Freypal Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Evening All, Quick question, I'm now getting back into the swing of the restoration of my 2 door classic after a period of laziness... Noticed something odd this evening. I'd never bothered to check my VIN number before, and in doing so it all made sense up until the character relating to engine, gearbox and drive side. My VIN states it as being a LHD model but the wheel is most definitely on the Right. On my V5 it does state that it was "registered or used abroad" or some such. It also states that it was first registered in Feb 1981 but declared as manufactured in 1981. I'm not entirely sure how this stacks up. I rang the DVLA to re-sorn it and the guy said it was marked as an imported car. But if it was manufactured in 81 and registered in feb 81 then it only leaves a period of 1 month it could have been abroad... this seems unlikely. It has all the hallmarks of an '81 such as the newer upholstery and rubber matting. Does anyone have any ideas what could have happened with it? And also is there any telltales to look for to check if it was indeed converted from LHD to RHD at some point ? Nothing looks obvious or sticks out. It's all very strange... I'd like to get to the bottom of it though as it will bug me now! Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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