Is this a Westfield or a Lotus identification tag ?

[Kingster]

11 hours ago, erik.b said:

actually still willing to buy it,

Very bad idea - it’s incorrectly registered and being passed off as a different vehicle for three times the value

 

 

[Captain Colonial]

52 minutes ago, Kingster said:

Very bad idea - it’s incorrectly registered and being passed off as a different vehicle for three times the value

 

Just for clarity:

 

12 hours ago, erik.b said:

I'm actually still willing to buy it,

at a Westfield price that is.

But it’s still not a great idea unless you’re willing to put yourself through the process of officially and legally restoring its correct identity.  That cost and time to do that - IF you can do that, something that the demise of WSC Ltd has just been made infinitely more difficult - should be factored into the cost and ultimate value of the car.

 

Personally, I wouldn’t touch it.

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

If you look at their "Lotus Super Seven" stocklist Here you'll see they have named all sorts as Lotus Sevens: a Lotus 6 lookalike with a Dax rollbar, Robin Hood, Westfields, the site smells of ignorance at least.

[GGWest]

To me the biggest clue is the transmission tunnel. It has a flat top with a handbrake. Lotus Sevens had a rounded top to the transmission tunnel, as Caterham still do, and the handbrake was under the dash, I think until the S4. Front upper wishbone used the anti-roll bar as the forward link. Other parts that don't look correct for an series 2 are rear lights, nosecone and front indicators, windscreen pillar. 

 

I'm sure some of the Lotus forums could help.

 

 

[erik.b]

Appreciate the feedback,

so basically it's a frankenstein 😜

i'll be moving on,

plenty good Westfields around at half the price,

i'll find my match soon enough.

thanks.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

5 hours ago, Kingster said:

Very bad idea - it’s incorrectly registered 

 

 

 

The main worry I'd have over this, is the car is in Belgium under a false identity; we know how difficult getting kit's into Europe is, when the truth comes out, what is going to happen to the status of the car?

 

In the UK, it has happened in the past that the UK authority responsible for the registration of new cars, kit cars etc, has decided the identity of a car has been "lost" by the owners actions, and it's number plates, chassis number etc have been revoked, with the cars ending up being removed from the road, (typically being broken up for parts rather than being outright scrapped). And that's in the UK, where we allow the registration of kit cars fairly easily! (IVA test etc)

[Kingster]

47 minutes ago, GGWest said:

I'm sure some of the Lotus forums could help.

No need - its 100% not a lotus. Its a Westfield pre lit and not even an early aluminium one.
 

Totally bogus. 

[Mark Stanton]

Westfield pre-lit definitely (probably late 87)  ................. registered incorrectly as a Lotus 7 ............. The paperwork to re-register it correctly would be frightening, if not impossible.