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Hi all, new member and owner here! After much deliberating and procrastination, I have finally decided to stop all that nonsense and take the plunge into Westfield ownership... with both feet, at the deep end. Someone had to...! I'm now the proud owner of a very pretty Seight in Westfield Racing Green, which comes with some interesting legacy and may well be known to a few members. The 4.6 rover V8 EFI topped with supercharger runs hot and raucous, despite methanol cooling on boost. Delightfully terrifying. The build is superb and the previous owner had it meticulously prepared after 10 years of ownership and personalisation. A couple of small gremlins sorted already and she's back on the road. I will have one or two small things to change in the near term and I may have to swap out the original sports seats for something more accommodating of my 6'4" frame, but for now it's time to enjoy. More to come.

Seeing as you asked so nicely… Some dusky mood lighting (it’s green, honest) and the (not so) oily bits.

Nice ride from Kent to the New Forest and back today (the scenic route). Mostly A roads except for the last stretch. Spent a few hours buzzing around the Forrest roads in the sun. The traffic was hardly mooooving at times…. Stopped off for breaky in Brockenhurst and called in at Caffeine and Machine on the way home. 413 miles and a sun tan 👍🏼

Good to catch up with the chaps for the Fish & Chip run to Teignmouth this evening. Very different weather to last year when it poured down, and I forgot my cover 🤪

As Captain said, prepare and give them your expectations and sound rational. I too have been through the pain with a tin top and did just that, list of cars with similar mileages, specs and ages. they could not really argue too much once the evidence was provided. it may be quite easy with a factory spec Mondeo but as it's potentially difficult to find an exact match for a Westi you may have to provide some higher and lower spec cars and justify where yours sits. You may even be able to talk to people like toy box on the likely price they'd be selling a car of that spec for. good luck

@Martin Hewes AO Surrey can you introduce @AwB to the Surrey crowd

A nice photo from the London to Brighton run. The photographer was lying down on the grass verge by the side of the road all day!

agreed!!! However they were good enough to pass the inspection!! Onwards!!

That’s an Seight of the highest order, we have a FB group for Seights and their owners and we would love you to join us if you would like. Loads of owners on there and a wealth of knowledge and experience. PS if there are any other Seight owners who would like to join you’re more than welcome.👍

How the hell did they ever get all that into a Westie! Amazing.

Ooooh I like that! What a beastie 👍

And this is Westfield House, (yes, the very place in Armitage) that gave its name - for the eagle eyed amongst you, may even spot the inspiration for the "sunburst logo".

Thanks for the messages folks. Not so many Westfields on the roads near me (Haslemere, Surrey), but I did pass a red one with Toybox stripes on my second run, with lots of enthusiastic waving from my daughter and I. So far a source of many grins, particularly with passing traffic heading towards Goodwood FOS this weekend. I'm still going through all of the build details, layout sketches, hand-drawn loom design etc, which is all present if not chaotically "organised" in box files. Love it. I'm a complete nerd for this stuff, but I have a feeling I'm in good company! The original build got a little write-up in PH, back in the day, and there's been quite a few improvements since... and only 11k miles https://www.pistonheads.com/news/clubmans-pistonheads/super-westie/5524

Looks stunning 👍🏻

Just press the little black button to the right of the speedo and above the hazard switch. Got two trip counters, really handy for your fuel range, plus a few other features including your maximum speed. Just hold it down to reset the value you are in.