1929 Phaeton
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RHD model A's can be converted to LHD cars, but it is a lot more involved than just the clutch/brake pedals, steering wheel change. However, if you can find the many parts needed of the conversion from a person that converted a LHD to RHD (maybe Australia or New Zealand), it isn't terrible hard.
Rusty Nelson
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davehc
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C26Pinelake
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One of my fleet of cars is right hand drive and they are not that difficult to learn to drive and lots of fun. Mine looks identical to the posted car only a different color. Wayne
C26Pinelake
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the challenge for me is not to crowd the Centre white line.
Wayne
Ps Easiest thing in the world to do.....not hardly!
Wayne
Ps Easiest thing in the world to do.....not hardly!
3.6rs
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The easiest thing in the world.
In countries where they drive on the left side of the road it will be easier next january 1st ; from that day trucks will drive also on the left side
It would be reaaly nice if you can post viable links to your ebay carswe are lazy
I tried Mitch, cant get it with this computer.
Keith True
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Usually any open cars will bring some kind of bids right off,but when folks see the words,Argentina,and RHD,they will run the other way.They run A's down there to beyond death.I've seen some nice looking iron that came from there,it is unbelievable that they were run that far.
pooch
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The gas pedal is in the middle, but at least you don't have to reach for the choke.
DaWizard
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Oh yea, forgot about that ! D'oh
Synchro909
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My 28 Phaeton is right hand drive and the easiest thing in the world to drive. No challenge to it!
The challenge for me is driving on the wrong side of the road, as in Australia.
Those "people" are nutz!
As I pointed out to a Canadian friend - "We sit on the right side of the car."
He said: "But we drive on the right side of the road."
I replied: "Yes but we drive on the correct side!!"
(Laughs all round and reach for another beer)
I was brought up with driving on the left so its natural to me. Just like you guys find sitting on the RHS of the car strange, we find sitting on the left strange. I have driven in the US - weird!
I have bought a couple of RHD cars out of the US that the seller couldn't get any interest in from an American. Suits me!
As for converting, I've converted a couple of Model As to RHD. Being a LHD country with plenty of parts new and used available, you shouldn't have much trouble. Some things needed by people doing a conversion are: the steering arms, brake cross shaft, inlet manifold (if going to RHD), bell housing, steering column, pedals, starter mechanism (if going RHD), throttle linkages (at least yo guy can buy the rods) and a big one, the fuel tank. The steering wheel support is on the opposite side and the choke support is different. On a RHD car, it's part of the steering support. You'd have to move the wiper too.
Interestingly, all American cars were RHD till Henry changed for the Model T in 1909. Some makers kept RHD till into the 1920's, I believe. RHD and driving on the RHS, now THAT is nutz!
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CarlG
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... I believe. RHD and driving on the RHS, now THAT is nutz!
The Post Office trucks are all that way (in the US).
DaWizard
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He just needs to find a postal worker that wants an "A"
CarlG
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My Dad delivered mail for a short while in my Model A. (circa 1959) He said that my Model A was narrow enough not to need RHD to reach the RFD boxes.
CarlG
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My Dad delivered mail for a short while in my Model A. (circa 1959). My car was a Fordor with a bench seat. He just sat pretty much in the middle of the seat so he could reach out the right hand window.
updraught
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"RHD and driving on the RHS, now THAT is nutz!"
You get in and out on the footpath (sidewalk?).
Didn't a lot of our early cars (chassis importing and local body building was a big thing promoted by the govt.) have no drivers side door? A safety thing so you don't step out into the traffic.
You get in and out on the footpath (sidewalk?).
Didn't a lot of our early cars (chassis importing and local body building was a big thing promoted by the govt.) have no drivers side door? A safety thing so you don't step out into the traffic.