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07-20-2005, 06:39 PM
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Re: Odd GTO...
Those silly furriners.
 ... I never understood the whole right hand drive thing.... is it that the rest of the world is bass-akwards or it it just us? btw, I remember seeing an article once that these cars were converted by specialty companies (after being exported I believe) by flip flopping the existing parts and fabbing up what was needed.. I think it was fairly detailed with photos..etc how this was all done.. I can't remember exactly what vehicles were shown, I'm thinking it was early 70s Mustang or Firebird??? I haven't a clue what publication I saw it in.. Maybe one of the Muscle Car mags?? Does this ring a bell for anyone else?? 
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07-20-2005, 06:48 PM
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Re: Odd GTO...
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Those silly furriners. ... I never understood the whole right hand drive thing.... is it that the rest of the world is bass-akwards or it it just us? [/ QUOTE ] Ive been in the Carribean many a time with a few to many driving bass akwards on the side of a mountain on skinny winding cow infested roads...Damn, I ready to go back... 
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07-20-2005, 07:01 PM
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Re: Odd GTO...
History and origin
About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies. This strange quirk perplexes the rest of the world; but there is a perfectly good reason. In the past, almost everybody travelled on the left side of the road because that was the most sensible option for feudal, violent societies. Since most people are right-handed, swordsmen preferred to keep to the left in order to have their right arm nearer to an opponent and their scabbard further from him. Moreover, it reduced the chance of the scabbard (worn on the left) hitting other people. Furthermore, a right-handed person finds it easier to mount a horse from the left side of the horse, and it would be very difficult to do otherwise if wearing a sword (which would be worn on the left). It is safer to mount and dismount towards the side of the road, rather than in the middle of traffic, so if one mounts on the left, then the horse should be ridden on the left side of the road. In the late 1700s, however, teamsters in France and the United States began hauling farm products in big wagons pulled by several pairs of horses. These wagons had no driver's seat; instead the driver sat on the left rear horse, so he could keep his right arm free to lash the team. Since he was sitting on the left, he naturally wanted everybody to pass on the left so he could look down and make sure he kept clear of the oncoming wagon’s wheels. Therefore he kept to the right side of the road The rest of the story http://users.pandora.be/worldstandar...ft.htm#history
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07-20-2005, 11:54 PM
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Re: Odd GTO...
I didn't know Cumby pulled a wagon back then...
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