I don't know if this belongs to someone here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/triumph-dolom ... 3641.l6368
If so I would be interested to know the history of the steering column. Possibly from an LHD car?
Interesting Steering Column
Re: Interesting Steering Column
It's a LHD body also. Probably converted using a RHD dash and some pedals.
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Re: Interesting Steering Column
Maybe they have a modern car as well and got fed up with accidentally putting the wipers on instead of indicators now that every modern manufacturer only fits LHD steering columns?!
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Re: Interesting Steering Column
from a human factors point of view, I have always thought it odd that the ignition key and choke where on the same side.
should be left hand for choke and right hand for ignition key. looks like a good mod to me.
should be left hand for choke and right hand for ignition key. looks like a good mod to me.
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Re: Interesting Steering Column
i saw that car at Bromley, steering has he just turned the column upside down ,
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Re: Interesting Steering Column
No he hasn't,the switch labels are the correct way up and the steering lock is still in the lower part of the shroud. It is a LHD column transplanted to the RHS of the car. Apparently the car is a repatriated (possibly German) export model that has been converted to RHD. It's probably not a real 1980 car either as age related plates were not introduced until 1/8/83.new to this wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:49 pm i saw that car at Bromley, steering has he just turned the column upside down ,
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