Westfield Sports Cars enters administration
Sad news alert for anyone with a soft spot for Westfield - which is all of us
It’s with a heavy heart that PH can report Westfield Sports Cars Limited - along with its Westfield Autonomous Vehicles subsidiary - has entered administration. The affairs of the companies are now being handled by MB Insolvency. Which is all fairly gutting.
This is PistonHeads, after all, and low volume British sports cars are kind of our thing - after all, PH wouldn’t exist without them. And Westfield, putting hearty V8s in featherweight roadsters (amongst other things), represented the archetype to a tee. Small, very silly and slightly scary sports cars are the kind of vehicle Britain does best (certainly better than anyone else), and Westfield appeared to ply a decent trade in doing so. Even with the V8s gone and the recent switch to bike engines and Ford EcoBoosts, the essence remained unchanged, with a whole lotta power motivating very little weight. And who doesn’t love that?
Problem being, of course, that with Caterham and others doing broadly the same thing, there wasn’t loads of space for Westfield to operate in. Plus, of course, there is plenty of incoming legislation that doesn't bode well for the UK's low volume car industry. Well, that’s our assumption for now; the only statement available about the administration is what’s plastered over the Westfield website. Add a cost-of-living crisis onto the increasingly tight regulation and it gets hard even for well-funded manufacturers. You'd imagine there aren't too many people out shopping right now for a sports car they can only use for a couple of months a year.
Still, it’s undoubtedly the worst kind of news for a Friday. Westfield enjoyed 40 years in the business and contributed to many a fond memory with cars like the Megabusa, Megablade, SEight and many more besides. We’ll bring you any more news as it’s available.
There's a happy band of punters merrily using their open topped cars year round, many with limited protection from the elements.
There's a happy band of punters merrily using their open topped cars year round, many with limited protection from the elements.
Having owned a factory built Megablade for nine years I have very fond memories of that car ,
Yes it was unpractical , loud, noisy , uncomfortable and windy but God the noise was to die for !
It is still one of my all time favourite cars , very very cheap to run . Nine thousand miles , nine trackdays and the brake pads were hardly worn . Helped of course by the fact that it only weighed half a feather.
I quickly found the nearest tunnels to me , one in particular near Tooley street and every weekend
lined up at the traffic lights with no one in front and waiting for the green light to appear gave it
full beans . 13000 rpm redline , if that did not put a smile on my face I knew I was already dead .
Those were the days , yes Sir. !
Sold it way to cheap.
I am a old fart now but would still love to have a quick blast in one .
Tried a Caterham R400 afterwards and thought meh 🫤.
RIP Westfield . Thanks for the memories …
There's a happy band of punters merrily using their open topped cars year round, many with limited protection from the elements.
I'm not suggesting we all go out in the rain with our roof down, mind - that's a stupid idea. But with modern conveniences like, you know, heaters, you don't need a Mediterranean climate.
There's a happy band of punters merrily using their open topped cars year round, many with limited protection from the elements.
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