other got me another loaner ......

[OriginalOwner]

Yesterday I took my '74tii to Le for some work .....

 

he loaned me a '73tii !!   Definitely Weird:  the turn signal is on the Right side of the column.  Runs silky-smooth !!

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

Edited November 11, 2016 by OriginalOwner

[jscaptura1]

That's where the turn signal is SUPPOSED to be!  I still get mixed up at turns sometimes and end up turning my wipers on instead of the turn signal!

 

Enjoy!

[ray_]

Cool loaner!

 

How do you compare it to your more modern car? ;-)

 

Cheers,

[jgerock]

If I go to that restaurant, will they give me a loaner tii?   Cool wheels too!

 

[Mike Self]

All roundies have turn signal levers on the right side of the steering column, as did a lot of European and Asian cars prior to 1974.  In that year, auto manufacturers worldwide agreed to standardize turn signal levers on the left side of the steering column, regardless of whether the car was left or right hand drive.  It just happened to coincide with the changeover from roundie to squarelights in the 02 model line.  

 

Those look like Campagnolo wheels on the loaner.  And a Sahara '72.  Nice.  Looks like an original CA blue plate too.

 

mike

[bmdubl02]

6 hours ago, jscaptura1 said:

That's where the turn signal is SUPPOSED to be!  I still get mixed up at turns sometimes and end up turning my wipers on instead of the turn signal!

 

 

Agree 100 percent - especially when the wipers come to life....

Edited November 11, 2016 by bmdubl02

[saaron]

Are you sure Le gave that to you?  It looks...stock.  Weird.  

 

 

Scott

[OriginalOwner]

The ride on this '73tii is very stiff.  And it has 185/70R13 tires, whereas I'm used to the normal 165/80R13.  I drove home via Carbon Canyon and, as expected, the ride was effortless.

 

VIN is 2760970, and RealOEM isn't telling me month/yr of manufacture.  No way to know if it is an original CA blue plate.

 

Someone installed a 3rd stoplight in the rear window.  Note also the passenger door mirror.

 

It looked just fine this morning in the Walmart parking lot.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl