Rory's Dad Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I didn't check, but Simon Westwood said fibreglass I'm sure (at Silverstone) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) I must admit I was somewhat confused at the Silverstone "offering" as it appeared to my confused brain to be an old (metal) car with a new Tesla motor in it - rather than a "new kit" with the more expected GRP body over a space frame chassis. Wrong! Edited July 30, 2019 by Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO I’m a muppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Westwood - Westfield Sportscars Ltd Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Chris, The car at Silverstone and all Chesil cars past and future have and will have painted GRP bodies. The car on display was the prototype Chesil E which was originally built in 2002 and retro fitted with the the motor and batteries. Simon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Thank s for clarifying Simon, I must admit I thought it was grp, had started to think I was going mad if it was actually steel! I had to laugh though, talking to the guys about it I fell into the classic E trap, of wrinkling my nose at the range, when I asked. Then Simon pointed out it was as good as probably most Westfields and better than many! (I think Simon said about 180 miles or so). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 bl**** hell I could have sworn it was steel! Must be going completely senile 😁🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Was the boot lid metal? Maybe I’m just living in a parallel universe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Simon Westwood - Westfield Sportscars Ltd said: Chris, The car at Silverstone and all Chesil cars past and future have and will have painted GRP bodies. The car on display was the prototype Chesil E which was originally built in 2002 and retro fitted with the the motor and batteries. Simon Edited my previous posts that were obviously the result of some sort of flash-back from my misspent youth 😁 Im going to just hide in a corner now and all subsequent posts of mine will include the words “allegedly” or “in my opinion your honour” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: Edited my previous posts that were obviously the result of some sort of flash-back from my misspent youth 😁 Im going to just hide in a corner now and all subsequent posts of mine will include the words “allegedly” or “in my opinion your honour” Too many ales over the weekend me thinks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, KugaWestie said: Too many ales over the weekend me thinks Worryingly I was completely sober at the time. Might have had a bit of “residual influence” in the system though 🤣 ...allegedly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: Worryingly I was completely sober at the time. Might have had a bit of “residual influence” in the system though 🤣 ...allegedly "Addled" is probably the word you are looking for 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, KugaWestie said: "Addled" is probably the word you are looking for 🤣 Maybe, but “muppet” springs to mind more easily 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Westwood - Westfield Sportscars Ltd Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 it was pretty early and you had a long drive the previous day in the hot weather...... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 At first glimpse I thought it was Clark Howe’s newly restored Speedster. 😀 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 17 minutes ago, Simon Westwood - Westfield Sportscars Ltd said: it was pretty early and you had a long drive the previous day in the hot weather...... Honestly Simon - I just think I'm going ever so slightly mad... Alledgedly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, SootySport said: At first glimpse I thought it was Clark Howe’s newly restored Speedster. 😀 Wasn't that a 550 Spyder? Though it’s been so long I can’t really remember. In fact it’s been so long, it probably counts as a barn find by now. Shame, there was some fantastic chassis work going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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