History Our "New" imported '39 Coupe here in Australia

Nice 39.... Mine under construction....still

 

hat you cant drive LHD rides in SA more than 30 yrs old? WTF???

Thats just fkn STUPID.

Then again, it IS Oz.

If you gotta covert this thing it would be a crime !!!

Rat

 

hat you cant drive LHD rides in SA more than 30 yrs old? WTF???

Thats just fkn STUPID.

Then again, it IS Oz.

If you gotta covert this thing it would be a crime !!!

Rat

 

Can't you just register it in a different state? Surely you can have an address elsewhere ? Victoria perhaps?

Anyway I always thought Offy heads , twin carbs and lowered suspension were dealer options in California !!!

 

Thats right, now I remember,they were too! Thanks!

 

that is a really nice 39,good luck with it,and i would try to register it in another state

 

Great car...I`m real pleased for you....I`m searching for a similar one myself...I almost pulled the trigger on one, but seeing yours, I think I`ll keep searching..that car is spot on.

 

Thanks for the kind word and steering (i realy wanted to use another word) the thread back on track. Good luck with the hunt. H.R.D.

 

Mmm, gotta come'n'C it all tarted up, have a good peek 'n' sniff..

Man, it'll be so cool RHD. Love the spotlights. I wouldn't sweat the tailights, they may save your arse in ol' bovine-town..

 

Great looking car!! Best of luck with it.

 

Goeff, sweet buy!

Need to come scope this thing out sometime!

Congrats mate.

HC.

 

beautiful ride, these are the car's of the moment, seems every time I turn around someone else has bought a 39-40 coupe. I'm a 32 guy, but Henry got it spot on with those coupe. Just lower them and go.

 

Spent all that money, waited all that time. I bet you about pee'd you pants when you first saw it. Congratulations.

How's the conversion coming along?

Bill

 

Beautiful, love it.
For all the E-Bay naysayers..proof there are indeed fair, honest and legitimate people conducting transactions.

 

That's one nice lookin' coupe, Geoff. Can't wait to see it roar by me.

Thanks for dropping in to the Blair Athol swapmeet too.

CM

 

Now that is one nice lookin ride really like the pic with the hood up.

 

Well done, such a sweet car, had a similar story around the same time as you, I know how you are feeling right now.Pretty much like this>

 

And you could've caught a bus to Holden Hill & bought a new Toyota with all the mod cons. I dunno...

 

What is wrong with you Australians???????

Seriuosly, every cool car that goes into Aussie gets converted to RHD.....
Cant you guys drive or something????

When a car like that comes into NZ, only an Aussie expatriot ever considers converting it!!!! And it would devalue the car!!!

For Gods sake just leave it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thats it HRD you have to convert it to rhd just to shit a kiwi ..LOL. Lovely car I prefer a 39 to a 40 .

 

Good job Captain!!! Ha Ha.

 

Really? We have to convert them? Damn, why didn't anyone tell me that 12 years ago?! In actual fact, converted cars over here are generally valued (actual $$$, not sentiment) higher.




HRD: when did the rules change in SA? Every time I've been over there I've been amazed how many LHD cars there are. Is it because the car's modified?

 

Great looking car

 

Awesome looking car!

 

What I'd like to know is why we can't just do a survey of all the countries in the world as to which side of the road they drive on.

Then agree that the rest of the world will conform and drive on the same side of the road as everyone else.

That would be a whole lot simpler.

 

Put the steering in the middle...to make everyone happy.....bags, 350, 5" chop, billet wheeled Easter egg.

 

I spoze leaving it is an option. I really just want to leave it in the shed and look at it as that is all I could do if it stayed L/H/D. Modified L/H/D cars are NOT allowed to be driven in S.A. Roads - simple as that.What's the &@/?&; big deal anyway? as Pedro said, it' s worth more converted and another thing, I'm Australian and ?@&$;? Use to driving on the left of the road and I like it that way! H.R.D. Let's get off the subject of left verses right - geeezzz!

 

Why, you don't like my suggestion ?

 

In Queensland as long as it is over 30 years old it can stay LHD.