RHD Yanks (Classics)

RHD Yanks (Classics)

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ttoli

Original Poster:

1 posts

206 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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Looking for my 1st Yank,they've just banned new imports of LHD over here, have seen afew marked up as Canadian Market, are these real or chain conversion?

Trooper2

6,676 posts

232 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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Canada drives on the right side of the road and have since the 1920's, so all U.S. cars imported (or made in) to Canada from the U.S. are LHD, I'm not sure why you would be seeing RHD Yank tanks advertised in Canada unless the are retired Postal vehicles or have been imported to Canada from overseas.


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Edited by Trooper2 on Monday 19th March 21:53

yank

70 posts

244 months

Tuesday 27th March 2007
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Canada didn't start driving on the correct side intill the early 40's, so there are nice classic american cars built at the factory in RHD intill than. You can always import a car from Oz as they make RHD conversion for their own country, and the conversions I have seen were of very good quality.

Yank

chrono

24 posts

216 months

Sunday 1st April 2007
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I've owned a few RHD yanks over the years, all Fords: '58 Fairlane 500 Town Sedan with 352 V8, '69 Mustang Convertible with 351 V8 and '82 Mustang with a 3.3 Six. All high spec, originally sold new in the UK. I believe they also sold them in Australia & S Africa. All had the steering box on the correct side.

Millevanille

10 posts

212 months

Monday 9th April 2007
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I had a RHD Rambler Rebel stationwagon a few years ago.
Have a LHD Mercury Sable ( Canadian spec) which has been a fantastic workhorse. 3 litre V6 22o hp