Westfield - Revision history

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	*[[Westfield XI\|XI]]		*[[Westfield XI\|XI]]

	==See ~~also~~==		==Racing==
			*[[Westfield iRACER EV]]

			==See Also==
	* [[Caterham Cars]]		* [[Caterham Cars]]
	* [[Lotus Cars]]		* [[Lotus Cars]]

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	* [[Caterham Cars]]		* [[Caterham Cars]]
	* [[Lotus Cars]]		* [[Lotus Cars]]

			{{Westfield}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	*[[Westfield XTR2\|XTR2]]		*[[Westfield XTR2\|XTR2]]
	*[[Westfield XTR4\|XTR4]]		*[[Westfield XTR4\|XTR4]]
	*[[~~Lotus Eleven~~\|XI]]		*[[Westfield XI\|XI]]

	==See also==		==See also==

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	{{List of ~~(Insert Marque)~~ Models}}'''Westfield Sportscars''' are manufacturers of both factory built and kit versions of several two-seater, open top sportscars. Their main product line is a [[Lotus Seven]] inspired car - vehicles originally designed by [[Colin Chapman]] with only the bare essentials for motoring in order to give the rawest and most exhilarating driving experience. Whilst [[Caterham Cars]] bought the rights from [[Lotus Cars]], Westfield set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction. This led Caterham to threaten litigation in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars. Whilst externally sharing a common look, Westfield and Caterham cars are somewhat		{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Westfield Sportscars''' are manufacturers of both factory built and kit versions of several two-seater, open top sportscars. Their main product line is a [[Lotus Seven]] inspired car - vehicles originally designed by [[Colin Chapman]] with only the bare essentials for motoring in order to give the rawest and most exhilarating driving experience. Whilst [[Caterham Cars]] bought the rights from [[Lotus Cars]], Westfield set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction. This led Caterham to threaten litigation in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars. Whilst externally sharing a common look, Westfield and Caterham cars are somewhat
	different in construction. Westfield prefers to employ the same glass fibre body		different in construction. Westfield prefers to employ the same glass fibre body
	method that Lotus has traditionally used for their other models such as the Elise,		method that Lotus has traditionally used for their other models such as the Elise,

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	'''Westfield Sportscars''' are manufacturers of both factory built and kit versions of several two-seater, open top sportscars. Their main product line is a [[Lotus Seven]] inspired car - vehicles originally designed by [[Colin Chapman]] with only the bare essentials for motoring in order to give the rawest and most exhilarating driving experience. Whilst [[Caterham Cars]] bought the rights from [[Lotus Cars]], Westfield set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction. This led Caterham to threaten litigation in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars. Whilst externally sharing a common look, Westfield and Caterham cars are somewhat		{{List of (Insert Marque) Models}}'''Westfield Sportscars''' are manufacturers of both factory built and kit versions of several two-seater, open top sportscars. Their main product line is a [[Lotus Seven]] inspired car - vehicles originally designed by [[Colin Chapman]] with only the bare essentials for motoring in order to give the rawest and most exhilarating driving experience. Whilst [[Caterham Cars]] bought the rights from [[Lotus Cars]], Westfield set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction. This led Caterham to threaten litigation in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars. Whilst externally sharing a common look, Westfield and Caterham cars are somewhat
	different in construction. Westfield prefers to employ the same glass fibre body		different in construction. Westfield prefers to employ the same glass fibre body
	method that Lotus has traditionally used for their other models such as the Elise,		method that Lotus has traditionally used for their other models such as the Elise,

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	*[[Westfield XTR2\|XTR2]]		*[[Westfield XTR2\|XTR2]]
	*[[Westfield XTR4\|XTR4]]		*[[Westfield XTR4\|XTR4]]
	~~[[Image:W11.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Westfield XI.]]~~
	*[[Lotus Eleven\|XI]]		*[[Lotus Eleven\|XI]]

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	==Models==		==Models==
	~~[[Image:Westfield7.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Westfield 7.]]~~
	~~[[Image:Westie Left.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A 1997 Westfield SEi]]~~
	*[[Westfield SEi\|SEi]]		*[[Westfield SEi\|SEi]]
	*[[Westfield Megabusa\|Megabusa]]		*[[Westfield Megabusa\|Megabusa]]

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'''Westfield Sportscars''' are manufacturers of both factory built and kit versions of several two-seater, open top sportscars. Their main product line is a [[Lotus Seven]] inspired car - vehicles originally designed by [[Colin Chapman]] with only the bare essentials for motoring in order to give the rawest and most exhilarating driving experience. Whilst [[Caterham Cars]] bought the rights from [[Lotus Cars]], Westfield set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction. This led Caterham to threaten litigation in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars. Whilst externally sharing a common look, Westfield and Caterham cars are somewhat
different in construction. Westfield prefers to employ the same glass fibre body
method that Lotus has traditionally used for their other models such as the Elise,
Esprit, and Elan, rather than the aluminium used by Caterham.

Westfield has also pioneered technical innovations such as [[Independent rear suspension]] and wider chassis, which other manufacturers have since adopted.

According to figures given to the magazine Total Kit Car, Westfield produces about 450 SEi and XTR chassis each year.[http://www.locostsweden.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=2]

The company has recently introduced a version of its SEi kit that uses donor parts from the [[Mazda]] [[MX-5 Miata]].

==Models==
[[Image:Westfield7.jpg|thumb|right|A Westfield 7.]]
[[Image:Westie Left.jpg|thumb|right|A 1997 Westfield SEi]]
*[[Westfield SEi|SEi]]
*[[Westfield Megabusa|Megabusa]]
*[[Westfield SEight|SEight]]
*[[Westfield Sport 2000S|Sport 2000S]]
*[[Westfield XTR2|XTR2]]
*[[Westfield XTR4|XTR4]]
[[Image:W11.jpg|thumb|right|A Westfield XI.]]
*[[Lotus Eleven|XI]]

==See also==
* [[Caterham Cars]]
* [[Lotus Cars]]

==External links==
{{commonscat|Westfield vehicles}}
* [http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk Westfield Sportscars Ltd.]
* [http://www.wscc.co.uk Westfield Sports Car Club]
* [http://www.westfield1800.com John Williams's Westfield - An example of a builders website]
* [http://www.westfieldeleven.com Information on the Westfield XI replica]
* [http://www.thewestfield.co.uk A nut & bolt account of rebulding a Westfield - by Paul Crisp]

[[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Makes]]
[[Category:Sports cars]]
[[Category:Racing cars]]