jgb

[jgb]

Hello. I am a new owner, having bought a SE with a 1600 pinto.

 

The car came with a pair of dellortos but I was not happy with all the spitting and rough running. Even tuning on a rolling road made o improvement and I was advised they were for a trackday car and only worked properly at high speed and high revs. So I took advice and replaced them with a single 32/36 DGV which has transformed the car. It is a real joy to drive now and I have a huge grin as I power down the lanes. I had to cut the bonnet for the downdraught but ebay supplied a scoop from a mitsubishi which is good enough for me.

 

At 6 feet 1" I found the top bar of the screen was exactly where I want to look. Lowered floor kits are not available from Westfield so I removed the runners from the seat and bolted it directly to the floor having set it back as far as it would go. The result is perfectly acceptable.

 

I have never had a sunday morning zippy car before,  but I must say I am completely hooked. The noise, the roadholding, in fact everything about it is a hoot. 

 

John.

 

[Kevin (Mr T)]

Hi John,

 

from Essex.

 

Where are you based?

 

We love pictures on here, so there is a forum rule that if we can't see a car, i doesn't exist! 😂

[Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - Treasurer]

[jgb]

1 hour ago, Trevturtle said:

I am in Hythe, Southampton. I shall have to downsize the photos.

 

[Kingster]

Just now, jgb said:

I am in Hythe, Southampton. I shall have to downsize the photos.

 

Yes as a trial member you are limited - join us properly and you get shed loads of image uploads!

[jgb]

1 hour ago, Trevturtle said:

I am in Hythe, Southampton. I shall have to downsize the photos.

 

 

 

[Gary Taylor]

Welcome from soggy Scotland 

enjoy yourself and remember we’re all here to help if needed

[Jim RS]

Hi and welcome to Westfield World😎, I'm not far away at Basingstoke ish.

[AlanHodge]

 

From grey Preston

[Alan Cutler (Adge) - Dorset AO]

 from sunny (soggy) Somerset.

[AndyIoM]

from a very wet and windy Isle of Man

[jgb]

May I thank you all for your kind welcome.  I feel I am amongst friends. 

 

It has not been too bad a day here today but yesterday was pretty grim and Queen Mary set off for her world cruise much later than expected.

 

If ever I may help please let me know. My "other" car is a 1969 Marcos 1600GT (1600 crossflow) with a wooden chassis, which is at the painters for the next few weeks.

 

John

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Hello John,

Welcome from the Peak District National Park. You look like 2 naughty school boys in your car, what fun things they are these Westfields. My husband, Glen, used to have a Marcos 1600GT for a daily driver complete with it's plywood floor. We rarely get to see one up North, so if you have any photos you can share with us, then please do.

Cheers

Julie

[jgb]

We felt like two naughty school boys too! A very astute observation!

 

Here is the Marcos at the body shop. I removed the first 9 coats and the experts took it back to what you see here. There were two areas of rot, in the driver's footwell and in the boot. Plywood and epoxy made a good repair. The only metal is the front engine frame which I had powder coated. The car had spent 18 years in a barn and was in remarkably good condition. It is penetrating rainwater that kills them off.

 

Best wishes to you all

 

John

 

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

Welcome from South Derbyshire!

 

Love the Marcos too, they are beautiful cars! 

 

IIRC (my late father was a big Marcos fan!) the plywood construction was down to Frank Costin who was a De Havilland engineer in WW2 and worked on the other "wooden wonder" the Mosquito before pairing up with Jem Marsh in the 50's, what an amazing heritage for a car!