1969 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow I
1969 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow I in 東京モーターショー 30 回史 (The 30th Tokyo Motor Show), Documentary, 1993
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2020-02-08 02:07 |
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◊ 2020-02-08 02:26 |
Jensen looks as if double side grilles so FF, but it was not offered for sale in J, nor was Interceptor Mk1. Two Interceptor Mk2 were sold, and later 15 Mk3s, 21 Mk3 [S4], and 1 Convertible. No SPs or notchback Coupes. |
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◊ 2020-02-10 02:49 |
Why is the steering wheel on the wrong side on the Rolls? |
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◊ 2020-02-10 03:10 |
Good question. Usually in Japan, people of prestige, like to own foreign cars with left hand drive (regardless if the car is british and is traditionally rhd), because it is seen as more 'exotic' (and it also retains better resale value). Though, I've seen some vintage british cars on used japanese car sites which had the steering wheel on the left side, however most are right-hand drive. I guess it depends on the owner who prefers to stand out? -- Last edit: 2020-02-10 03:11:23 |
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◊ 2020-02-10 14:33 |
There is also the old story about the chauffeur being able to nip out of the driver’s door to open up for the (important) passenger without being run over by the traffic. |
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◊ 2020-02-10 15:01 |
The - probably simplistic - story I've read goes back to the aftermath of WW2, when Japanese vehicle firms were encouraged to produce commercial trucks and buses as part of the government co-ordinated efforts to rebuild. Car production was repressed to small utilitarian things which were basically functional with no desirability. Wealthier car buyers therefore had to rely on imports, with LHD US glittery models becoming the glamorous must-haves. Although 1950s saw restricted resumption of domestic car production with RHD through government-brokered schemes (Isuzu-Hillman, Nissan-Austin, Hino-Renault and Mitsubishi-Willys), these did not affect the power of LHD as a status symbol, so it lingered on into the 1960s until Japanese firms began producing their own prestige models and buyer tastes changed. |
