Paul Matty Sportscars (56K no way)
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Europa T/C my favourite car for nearly four decades, and as much as I'd love one now it would be a step backwards in many ways from what I have now - my other favourite car since adulthood. I've been fortunate to have driven some nice stuff over the years, and some very fast stuff at that. It's a distant memory now but I'm fairly confident from my few drives in one, an Elan Sprint would still be a very very fast car and hard to better with a lot of modern performance stuff along the A and B roads of our fair land. Perhaps an Elan owner could confirm this, or am I seeing my past memory through rose tinted glasses?
I drove my first Westfield V8 from Paul Matty 25 years ago.
An outstanding car which gave me years of fun.
It was a good firm then and its better now. Exceptional collection of real sports cars. Obviously well run.
Sadly I can no longer fit into Westfield's but my Ginetta V8 is still fun and I fit in (JUST)
I have no connection personally with the firm I just like the approach.
An outstanding car which gave me years of fun.
It was a good firm then and its better now. Exceptional collection of real sports cars. Obviously well run.
Sadly I can no longer fit into Westfield's but my Ginetta V8 is still fun and I fit in (JUST)
I have no connection personally with the firm I just like the approach.
Lord Flathead said:
Stunning collection there and the signs of a good business by an owner who's clearly a motivated petrol head 
Spent many a weekend in my youth looking at the cars for sale (never had the money to buy anything, but a good way to spend a Saturday afternnon!Paul Matty and his wife drive their Lotus FJ 20/22 and 35 F2 with vigour, and always a great selection of cars in the Paul Matty Sports Cars Lotus Championship:
Sold my JPS Europe to Paul in 1986, good cash deal as I was leaving the country, first dealt with him in the mid 70's when I had asprint and he had a small place on a trading estate in Dudley (Netherton I think), havn't been to his place since 2002, really enjoyed the picture, but how the showroom has grown.
srob said:
What's the blue fastback coupe in the fourth from last picture? Is it an Elan based variant?!
Yep.Type Ian Walker Elan into Google and all will be revealed.
I have been to Mattys dozens of times over the years and it really is a treasure trove. He manages to find the rarest and most immaculate historic Lotus cars.
My Esprit came from him ten years ago...
How old is Paul now?
He travelled across the midlands to view my '74 JPS Europa Special I was selling in the mid 80's. He walked away over a £100 difference between our values - a hard bargainer for a £100 or maybe he knew I shouldn't be selling.
I still look for them for sale and would have another Europa today.
He travelled across the midlands to view my '74 JPS Europa Special I was selling in the mid 80's. He walked away over a £100 difference between our values - a hard bargainer for a £100 or maybe he knew I shouldn't be selling
.I still look for them for sale and would have another Europa today.
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