What exactly is a well?
07/07/2025
No, we're not talking about a fish, because it's spelled catfish (with an "l"). We are talking about a British sports car, built in Warwickshire, which probably only very few people have heard of.
The Wells Vertige is the dream of Robin Wells, a trained musician and conductor. Thanks to success in his profession, Robin Wells had the necessary means to realize his dream. And instead of giving it a store-bought name with a history, he chose his own name as the brand.
He started a few years ago with a windshield (from a Lotus Elise) and four wheels. In a warehouse, he modeled (without much prior knowledge, without CAD and wind tunnel) a sports car that could have been built with other components in the 1960s. The basis is a steel/aluminum chassis. A GRP body is mounted on it. The four-cylinder engine (wisely) comes from Ford and it certainly has no great difficulty with the car, which weighs just under 800 kg and is only 3.94 m long and 1.75 m wide.
Robin Wells is all about original driving pleasure, comfort was certainly not the first priority. The result looks really good, a retro styling that you can stand by. Many components come from the large series, which simplifies maintenance and servicing, but above all reduces costs. With prices starting at £65,000 (plus VAT), Wells bakes comparatively modest rolls. That's a good thing!
The prototypes are now to be followed by the first 25 customer cars, the first of which (built in 2024), like prototype number 4, took part in this year's BCCM (British Classic Car Meeting) in St. Moritz.
And yes, both the customer and the company founder drove from the UK to St. Moritz. The cars apparently made it without any problems.
Is it even possible to register such cars? In the UK, small productions of up to 300 cars per year have to meet significantly fewer requirements than large series, so a Wells Vertige obviously fits the bill without any problems. And Robin Wells will probably never build 300 cars.
Let's wish him luck for the future with his sports car!
P.S. We will of course be publishing an article about the British Classic Car Meeting soon.
