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Couple from yesterday’s track day taken by my brother….

First time out of the garage since before Christmas. On it's new tyres too.

First little run out this year due to all the rain. MOT booked in a couple of weeks, so nice to make sure it all ran fine before then. Lovely R5GTT filling up at the same time too. Feels like spring is finally on the way with today's nice weather.

managed to get the parcel unwrapped using my parcel opening dawg

@aeg you won't find any cake under there will you? so hurry yourselves up, it's March next weekend and time to pay the nice tax man. We, however, met at The Whitworth where they sell lots of lovely food, this is us in the car park and this is us in the cafe Dave had to scoot off but it was lovely to see him and thank you for the advice on the steering wheel, 15mm spacer purchased , thank you Ian for the link don't they look after you xx Off we went on a sunny run round the Peak District finally feeling like Spring is coming. We arrived at The Yondermann Cafe and found a nice parking spot next to a friendly Mustang owner, of course he was friendly, he was from Barnsley, a true Yorkshireman. At 4.6 litre and V6, he let me get in and start it up, ooooooooo, that put a smile on my face. Parked at The Yondermann Some had already moved over to summer shorts Chris joined us for lunch and popped along to the next stop for cake too, he's well trained After discovering it was someone's birthday, we had a good excuse to nip down to The Pavillion, Baslow for cakes Parked in Baslow with Ian's black cloud Monkey's Tea Party So that was it, we managed to have a great day out and we didn't get wet, nothing short of a miracle. I was just missing one of my Winter Warriors, Gnasher, I hope he is ok and look forward to seeing him again soon x Thanks for a lovely day out, it's been superb. We are on holiday next weekend but will be back out the weekend after, weather permitting, see you then x

Our new silencer arrived today… So now Topcat can have his house back…

Well I hope you had a great day , I had a productive one in the garage and even had some help she smiling so I’m still in the good books for now !!!

Back again...update... Well just before Christmas I bit the bullet and bought my first Westfield. Currently wintered in a dehumidified container and looking forward to some dryer weather. It might be a previous member's car (I'm in touch with him on FB) Pretty much the spec I was looking for too. Thinking of some preventative Lanoguard to keep the chassis ship shape...any thoughts on that? Many thanks

I have altered the terms and colours of the ranks and icons. Pray I do not alter them further. Note that the top three ranks are gold, silver and of course, red. Why? Isn't it obvious? No doubt one or two of you will be dissatisfied with these. For those one or two seeking redress from this perceived injustice, I invite you to click on my disclaimer. I reserve the right to alter them further for my own personal amusement. A few of you will remember one summer when my nickname was the Prince of Darkness, when certain members wound me up and found their user names and profile photos and even mailing addresses mysteriously changed to something slightly unflattering but highly amusing to the membership. The Prince rarely appears but when he does, it's memorable - just sayin'...

Great to be back out in the Peaks! Nearly two whole months with out a fix! The roads were damp but gloriously quiet on my way in. It's rare for me to be behind @AndrewBClarke lovely V8 as I'm normally at the back of the convoy and he's nearer the front of the Peaky Cake hunt. As there were only 3 cars out, we made good progress and no one took the wrong turning. We found a 'stang at the Yonderman! We had a few drops of cloud sweat, but nothing to worry about! Clear skies and sunshine at Baslow Thanks to all who came along and wonderful quiet roads @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative you never fail to delight with your routes.

There isn’t one. It’s just part of the software as a bit of fun. If someone tells you that it’s needed, please tell me so I can get them scheduled for a brain scan. What term would you recommend instead? Keep in mind that the “labels” are only visible if you go into an individual account. They’re not broadcast under every post someone makes. In its own way, they encourage people to post more to reach the next level. It’s red. Don’t make me go backstage and change the icon colour to red because you and everyone in the club knows I will.

Westfield Xl 2012 kit first registered 10/2016 Metallic green paint ,1330cc engine weber carburettor, alternator . MOT until august 2026 . MOT records confirm 1600 miles driven Comes with options . headrest with white piping to match seats, wood steering wheel , tonneau cover (needs fitting) front ARB, 13" minilite wheels in yellow/grey with Yokohama tyres File of documentation from build with build manual , old MOT and build diary. Car is in Cardiff Any questions feel free to ask £15300 or offers

Quite right. Keep me locked indoors so you know where to find me when something I’ve done goes wrong.

That's the ferry tickets booked along with our hotels for our trip to France in June 2026. Hopefully we get away from all this rain we've had in Scotland over the last month or so. There will be just the 2 westfield's going and you never know might meet a few during the trip...will get back nearer the time .

A photo taken last fall at a local autocross. It's winter here now and the car is for the most part inside while I work on some front end aero stuff. dave

An early birthday present arrived for my second set of wheels. Porch carpet still on the 'must replace' list, 5 years after moving in...

Well, as I may have mentioned before, email is not my area of expertise. However... The connection via ggr is expected, because the server is on their network and Postfix is the software on the server that routes/redirects our emails. But, it certainly looks like someone is “spoofing" one of our publicly visible email addresses and is using it to try and get access to a user account with a very typical “phishing" type of email. Hence why this ended up in your spam. Good to know your spam filter is working - so just ignore them as these type of emails are used as a scattergun approach to hacking accounts. It goes without saying that you NEVER EVER click on ANY link in an email unless you are absolutely 100% sure that it is genuine.

Had a great day yesterday at the Morgan factory. There’s a large cafe adjacent to the showroom, a shop (not the cheapest, but with some interesting content) and a ‘heritage centre’ all of which can be accessed for free. Charges for factory tour and any Morgan drives, all on their website. All staff were very friendly and helpful. No restrictions on photos. A most enjoyable day. Andy

I've received information from Silverstone events team that they will be opening Car club entries for this years BRDC classic by the end of February..

I was hoping to get on with some of the many jobs to do on my westie today but my little grandson wanted me to build his mclaren 287 pieces later complete perfect colour for a fast car and just like any car rebuild a pile of bits that go nowhere but did have some time left to get started on my toy.

Sounds great, would be amazing to do. I’m in Andy Did similar a few years back with ‘Just Jane’ with ….@Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) and @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO East Kirkby, Lincs.

I’m now highly tempted to change the first two level icons to “L” and “P” plates…

Hedley Bennett -Yes to all weekend. 40th Anniversary. We'd like to try something special

Nonsense captain your a highly regarded well respected valued member of the club.( hope i get some points for that)

We hope you’re not being ‘experimented on’ by too much at your special interest exhibition in Barcelona @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) ?

As Scott said, I have found and removed all of the (encrypted) card details that were on file, so that from now on no auto-renewals should be possible. If anyone does get billed, please shout up.

Just managed to pick myself up off the floor in time for delivery of this crimp tool for the Ampseal connectors. Nice bit of kit but £250!! Time to start connecting things up and testing on the workbench (dining table).

We've done about 7 continental trips in Westies, typically ~2000 miles each, mainly around France but also to Austria. Apart from the attractions of weather, scenery and food the roads and traffic are so often more amenable to Westie driving than in the UK. Now I've retired (5 days in) I'm looking forward to getting more miles under my belt! We're thinking of tunnel or cross-channel ferry for the outbound to Spain and return via Santander and Bay of Biscay.

my torque wrenches arrived today good job i don't need them urgently it's going to take a while to unwrap them they come with a free roll of duck tape

Lovely stuff @Murraymint and @Craigieboy and @Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer This year we'll be heading for a week in the Dordogne, including 2-night stays each way in the Loire. Using the tunnel on the way down and Caen-Portsmouth ferry on return. Already planning Almeria in southern Spain for '27!

Oh fantastic, can't beat a Euro trip Just remembering that I saw you returning last year travelling up the A1. I'm booked on the Newcastle ferry in June too, though not decided on a route yet. Done the Alps the past 4 years and although we enjoy it, I was thinking of possibly doing more of the Netherlands this year and along to Denmark. Should really get my finger out and do some research. Hope you have a great trip.

Getting an old thread back up, but it came up while i was searching something, and i have just put a sticker on............so lets see what else we have! Also,does anyone know if i can get small round colour matched stickers in chrome yellow to pop over the holes? Or any other solutions to tidy them up

Hello all, I am not sure how I didn't find this forum a while ago when I purchased my Westfield last year but here I am! I have a 1990 SE across the pond in the US and I am in the process of rebuilding the car to a drivable state. (I'd love to upload an image here but it appears I can only attach images through URL's, what's the proffered method for doing this here?) My Westfield started its life in California with the soul from a first generation Ford Capri as the donor car. It presumably lived this way until the previous owner had unfortunately blown up the old cologne 2.6 that was in it. I believe it has a type 9 5 speed transmission and I can't remember off of the top of my head the specific rear end. In the US there isn't really any aftermarket for the cologne V6s, especially the very rare 2.6L so finding parts to rebuild proved to be quite difficult. At the end of the day I would have a quite heavy 100hp at best boat anchor. This lead me to sell the 2 cologne motors (One was blown up and the other needed machine work done as well) to a very happy first generation capri owner. Now I am planning to go to a BEC route, I am thinking of going the Hayabusa as I presume there might be some existing megabusa parts floating around out there. If not, I know the aftermarket for the busa is quite extensive so its likely that someone else makes what I am looking for besides very Westfield specific parts. I still have a few other projects ahead of the Westfield unfortunately, but I am determined to liquidate some of them to get the cash and time to focus on this for 2026. However I would like to get a head start on the parts list needed to make this project a success, and I have a few questions. One of the main concerns of things I likely wont be able to make myself is the headers, does anyone have a megabusa header lying around that they wouldn't mind parting with? Or know which aftermarket header is most Westfield friendly? Honestly if there is a good place to find the driveshaft items (spline adapter and preffered driveshaft to use as a donor?) I've seen people using E46 driveshafts for this, that would be convenient as between myself and my friends we have a lot of E46 and E36 parts and cars lying around. I also need seats, my car unfortunately came without them. I see someone here has a Tillett B3.5 for sale. Is that something you would recommend for both the driver and passenger? I imagine my fiancé would prefer a more comfort oriented option if possible, however I do imagine that is a tall ask for something like this. I know it'll never be her favorite car lol. Thanks in advance, I'll definitely have more questions after I get off of work. Just figured I'd write something simple on my lunch break after I got the account activation email!

Hello I just acquired a 1992 SEIGHT. I want to restore it to its original condition, and as you can see from the photos, I have a lot of work to do. I don't have any documentation, so I'll often be asking for your help with information on certain parts. See you soon!

Good evening. Thank you for your encouraging messages. I don't know if it's the first one in France, but what's certain is that there are practically none. It's properly registered for road use. I'll be sure to post photos of my project's progress.

To wet your appetite and have something to look forward to in these gloomy winter days!! Join us and enjoy 130 miles driving around the spectacular Lake District National Park and 135 miles through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park. There are no timed meeting points during the days, so if you want to stop off for a walk or visit somewhere enroute - the choice is yours to enjoy the areas as you want to. You are at liberty to choose which day to explore the Lakes and which day you explore the Dales. We will split into small groups to make keeping together easier and exploration less stressful - More time to enjoy the views rather than worrying about where the car behind has gone! Last years tour was fully subscribed quickly so early booking is advised once again for this years event. Driving days are Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th June 2026. we'll head off from the hotel at 9am each day. If you're travelling from a far I would recommend that you book accommodation for Sunday, Monday & Tuesday to make the most of the wonderful roads and scenery. Route books will be supplied and Sat Nav routes for single drivers will be available. Base will be Travelodge Kendal Town Centre as it has covered secure parking. Kendal LA9 7FW Phone: 0871 984 6571 There are two Travelodge Hotels in Kendal so please be careful when booking!! Adding breakfast to your booking isn't necessary as you can pay on the day. Many choose last year to have breakfast at Wetherspoons and there was plenty of choice for evening meals in town. We've planned for 20 cars again this year. Who's coming ?? 1. Martin Aldred - Show & Event Co-Ordinator 2. Stuart 3. Andrew B Clarke 4. MGG 5. Glen & Julie Hall 6. Tim & Judith Johnson 7. Robin Parker 8. Ian & Ali 9. Andy & Sue Westwood 10. Glyn Walters 11. Matt Lawrence 12. Tractor Boy Bennett 13. Simon BX19 14. AEG - Andy & Becky 15. Tomaky 16. Lee & Tracey Beech 17. Steve & Kate 18. Blatman 19. 20.

At least 6 of us from Essex group will be there from Friday late afternoon to Sunday midday.

Please go to the Show and Events page on the forum. I have pinned a topic that details the main shows that the events team will be organising this year along with dates. The Replica and self build festival is on the list. Simon has significant participation commitments from suppliers . More so at this time than Grosvenor have for Malvern I'm led to believe.

Hi Malcolm LONG VERSION: You can ignore it, everything is fine. It’s related to me working backstage on straightening out the recent small issue with unwanted and unexpected auto renewals. I could explain it to you in depth but by the time I finished typing it and you lost the will to live reading it, it’s entirely possible that the Sun might go supernova and bring me sweet relief from forum histrionics. SHORT VERSION: You can ignore it, everything is fine. Sorry for any inconvenience, good sir.

Our first Golden Pheasant meet of the year, after bad weather postponed the January meet! Roughly 7pm if your eating, 7.30 pm or so, otherwise.

Don't get me started on Grosvenor...!

The Webmaster (all hail the Webmaster and name your first born after him) was also stumped, but on digging deep into the quagmire of info discovered an encrypted file containing stored encrypted card details. I agreed with him that was probably where the issue was, which did not occur until the club changed payment portals from PayPal to Stripe just over a year ago. He asked if those card details (which were encrypted, just to be clear again) should be deleted, to which I said yes, do it please. So if anything goes wrong, it’s on my head. The only tiny inconvenience is that no one will be able to store their card details backstage any longer, so you will need to input your full card details every time you purchase or renew your membership, but better that than the system taking it without your or our knowledge. Will keep an eye on this…. Pass the vodka, please.

Just for the record myself and Andy still went for a pie last month. Weather forecast was wrong. Will be attending tonight

We take the ferry over to Rotterdam, then down to Lille, Evreux, Chambord, Saumur, we have a few days in each place and just do some smaller roads with the villages. We then travel back via Portsmouth.

https://www.donkervoort.com/en/icons/donkervoort-s7-1980/ Given that this 1990 7-type with swept wings and a Crossflow engine and 22k miles on the clock is a mere €95,000 I’d like to announce that The Wench, a 1992 with swept wings, an injected CVH and fewer than 7,000 miles is for sale for a mere €94,000… such a bargain! Form an orderly queue below.

I’ve no idea why my photos come in upside down, I have rotated 180 and makes no difference! It’s an iPad if it matters? Anyway..finally here after a 2 month wait, AIM had delays on the pdm32 apparently. Hoping to crack on with this now, I’ll start another topic to include the ecu swap. No going back now!

Martin. Can you please add tractor boy Mr Bennett to this event. I’ll try not to offend the locals. HB.

Glad you're coming we need someone who knows the route !!

YES!!! Glen and I are looking forward to it again

Colour change here we come!!!