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Old May 19, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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from these guys that showed up at our store, did you know that before Henry Ford's assembly line that all cars were right hand drive? it was Henry that changed that and how would you like to maintain one of these dinosaurs?



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Old May 19, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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So it's down to Ford that you've got the steering wheel on the wrong side
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Old May 19, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Not exactly!

I would say that you UK guys are still a 100 years behind the rest of the world.....

You still make hand built cars?
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Old May 19, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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I love looking at old cars like those! Are they in running condition??
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Old May 19, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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You still make hand built cars?
I think most of the C3's on this forum would now qualify as hand built
100 years is about right, an uncle's mate drives a steam car that must be close to 100 years old!!!!
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Where do you hook the horses and reigns to those things?
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So it's down to Ford that you've got the steering wheel on the wrong side
I wonder if there was an anti-semitic reason for that from Henry "the ****" Ford...
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Old May 19, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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I love looking at old cars like those! Are they in running condition??
the lady that owns the green one on the left said here and her husband drove that one from Michigan to Arizona and back
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[QUOTE=78SA]the lady that owns the green one on the left said here and her husband drove that one from Michigan to Arizona and back[/QUOTE


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Old May 19, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 78SA
the lady that owns the green one on the left said here and her husband drove that one from Michigan to Arizona and back
Yeah but when he started the trip that car was NEW and he just got back!!
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