chris59
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 05:13 PM |
|
|
Hello !
Bonne année ! (means happy new year !)
Don't know where to do this in this forum, so I choose this section to introduce myself : Chris, from France, owner of a solid axle, twin cam
Lotus engined '85 Caterham, and of a '87 Westfield SE, both kit built in England.
I'm a mechanic, and also own "several" others English cars : about 35 Triumphs (Spitfires, Heralds, Vitesses, TRs, Stags, saloons 4
and 6 pots, .....), 2 TVRs (Taimar V6 and Tasmin 350I), a Relant Scimitar SE5a, a '76 classic Mini, '73 Land Rover serie 3, the very first
registered Vincent Hurricane (Triumph Spitfire based), 2 Jaguars (420 and XJS 3.6), and a few others toys.
These cars are in various state, from very, very good to very, very poor 
My next project, that I still have to find, is to built/buy something similar (but not necessary absolutly identic) to a Lotus 11.
Cheers !
[Edited on 3/1/16 by chris59]
[Edited on 3/1/16 by chris59]
|
|
|
|
|
bi22le
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 05:31 PM |
|
|
Welcome to the best car forum on the tinternet!
Thats some collection. I bet you have a massive garage!!
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
|
|
|
Simon
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 05:42 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by bi22le
Thats some collection. I bet you have a massive garage!!
Or a large selection of buckets filled with rust
ATB
Simon
|
|
|
chris59
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 06:02 PM |
|
|
Well, about storage, yes, I've some space in my barns/garages, but I've also very good friends
About rust, they are English cars, aren't they ? Only the GRP do not rust 
|
|
|
tajgreidotu
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 06:12 PM |
|
|
Hi chris!!
Nice to hear from french car lovers!
Where are u based?
Next month im moving to lyon, unforunately my build will have to arive later on march :s
Welcome et bonne annee a toi aussi!
|
|
|
garyt
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 06:18 PM |
|
|
Hi Chris, welcome to the madhouse, as said above that is a fair collection you have, and I wont even try and insult you with my French ... but a happy
new year to you aswell.
remember we are not mad just creatively insane !!!!!
|
|
|
chris59
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 06:19 PM |
|
|
Hello !
I'm from Valenciennes, a town near the Belgium borders, about 100 Mles from Calais.
I've recently sold one of my cars (a fantastic factory built very early Caterham Super Sprint) after 6 years of ownership, so I'm really
after something similar to a Lotus 11 (alloy tub + GRP) to fill the gap.
I was thinking about a Zeroracing ML11, but they seems to not exist anymore  ?
|
|
|
blakep82
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 06:30 PM |
|
|
Thats a LOT of cars
Westfield do a kit by the looks of it?
http://westfield-sportscars.co.uk/showroom-brochures/westfield-xi-kits/
________________________
IVA manual link http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1081997083
don't write OT on a new thread title, you're creating the topic, everything you write is very much ON topic!
|
|
|
chris59
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 06:42 PM |
|
|
Hello,
Yes, I'm aware of this replica, but I'd like to find something who would accept a Ford Kent engine, imho the "Mini" engine is
a bit underpowered.
Secondly, I haven't got enough spare time to completely built this kind of kit, I'd rather start from a car who need some work or already
nearly finished.
Do you think that I could find an Eleven replica body who could be bolted to my Westfield Seven chassis ?
[Edited on 3/1/16 by chris59]
|
|
|
adithorp
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 06:52 PM |
|
|
Nice collection. My brother had a v12 XJS and 420G (and another for spares) along with (my old) '72 Series3 with recovery crane in Munich. The
Jags alone took up a lot of space and had to go in the end for that reason.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
|
|
|
chris59
|
| posted on 3/1/16 at 07:21 PM |
|
|
You know what you are talking about !
Yes, the Jags are big tanks, but I love them : my XJS is a third owner from new, absolutly rust free, so I don't think to part from this car,
but the 420 (slightly less big than a 420G/MkX) need a lot of work, and may become a donor car to built a D Type replica, one day....
BTW, it would be a shame, as it is one of the rare manual gearbox model, 3 owners from new, as my XJS.
[Edited on 3/1/16 by chris59]
|
|
|
