Hi
Sad news that Chris Smith, the founder of Westfield Sports Cars Ltd passed away at the end of October. Nice early picture outside the factory on
RetroRides forum: https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/220138/chris-smith-founder-westfield-sports
I guess the early Westfield 7 (the pre-litigation models) was one of the sources of inspiration for the design of the Locost chassis.
Mike
[Edited on 17/11/21 by Mike Wood]
And the original Lotus 7 would have been the inspiration to Chris Smith to develop his car. Just think of the numbers of people that have been inspired by the Lotus 7 original design for so many years!
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Originally posted by myke pocock
And the original Lotus 7 would have been the inspiration to Chris Smith to develop his car. Just think of the numbers of people that have been inspired by the Lotus 7 original design for so many years!
A Great man who had a huge influence on our hobby / passion - will be much missed.
Sad news
I met him a couple of times and thought he was a really nice chap
RIP Chris
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Originally posted by myke pocock
And the original Lotus 7 would have been the inspiration to Chris Smith to develop his car. Just think of the numbers of people that have been inspired by the Lotus 7 original design for so many years!
The name Westfield came from the name of Chris's house