taffy Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 Many years ago when I was a Rally driver, I remember going to me mates garage and seeing a Westy type car. He said it was a lotus 6, it had a Ford Popular sidevalve engine , cable brakes, and the rear solid axle was connected to the gearbox by a steel tube with the propshaft running inside. This meant that the gearstick would jump up and down with the movement of the rear axle.It was a two seater and had a slot in the floor to allow the gearbox/ outer tube to move. I recall it had an aluminium body. Does anybody know what this car may have been? Quote
taffy Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Cheers Blatman, are there any about these days Ive never seen another one? Quote
Blatman Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 A very few. Check out who restored this one. Spooky...... Quote
taffy Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 bl**** Hell! Thats the very chap. Or very like it. Thanks, thats cleared up that mystery. I thought Id had one too many. Quote
Nick M Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 And did you know that Westfield produced a version of either a *very* early Lotus 7 or it may even have been a Lotus 6 ? Chap in the Essex area has one and it's lovely - based on an MG Midget with an A Series engine and spridget gearbox and back end. Quote
taffy Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Cheers Nick Im going to find one, I wonder if the Westfiels one was mostly Aluminium (no grp). Rob Quote
Nick M Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 Think the nose and rear wings were GRP - rest of it, if memory serves me correctly, was polished aluminium. Quote
samcooke Posted October 11, 2003 Posted October 11, 2003 Im going to find one Chris Smith (Westfield founder) has a genuine 6 (or did have) as does Steve Cropley - motoring journalist and beardy chap. Both are nice chatty types and I'm sure would talk to you about them if you do want one. Quote
Blatman Posted October 11, 2003 Posted October 11, 2003 Clearly, some-one hasn't clicked the link....... Quote
taffy Posted October 11, 2003 Author Posted October 11, 2003 Spose it begs the question, was there a lotus 5? Must read the book! Im going to find one just to have a look. Quote
samcooke Posted October 12, 2003 Posted October 12, 2003 Clearly, some-one hasn't clicked the link....... and it's 'someone', not 'some-one' Quote
david.c Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 Spose it begs the question, was there a lotus 5? Started with the Lotus 6 in 1953 (scource 'Guinness Book of the Car) It was replaced by the 7 in 1957 David Quote
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