Visited the school and came away alive.

[a4gom]

Thanks all for your help with the Build photo's etc I did my bit at the local school today with 90 kids from age 3 - 6. (Bit scary,  photo's to follow)

Showed them round the car, explained how it was put together, demonstrated pop riviting etc etc.

Then Q&A from kids, no probs, why hasn't it got a spare wheel, why does the exhaust come out of the side, why hasn't it got a key, where's the boot etc etc..

Then one little girl 5 years old says is this a pre-lit model    crikey moses i thinks where's that come from. Turns out it was a niece of a pal and i'd been set up.

Anyway I think I explained what and why correctly but just in case can someone confirm what makes it pre-lit.

Then just before I left one of the teacher gave me a little model of a Lotus 7 in red as a thankyou for visiting.    

I did ask if they wanted dohnuts in the playground but was told they were trying to promote a healthy diet to the kids. I left it at that!  

[adhawkins]

A 'pre-lit' refers to the very early Westfields. They were deemed (through litigation) to be a copy of the original Lotus 7 (that Caterham now own the rights to). As such, Westfield had to change the design. Cars made before this change are therefore now referred to as 'pre-lits'.

Andy

[MartT]

Obvious change being the one piece bodytub, I think.

[Mark Stanton]

(through litigation)

Nope ............. it didn't actually make it to the courtroom     but was sorted pre the litigation process      

New original clay moulds for what we now see as an Sei and Sei wide in about 10 days           waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1987/88    

P.S. Pre-lits also had a one piece body tub      

[neilwillis]

I'd love to have seen your face when she asked the question lol.

[adhawkins]

Nope ............. it didn't actually make it to the courtroom     but was sorted pre the litigation process      

Ah, ok. Just assumed it had...

Thanks for clearing that up.

Andy

[a4gom]

I'd love to have seen your face when she asked the question lol.

Yes it certainly got me. Hopefully there will be some photo's to follow.

I'll be round my pals later to sort him out.

[worldwidewebs]

New original clay moulds for what we now see as an Sei and Sei wide in about 10 days           waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1987/88

About time they made some new ones then and got those rear lights sorted  

[pistonbroke]

Showed them round the car, explained how it was put together, demonstrated pop riviting etc etc.

Then Q&A from kids, no probs, why hasn't it got a spare wheel, why does the exhaust come out of the side, why hasn't it got a key, where's the boot etc etc..

Good job it wasn't round here

answers .............

1 so the scousers cant nick it

2 so the scousers can cremate themselves when trying to nick it

3 because the scousers nicked it

4 same as 3

anonimous