Westfield and previously with other cars too, always had a decent experience so would recommend them. Last year I did individual track day covers with them and this year I’ve got their 5-trackday deal. Worth a chat with them I’d say

Welcome, am in Pembury also!! Got mine a few weeks ago! Thought i was the only Westie in the village!😁👍

Oh brilliant, I'm based in crowborough but often in pembury so hopefully see you around, just need to get my westie running again!

Hi All, It may be the heat affecting my brain, but I was wondering about returning to clamshell/ swept wings on my car. It's a standard 1990s crossflow, narrow body, in yellow (Chrome yellow?). Looks like it started life with the airbrakes fitted, so I thought I'd see about a return to as-built one day... Thanks! FB

Judging by the Chairman’s bonnet off and spanner sticker, I’m assuming his car needed repairs? I’m frightened by the stickers of the lady with a cane, wondering if they were run over…

Another very positive experience with A-Plan. I called the Thatcham branch, but they were too busy so I was put through to Sam at the Witney branch. She was extremely helpful and professional, so I am now insured via A-Plan and very happy! I definitely recommend them, and glad of the info on this thread, as I was not looking forward to sorting out the insurance after a few years off the road, but it turned out to be a very straightforward experience.

Further updates are available on the Westfield Facebook social media account - time's too short and there’s beers to be drank- we’re in our Hotel in Austria

It’s worth diving in there and having a go, at least once; Westfields are much easier to work on with relatively simple tools than anything under twenty years old, production car wise, it will build your confidence hugely, and more importantly it’ll help you get to know the quirks and so on of your individual car. When a car is completely new to you, it is worth, unless you’re confident of its history, doing all the fluids just so you know what’s in there now, and have a baseline for dates going forward. Cambelt too, if it has one, equally “fan” belt, (though these days it’s really often just the alternator and water pump, on many engines). Exactly how each job is done will depend on the engine, gearbox and diff you have fitted. Many of the commonly used gearboxes and diff’s as Steve said, don’t have drain plugs, as in their original car figments, they were often considered filled for life, with only top ups required. A hand operated vacuum oil extractor can make life massively easier with these. Assuming a road and moderate track day car. So, engine oil and filter, coolant, brake fluid, belts, change then continue to change at the original makers “harsh” service intervals. (If using hard on frequent trackdays, reduce those intervals a bit more) Clutch fluid, if hydraulic, then check at annual service, but should be ok for quite some time, at least a couple of years, and four or five plus, is common. Gearbox and diff oil. Unless you’re either competing or very heavy track day use, many of the Westfield figments will really just need periodic checks and if necessary top ups. If used really really hard, then maybe a full change every 24000 miles or so, but that’s an exception, really. Note though, if you do have a gearbox etc like the Honda in the S2K cars, it does have a drain point and manufactures service life. Not an oil change as such, but unexpected if used to modern cars. The prop shafts on many/most Westfields have grease nipples on the universal joints. You need a grease gun, (not expensive) to squirt fresh grease into these to keep the joints in good shape. Obviously, check all brake pads/shoes for even and acceptable wear and service life, as well as checking for wear and pitting in discs etc. replace as necessary. Check things like the rubber bellows on the steering rack and rear drive shafts for any signs of wear or splitting. (Cheap to replace if required, and again a quite reasonable home job). Battery! The standard Banner batteries used in perhaps the majority of Westfields when first built, are NOT sealed for life, maintenance free types! Check immediately if you have this sort of battery, because they get forgotten about by younger, (less than middle age) owners, as it’s such a rare thing on a tin top, these days. There are little removable plastic plugs in a row on top, (there may be a cover or trim over them). Remove them and check that the electrolyte fluid inside the battery is covering the metal plates, within. If not, top it up with deionised water, (again, cheap enough from car parts places, even Halfords) And finally, Westfields are an old fashioned car in certain key ways. They do not have all the Noise Vibration Harshness treatments modern cars do - it’s why we love them! The downside can be a slight tendency over time to unscrew themselves. Though use of threadlock, lock washers and lock nuts massively reduces this. But, it’s still important to periodically, ie not just once a year for a service, do something called a “spanner check”. This is literally just going round making sure all your key nuts and bolts are still properly tight, paying particular attention to steering, brakes and suspension. (It’s something you’d also do ahead of and perhaps after a trackday, or a big road trip. While to write it out like this makes it look a huge list, it’s really not! And because of decent access for 90% of it, it’s not too complicated to do.