Description
1989 Isuzu Piazza Turbo "Handling by Lotus"
69k miles
MOT until October
Before looking and getting excited that it's shiny and bidding on this, please bear in mind that as much as this is a very very good example of the Piazza, it is not immaculate. If it was, it would be up for more money. It is a 34 year old car, so please, don't waste all of our time and bid expecting it to be in the same condition as a 2024 Kia.
4ZC1-T 2 litre turbo engine
1 of 10 Piazzas currently on the road, and just 1 of 2 Auto HBLs on the road.
Body work and full respray completed in 2023 by Fourways Engineering. During this time and minor panel marks and dents were fixed, along with a small amount of welding and rust treatment around the boot shut.
Mechanical
External gearbox oil cooler
Renault Clio 172 front brake conversion with HEL braided lines. This is due to standard discs no longer being available.
Custom GAZ shocks
Adjustable rear panhard rod
Stainless exhaust from the down pipe back
Vauxhall Corsa C electric power steering column
New fuel lines
Fuel tank cleaned and sealed
Cosmetic
US & JDM spec quad headlights, not standard fitment in the UK.
Front splitter
Side skirt extensions
Rear wiper removed and hole smoothed
Autostar Classic 15x8 et0 alloys
Interior
Standard and great condition cloth, apart from one hole in the rear bench.
Nardi Wood steering wheel
Nardi wood gear knob
Blaupunkt head unit with Bluetooth
Bad points
Calipers could probably benefit from a little rebuild
Trims around front windows are no longer there due to disintegrating when removed for paint
Hole in the rear bench from barn storage
There are a couple of marks in the carpet (it's 34 years old)
Headlining had sagged, this has been pinned, but could probably benefit from a retrim.
This was a real life barn find in 2019. Bought it myself and got it to this point. Runs well, drives well. Proper rare little thing.
Car has been featured in Classic and Sports Car, OhSoRetro annual, Goodwood Road and Racing, The GearHead Project and CarThrottle.
Only reason I'm looking at selling is due to wanting something else to be honest. That doesn't meant I'll let it go for naff all or swap for a mk4 Golf TDi.
