RHD factory 68'
 

greeting bowtie friends.. i went to see this truck to inquire about the visor off of it because it may also fit 68-70 chevy vans... well i bought the whole deal and have acquired a rare one today i think..
..it is absolutely a factory issued right hand drive 69 pick up
6cyl, 3spd,
only have a couple pics i grabbed today on my smashed cell phone, better ones this week but had to share the discovery today
story is.. original owner loved here in ct, and owned property in england.. ordered the truck specific with RHD ..even has a klm speedo
brought it to england and then back to the usa here again.. where a friend of mine used the truck as a mail truck for a dozen yrs or so
-i got some work to do.. not sure what i will be doing with it just yet
it has a wooden flatbed on it.. and am considering a "newer" model replacement bed

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...1965/Visor.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...5/Truckone.jpg

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this is gonna be so cool of a build

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I do love me some RHD !

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Subscribing for better pics!

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i know.. sorry bout that but better pics as the week goes along here :chevy:

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I can wait,... looks like a cool truck project!

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My RHD VW Bus
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2...e/72k20011.jpg

RHD is a blast to drive an if you have time to pay attention ..... people stares are priceless !

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who doesnt love to see a RHD !! AWESOME !

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Cool! I have never seen a RHD truck of this style.

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i've never seen one, and still cant find another one ... thats why i had to have it lol
.. not sure how far i will be able to dive into this though.. have a 65 chevy van that i really want to finish ... but we will see i guess ...
it's not as "bad" as many of my previous projects.. but it will be some work
(can see original color was blue.. that must have looked great :) )
the front edge of the hood is thin, but there is a 69' hood with the truck, and some misc other parts also came with it fortunately
the bed of course needs.. and the coil rear end has been swapped for a leaf spring set up :)
definitely the "real deal" here
(ps i'd trade for that vw any day ;) thats sweeet)
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...65/Truck13.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...65/Truck11.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...965/Truck7.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...965/Truck8.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...965/Truck9.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...65/Truck10.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...965/Truck4.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...965/Truck5.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...965/Truck6.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...965/Truck3.jpg

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you may have a small rust problem, but I'm not a professional, anymore now I am retired.

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Could ya get pics of the pedals ?

In mine they are the same as a LHD ....... l to r clutch, brake, an gas.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2...e/IMG_1543.jpg

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RHD is boring :P haha well here is Aus anyways!! pritty cool thats its a factory RHD. Whats the plans for it?

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i'll have it at my shop before the weekend, and will grab closer pics of the peddles and it a bit cleaner.. there is a few spots of rust, but i have seen far worse come back to life
unfortunately i wasnt planning on getting another project right now and once i clean it up, and grab the visor off of it.. really not sure of the plans for it
kind of wouldnt mind someone who's been wanting a RHD factory chevy to give me a yell and say... i gotta own THAT... but we'll see
..the longer i have it, the better it will get.. and thats good for any ol chevy ;)

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vin # comes back as a 1967, built in terrytown,ny..
have some further pics to upload tonite

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Pretty different, Curious as to what the heater core/box looks like since it appears to be in the cab.

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just got it in the shop today.. tomorrow i'll tear into it further.. here are more pics
will take more tomorrow of heater controls ect..
http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q69/leadfoot1965/

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Column shift 3-speed ?

Then its l to r .... clutch brake an gas pedal
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...oot1965/T8.jpg

KPH speedo ! Sweet.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...oot1965/T7.jpg

Mine still had the KPH speedo. No problem once we get used to it.

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yeah i saw that today too , the stump for the column shifter is still intact
and it's on the left.. blinker is on the right
and the peddles are as they would be on the left/// clutch brake gas >>

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Boy this is an interesting truck !

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took some more pics today.. and removed about 800lbs of wood off the flatbed and took the hood off to clean stuff up
already looking better http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q69/leadfoot1965/

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new carb, some fresh gas.. and it's alive! .. more to follow soon :)

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i'd gladly consider any offers for it ledfoot@gmail.com
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...65/Inside4.jpg

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Any Chance you are going to make copies of the ext visor?