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Quote: Originally Posted by BruceK

The only thing that is completely weird to me is driving an older RHD car that still has the turn signal lever at the 3 o'clock position. Apparently, some time in the late 1970's and early 1980's most car manufacturers began building only one kind of steering column for both LHD and RHD cars they made: one that had the turn signal lever at 9 o'clock. Must have made manufacturing sense to just make one part, and it seems most of the RHD world has adapted over time. When I restored my classic 1965 Mini about 6 years ago, I kept it as RHD (would have been easy enough to switch to LHD had I want to do so), but I made sure I changed the turn signal from the 3 to 9 o'clock positions to keep my sanity intact.

Bruce,

i have almost the same setup as you (2004 mcs, 1964 morris saloon) and i do have a problem with the blinkers. Sometimes when i'm switching back and forth i'll be in the new car and turn on the wipers when i want to turn. It's a little embarassing with others in the car. The shifting for me isn't too difficult as i'm left handed so shifting with my left doesn't really seem to awkward.

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