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Just pulled the trigger on this: very nicely built Westfield SEi (ie, narrow body with independent rear), 1600 Crossflow with twin 40DCOE Webers, Type 9 Ford five speed. Freshly rebuilt motor, rewired, new wheel and tyres, gauges etc. Full wet weather gear (ie, you get wet when you use it...). For sale on my doorstep - well, 90 minutes away. A lot of fun for £5250. Yes, I still have the Cayman, but my Audi A6 Avant TDI will soon be appearing here for sale!
Pure coincidence that the colour almost matches that of the departed 'El Chucho'! Just need to add some silver stripes...
I blame it on Mitch - he let me drive his lightweight Caterham, which Sarah memorably dismissed with the word "Next?". I had driven a Caterham with 1600 X-Flow and DCOEs out to Paris and back in the 1990s, and swore I'd get one (or similar) one day. Caterhams are strong price-wise, but you can pick up a well-built Westfield for roughly 50 per cent. They hold their value, too. Bad ones don't...
Well, it's my birthday on Tuesday, so I needed to spoil myself, right?