Westfield in Maine

[Ruadhd2]

No affiliation

 

http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/2135386764.html

[JohnCh]

That's a pre-lit, but it couldn't be an '81 as stated in the ad. Chris Smith built his first Eleven in '82 and founded the company in '83. I don't think the 7SE (pre-lit) was made until '84. Also, I'm pretty sure those are copies of the Series 3, not the Series 2. It's an interesting option for someone who wants a more vintage feeling se7en.

 

-John

[notakit]

I'm guessing it was a pre-lit Westfield which is still a Westfield and it was only registered in 1981 in order to become street legal. Just a guess.

[JohnCh]

Wasn't disputing it was a Westfield pre-lit, just pointing out inaccuracies in the ad. Unfortunately I was in pedant-mode this morning

 

-John

[Croc]

I saw this car once years ago when I lived in Maine. The pre-lit Westfield are a nice looking car. It has been up for sale what feels like 1-2 years at $20k. The price is now reduced to $15 so maybe the owner is getting serious about selling.

[RossD]

What does pre-lit mean? (The cars on Loony Lotus, too. http://www.lotusowners.com/ForSale/JWWestfield/index.htm )

[JohnCh]

After building the Westfield 11, Chris Smith set out to build a copy of the Lotus 7 S3. He apparently did a good job. So good in fact that Caterham, who had purchased the rights to the design from Lotus, sued Westfield for infringing on that design. As part of the settlement, Westfield altered their version and began heading in a different direction (fiberglass tub & bonnet, widebody, IRS, etc.). Those early cars go by the name pre-lit, short for pre-litigation.

 

-John

[xcarguy]

:leaving: Hey, I didn't know what pre-lit meant either.