Guest Dubbya Posted 21March, 2011 Report Share Posted 21March, 2011 I am looking at a car which is a LHD conversion. What are the issues to be aware of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karga Posted 21March, 2011 Report Share Posted 21March, 2011 How Much is it? and is it a factory conversion? I wouldn't buy it if it's not Factory. Infact all early porsches were LHD and converted in the Porsche Factory for overseas buyers. Regards Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dubbya Posted 21March, 2011 Report Share Posted 21March, 2011 How Much is it? and is it a factory conversion? I wouldn't buy it if it's not Factory. Infact all early porsches were LHD and converted in the Porsche Factory for overseas buyers. Regards Keith Hi Keith Its a 1972 911E. I don't know if its a factory conv. How can you tell? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM911T Posted 21March, 2011 Report Share Posted 21March, 2011 More early and current Porsches are LHD than RHD, so having been a LHD is not necessarily a problem. The standard of the engineering in doing the conversion(and who did it) is the important question. I have a LHD conversion 1970 911, converted by a Porsche Dealer and you cannot pick it from one delivered from the factory as RHD. See if you can find out who engineered the conversion(eg, engineers report for registration authority) or subject it to an engineer's inspection or Porsche workshop inspection before buying it. Also, is it registered now? Where was it imported from and when? What service records are available to show its history. Early Porsches in good condition are great cars, but don't buy a money pit, they are expensive to fix, body is more important than mechanicals when it comes to refurbishment costs. Consult the Australian TYP901 Register forum, just google it. Cheers Paul M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Arnott Posted 24March, 2011 Report Share Posted 24March, 2011 Hi Richard Is it the white one that was Fench delivered? Red interior? If so I believe it was pretty well done but I have no first hand knowledge of the car. Please join the TYP901 Register - www.typ901.org Cheers Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFI Posted 18October, 2012 Report Share Posted 18October, 2012 Can I know that why you want to LHD car? Why not RHD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 20October, 2012 Report Share Posted 20October, 2012 Originality I would suspect. I would really like an early 911 that is LHD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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