Stuart Izzard has been one of the stalwarts of the UK Retro scene since it first had a name and probably for some time before that. His Mitsubishi Sapporo became one of the most well known cars in the UK scene, appearing at many shows, in magazines and in many photo galleries. Stuart sold the Sapporo earlier this year, so we've all been very keen to see what he did next. We caught up with him at the Retro Rides Ace Cafe meeting and were not disappointed with the work so far, and there is more to come from this build.
Name: Stuart Izzard
Age: 33
Occupation: Main dealer Mechanic (VW)
Past rides: super early three door sierra, VW Type 3 squareback, Model T hotrod, Nova SR, Mitsubishi Sapporo GSR, Toyota Celica 2.0GT, BMW 735i, Saab 9-5 Turbo, Skoda Favorit, Mazda 323 (2nd Gen)
Belong to any clubs?: Nope
Favourite colour of Tshirt: Any
What's in your dream garage?: Datsun Laural coupe SGX, C110 skyline GTR, 63 Chevy Impala, Toyota 2000 GT, lots of cheap cars I'd own now with £££s wasted on them!
Choose one...speed or style: Style (it doesn't matter how fast other peoples cars are if you're not driving them, but if they're stylish you can look all you want!)
CURRENT RIDE:
Make: Vauxhall
Model: Cresta Deluxe
Year: 1967
Mods: two inch lowering blocks on the rear, Reduced springs on the front, luminition ignition, heated rear screen, electric washer jets! 4speed manual conversion, dynamo swapped for alternator.
Wheels and tyres: Standard 14" steels in satin black
Plans: Band wheels, decent/ discreet audio install, Drive.
Car was one owner from nearly new, bought as a write off and reshelled with brand new shell by previous owner, now with 70,000 miles on the clock, it was garaged all its life but used regularly until 2005, was used for towing "pieces of eight" (mk 1 Capri drag racer with Teclement fuel injected Damiler Hemi V8) back in the 70s.
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