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Glad people seem to like it 👍 (it was me 🤣) If anyone spots any bugs with it please DM me with details.

Just to let everyone know, the new Club website is now live; as we were all painfully aware, the old one was terribly out of date, and also represented a different, older approach to the structure of such things, that didn't really take into account social media, and the spread of different on-line areas we now cover. The aim, apart from making sure everything was current, and would be easier to keep current, was to simplify everything dramatically, and rather than having multiple links to navigate around the site itself, it would serve as a hub, where you could find out about what we do, and then jump off into our other sites, such as the forum, from there.

And a brilliant job it is! Huge, huge thanks Andy!

I had a lot of great adventures in that car, covering over 14k miles on tours. I'm glad to see it's gone to a good home and is only about an hour away. Here are a few shots from some of my favorite trips in the car. USA2005 Monterey car week 2012. This kid was a huge fan of the cars -- that's a big deal given the lack of se7en awareness in the US -- but he had never seen one in the flesh. That smile is the result of taking him for a spirited drive. This is on the way to Mount Rainier as part of a 3-day loop in 2017. I'm looking forward to hearing about your own adventures! Cheers, John

Thanks. I'll stop asking questions in the wrong bit of the forum now and will just wait impatiently for our car to be ready

While I can claim no credit for the build, I am now the proud owner of a 1995 Westfield SEiW with a long and storied history here in the US. From an early appearance in Road & Track in 1996, through its current configuration at the hands of its previous owner (JohnCh), this little red beauty has seen a lot of changes, and I'm in awe of all of them. The only thing I changed was adding the WA State Collector Car plates (due to its 30+ year age) to keep from having to re-license it every year. While I might make subtle changes over time, I'm having waaaay too much fun to even consider it currently.

To cut a long story short, my wife has been banging on about having a Caterham for a few years now. They have never appealed to me, just didn't like them. Some seemed to look like Commer vans, with wheels that sit too far inboard and I just never saw one that changed my mind. Roll forward to a couple of weeks ago when we were out on a tulip rally around Shropshire (organised by Tern Hill Hall) and there was a couple driving a red Westfield. The more I saw it, the more I liked it. Even looked good with the hood up when it started to properly rain and as a result I less begrudgingly agreed to go and have a look at some cars in the flesh with her, so a trip to Toybox was arranged. We both came away with an idea that we could actually get along with a Westfield, but had also developed some ideas as to what boxes it should tick. An email from Natalie at Toybox last night with a few pretty poor photo's of a car they'd just got in was a proper bingo. Correct shape, good colour, engine I know my way around(ish) and some tasty extras meant that we decided to go for it. So the upshot is we've placed a deposit on a car we've not seen in real life, know very little about and can't wait to get hold of! The only issue that we're hoping Andrew can address is the lack of a hood, as that's an essential for us because we like to get around and sometimes rain can't be avoided. Last year we drove to Gibraltar in our 2CV, we've done the Dordogne and Laon Classique in that too. We've also done the Italian lakes in our '72 Spitfire along with many trips to Classic Le Mans. I appreciate that the luggage capacity of the Westfield will be somewhat less than the Citroen or the Triumph, but I'm sure we can do a few French weekends if we share pants. Looking forward to becoming part of the Westfield community and currently absorbing knowledge as fast as I can. Cheers!

We'll be there at some point 👍

Fantastic! Just noticed your location says South Cheshire! The Cheshire and N. Staffs area meet the first Thursday of the month at the Golden Pheasant, Plumley. We’d love to see you and your new car! (Though you’re very welcome to join us with or without the Westfield!) Additionally, a few of us often join the Peak District Area of a Sunday, to enjoy runs in the hills and dales. You’d be very welcome to come along.

Things are getting serious now, I just ordered a four post lift, so I can stack one car above the other instead of losing my workbenches and having to wangle two cars into a very tight space side by side

@Tim Sideways they fold down under the bootbox lid

Understand, individual choice. Also had once hot coolant in footwell due to engine failure and immediate pressure buildup in cooling system. it was not so much fluid as it was via cap, and luckily was wearing thick suit and high shoes. That is why I proposed new header tanks rather than old ones from used cars of unknown history. (in my case more dangerous was that my foot slipped from wet clutch pedal under brake pedal and I could not brake for a moment, and there was 180deg turn in front 😕

The July meeting is upon us already! All welcome to join us for the usual car chat over a suitable non-alcoholic drink at The Falcon, Birmingham Road, Hatton, CV35 7HA from around 7.30pm.

As with everything, you have to go with what you’re comfortable with. i use an alloy tank, because I saw the damage it did to a members feet when a plastic tank split on the start line of a sprint, and scalding hot water poured down through the scuttle onto his limbs. The irony was, I seem to remember he was taken to the same A&E where he worked, and his colleagues took the p*sis mercilessly, once they’d got him comfortable.

I've been reading this biography on Frank Costin. It's a bit of a hagiography; the author is obviously a bit of a fanboy, but it's nontheless quite readable. It has a nice chapter on the eleven. The thing that caught my eye though was a throwaway comment about the seven: It makes you think about the windscreen aerodynamics... David

On the other hand, it's true — just imagine how many fewer topics there would be on this forum (coolant level rising, coolant level dropping, coolant changed color (that one's me 😄)) if we all used aluminum tanks instead of transparent ones ;-). But seriously, I treat the reservoir as just another indicator — like water and oil temperature or oil pressure or brake fluid reservoir. Most of the time, everything is fine. But these indicators are there to catch the moment when things stop being fine. Glance at header tank and piece of mind.

That looks fabulous. What fun. My dark green V8 feels pretty damn lively even without a supercharger. So hats off to you!

I may well have a newish soft bits roof coming up for sale. Twin doors and leather bag. Plus soft bits roof bars to stop it slapping your head at speed! (if you have the MSA roll bar)Only reason is Iam looking to go full cage and aero screen

Yeah, thanks guys. The non-transparent thing gets me too, but I like the ProAlloy window thing. Good for level, less good for checking flow I guess. I think I’m going to pick up the black coated box and see how it sits. Their other option is satin finish alloy, perhaps less in keeping with the raw alu bits and pieces, and I’m not about to start mirror polishing a header tank… Never thought this morning that by the evening I’d be talking about the aesthetics of an expansion vessel!!

C20XE ported, big valve head. GM casting – mid-term production (no mounts for the coil pack). +1mm waisted stainless inlet valves and +1.1mm waisted stainless exhaust valves. Bronze guides. Work completed by CTM Performance Heads. 42cc chambers with plenty of meat left on the head for a couple more skims if required in the future. Distributor mount has been removed so you would need a short exhaust cam for it. Most performance cams are short these days. I had this head done for my spare engine, it’s been assembled onto the block but hasn’t been run. No springs, caps or platforms are included. Bargain at £450 plus postage but collection would be preferred.