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Hey guys, i'm driving Rover's and MG's from 2009, and i've driven about 10 different models and i'm looking for any condition of ZT or ZT-T. I will deliver it to Lithuania and will change it from RHD to LHD. Is it possible to get my dream car up to 3000 pounds?
At the moment i have MG ZS 1.8 and Rover XW 420 Tourer with swaped 2.0 T series turbo engine. I need MG V8 for my collection :)
P.S. is it possible to get more rights at this forum? Because i can't see attachments at the moment.
Changing from RHD to LHD is a long job. Possibly better to find LHD car (although they are a higher value)
I don't know of a LHD car (For Sale) at the moment but they are out there in Europe.
Good Luck.
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I will add some photos later but a friend who I helped buy a 260 has just converted it to a LHD he sent me some photos a couple of weeks ago.
Cant recall the Vin Andy but will let you know when I am home to confirm the number
Thanks....Quote:
Originally Posted by Dominic22
I'm looking for RHD model of any condition, we have some good specialists who can make it to LHD for ~1000 Eur. Of course, i will be very happy to buy LHD model, but the price for it is about 15.000Eur....
Like hen's teeth, Andy, believe me. There is a 260 here in Holland for 29,000 euro asking price (ho,ho,ho). Germany is better but, you're right, they are much more expensive than the UK. Still very, very difficult to find. Thought the LHD shell was different (bulkhead/tunnel area) and couldn't be converted from a RHD without major surgery? Don't know, just what I heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyG
David
Here is a few photos of the near completed conversion to LHD. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8f95pwdo8...TndvWawoa?dl=0 Drives great this was before a few interior bits were sorted. This is Vin 699 that had an engine issue but that was solved and the conversion was done to LHD.
Brave man to try that! Done a Lotus Elan and an E-type before but both had clearly been designed to be as universal as possible and the major bits apart from pedal-boxes, steering-rack and so on, just plugged in. From what I've seen from my LHD R75V8, MGR did it a bit different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dominic22
David
Indeed a very brave move. My concern is what it looks like underneath?
I have a friend who bought a Corvette that had been converted in Australia from LHD to RHD, truly scary to see what they had done. I wont say it was bad but if it had ever crashed I doubt the occupants would have survived. The steering column was held up with what looked like Meccano and the wiring had been extended with what looked like house hold cable.
My Motorcycle is BiHD :thumb
There are a couple of cars the same, the Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta for one :D
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...64_964x513.jpg
If that last conversion is anything to go by then I suspect it is fantastic. He has a LWB 75 in Dark Fantasy I've seen that and it was an amazing job
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=82691
http://deadgooey.co.uk/images/fantasy/fantasy.htm
Don't worry about the conversion, we have really good specialists here, all they need - v8 car and my money :) Any offers?
Not seen any for £3k, lowest was £4,5 a year ago and they are appropriating now so im guessing a well used one for around £5k.
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Originally Posted by Mirtininkas
You have to be lucky and patient. I know I was VERY lucky a year ago to buy my LHD "Olive" for around £3k (R75V8 Conny, lots rarer) even though she has 200k miles on the clock. Goes like a train, and Nick say's the condition is 'unbelievably good'. Waited 4 years to find her and bought her on the telephone, unseen, less than 5 minutes after the internet posting. Dealer didn't know what he had. 6 people waiting in line in case I said "no" when I picked her up, so they could bid for her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
In 1970 I bought a Lotus Elan S3, found in a factory outbuilding about to be bulldozered for Spaghetti-Junction for 300 quid; unseen again, and discovered it was intact and had only 5k on the clock.
Moral? Sometimes the gods do look down on you; generally not!
David.
Tim, like i said - i'm looking for any condition, i can fix any problems much cheaper in Lithuania than in UK. Please offer me for 4000 pounds and we will discuss.
David, i know this feeling, few years ago i've lost auction in german Ebay. There was green LHD ZT v8, a bit rusty and with engine problem. Made ~3100 Eur bid, and the other one overbid me in last seconds with 50 Eur... A nightmare...
Is there any new ZT 260 for sale for up to 4k pounds?
I think your best bet is to keep looking at all the relevant websites as often as possible and when you see one at around £4k or less just go for it unseen.If you don't somebody else will.
Obviously this is risky,as you may find you need to spend a lot of money on it to bring it up to standard, but you probably won't get one around that price at the moment if you hang about as prices seem to be drifting up along with the classic car market in general.
Unless the classic car prices in general fall significantly I think you will be very very lucky to get one for around £3k
I guess the 3k/4k days are gone except for a damaged car.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevenw
David
I paid around 3K for mine, not damaged but just out of the road for some time...but then an additional 3K to get it back on the road, including paint job.Quote:
Originally Posted by David
Mirtininkas,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirtininkas
When I was at Regitra in October they told me that (despite the EU directive) they will not register RHD cars nor will they register LHD conversions.
You might want to check this.
When I wanted to re-register my LHD UK registered Mercedes in LT, TUVLITA would not even carry out the technical test unless I could pove it was built as a LHD car. Fortunately I had a build certificate from MB Customer Services.