We’ve all done it – bought a project that, in the pictures at least, looks to be a straightforward and quick build, but then turns into anything but.
When chatting to Lee Masters, we both agreed it’s easy to look at pictures of a car advertised, and to build those images into something in our minds that isn’t really there. This pick-up is one of those stories, so let’s start at the beginning.
Lee has been into VWs for a long time, but took a break for a few years to concentrate on other things, including his job as a commercial insurance broker. His clients include Andy ‘Spike’ Finch and John Brewster at JB’s Elite Fabrications. He also plays golf with Steve Thirkettle of 13 Stitches, so it was only a matter of time before he was tempted back into the VW fold. In the end, it was Andy who succeeded in breaking him and goading him into