Right hand drive Vette (Video) Test

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Aug 21, 2006 | 12:52 PM

brandtdavis

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Right hand drive Vette (Video) Test

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Aug 21, 2006 | 01:14 PM

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Cool is that one of the Australian conversions?

Aug 21, 2006 | 01:52 PM

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very cool didnt know that exsisted

Aug 21, 2006 | 02:04 PM

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thats pretty cool indeed

Aug 21, 2006 | 02:17 PM

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My mail man uses one for delivering the mail.

Thanks for sharing.

Aug 21, 2006 | 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PA Z06

very cool didnt know that exsisted

To import newer 'vettes into Australia, they must be converted to right-hand drive. There is a company there that specializes in conversions, and it's pretty expensive, though you'd be hard-pressed to tell it isn't factory produced - they do a first-class job!

Aug 21, 2006 | 03:14 PM

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Aug 21, 2006 | 10:51 PM

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Mine will hit England with left hand drive

Cool VID by the way

Oran Park South is not a Brit circuit so I'm guessing Oz.

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Aug 21, 2006 | 11:25 PM

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Aug 22, 2006 | 12:19 AM

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Someone just flipped the video left/right... ha ha just kidding..

thanks for sharing this cool to watch..
-=Rick

Aug 22, 2006 | 12:24 AM

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Sweet video. Would take a little getting used to driving from the right side of the car.

Aug 22, 2006 | 07:35 AM

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Aug 22, 2006 | 07:48 AM

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Thanks - I enjoyed that. Wonder if they move the HUD too.

Aug 22, 2006 | 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe

Sweet video. Would take a little getting used to driving from the right side of the car.

You'd be surprised. I go back to UK every month and I don't even think about it. Off the plane at London and straight into it without even thinking about it.

Guess it says something about the state of my mind

Its good to be ambidextrous

Aug 22, 2006 | 09:31 AM

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Do the gears stay in the same position?? I assume they do. 1st would be up and away from you. It would be harder to slam straight down into 2nd without pulling a little towards 4th.

Aug 22, 2006 | 07:21 PM

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Do the gears stay in the same position?? I assume they do. 1st would be up and away from you. It would be harder to slam straight down into 2nd without pulling a little towards 4th.

Everything is exactly the same layout except the gear shift

The only issue is that you change with your right and drive with your left hand in a left hand drive car. Other way around in a right hand drive. RHD is better for right handed people because your dominant hand turns the wheel.

You all know the only reason the Brits drive on the left is because the French decided to drive on the right