right hand drive camaro
02-26-2009, 07:54 AM
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right hand drive camaro
Hey guys, I have a weird question. I found an 85 Camaro for sale on Craigslist. Looking at the picture of the underhood, the AC is on the wrong side, "driver" and the brake booster and mastercyl. is on the "passenger" side. I called the guy asking if it was a righthand drive car and he said the steering wheel is in the normal position...
Can anyone clear this up for me? It doesnt make any sense to me, unless someone somehow switched the stuff?
If this really is a righthand drive car what is it worth complete and running with 78k and a solid body.
thanks guys
Can anyone clear this up for me? It doesnt make any sense to me, unless someone somehow switched the stuff?
If this really is a righthand drive car what is it worth complete and running with 78k and a solid body.
thanks guys
02-26-2009, 08:23 AM
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Re: right hand drive camaro
i think what you may have seen is a reversed image picture . i do think that some were made r.h. drive for export , but i've never seen one . maybe somebody here has pics. of one ???
02-26-2009, 09:14 AM
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I guess I will need to go take a look at it to make sure... the pic looks real, I dont know how it would be reversed? Its only a 20 minute drive, so I will go check it out tonite or tomarrow.
02-26-2009, 11:00 AM
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Re: right hand drive camaro
I always thought they were never produced id right hand drive. Not in large numbers anyway. All the RHD cars over here are converted once the arrive.
I'd say the picture must have been reversed like the others have said. There'd be no point sending a RHD Camaro to America.
I'd say the picture must have been reversed like the others have said. There'd be no point sending a RHD Camaro to America.
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02-26-2009, 03:52 PM
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Not a Camaro, but I had an australian submit pictures of his right-hand drive GTA Notchback:
In this one, I see they didn't relocate the hood latch (still on the left side), but they did relocate the diagnostic port to the right side.
In this one, I see they didn't relocate the hood latch (still on the left side), but they did relocate the diagnostic port to the right side.
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Re: right hand drive camaro
In Reverse gear....That's what I did when my window wouldn't roll down, but I also had a sliding rag sunroof '65 Bug at the time, so it was kinda easy to reach them...I coulda just stood up.. 
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Re: right hand drive camaro
how do you go through the drive through at Mc Donalds?
With regards to the hood latch I don't know why they don't move it, they swap everything else. I was pulled over buy the cops once and asked to open the hood. I got a funny look when I told him I had to hop out of the car and walk to the other side to reach to latch.
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i drove a right hand drive MG a few times, it was on a car lot i was working at and i took it to lunch a few times.....LOL i went to the left side drive through at a checkers and didnt have to lean across the seat
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Re: right hand drive camaro
Someone asked...
All RH drives were a conversion. Most of them appear to be in Australia. Apparently by law they do not allow LH drive cars on the road. Some crazy law where they think it would distract other drivers and cause an accident.
There were several companies that did the conversions, some were better than others. I do not know much more than that.
John
All RH drives were a conversion. Most of them appear to be in Australia. Apparently by law they do not allow LH drive cars on the road. Some crazy law where they think it would distract other drivers and cause an accident.
There were several companies that did the conversions, some were better than others. I do not know much more than that.
John
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