Sideways Tim's Right Hand Drive 66 Stepside - UK
 

I just became the proud owner of this...

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/i/00/15/94.jpg

It's a 1966 short bed stepside, factory RHD with a 350ci small block and three speed manual. Loving it so far :)

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/i/00/15/93.jpg

It was imported from the US to the UK in 1974 and fitted with the V8 over here.

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/i/00/15/96.jpg

It just fits into my garage, which is good as it's completely rust free!

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/i/00/15/97.jpg

Runs and drives just fine, but needs some love to the interior and the paint is a little tired.

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/i/00/15/95.jpg

I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions, but I thought a quick introduction would be in order - if anyone knows anything about the Tarrytown RHD trucks, I'm keen to find out as much a I can.

Cheers!

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Beautiful truck. I love the RHD.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

very nice truck!and it's a righty!too cool

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

got any pictures of the gauge cluster?is it in km?

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome to the best forum! Nice truck :metal: I'm sure everyone wants to see more pics - especially the gauges.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Thanks folks, nice to be here!

The gauges are from an Impala (I think) as was the engine and gearbox. Happy to be corrected though. All in miles - speedo goes all the way to 48mph and then stops moving, so at least I can't get any speeding tickets!

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Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome to the forum! First RHD truck of this series I've ever seen. Nice looking truck by the way. What are your plans for it? Glad you've joined!

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome aboard! That's a nice RHD truck! :chevy:

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Nice Truck, It's weird to see a RHD...

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome ,very nice looking truck .

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Thanks man.

First plan is to drive it a bit and show up any issues - the main one being that the seat needs new padding, so I can actually see over the steering wheel!

Over winter I plan to address the cab and fit some sound insulation, sort the window rubbers, fit the door cards and make it a nice place to be. Then overhaul the brakes and figure out the fuel filler/bed fitment issue - after that, just play around and fix whatever needs fixing.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Nice truck and welcome. What is the window crank on the center hump for?

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Don't you have floor windows in the USA?

Actually, that's just where the handle landed last time I shut the door :lol:

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Truck looks nice.

Does it have a heater/defroster? Where is the fuel filler?

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Did that come as a RHD ? Model A Ford's all came with a hole on both sides of the frame so the steering box could be mounted to either side of the frame.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Very nice truck...

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

No heater/defroster :( Fuel filler is in the bed.

I believe so. There's no sign of work being done to the LH side to hide the removal of steering column/pedals etc.
If the VIN code showed it I'd know for sure, but as it was considered an option on Tarrytown builds, there's no proof.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome to the forum :D

That's a nice truck, with some interesting mods. I wonder why a previous owner felt the need to modify the firewall so much. I did notice that the cab does have the air intake hole in the cowl for the right side heater. I see what looks like a heater fan motor on the left side.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome!

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Thanks. Not sure what is going on with the firewall - it's wood though!

There's no heater motor or radiator that I can find - what are you seeing?

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Welcome from another Brit here!

Great looking truck you have there, I love a stepside but then i'm biased I guess! ;-)

The build thread for my truck is in my signature.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Good reading - it's great how these things have a story to tell - I guess being the age they are, there's always something interesting happening.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

In the engine compartment on the left side there is a round black housing protruding from the firewall that looks like a fan motor. I guess it must be something else?

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Ah! That is actually two rattle can lids, taped together, bolted to the firewall with about 6' of wire coiled up inside. No idea what it's supposed to do - probably keeps polar bears away.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Hullo folks! I've been busy enjoying the truck and not done a great deal to it yet, however, today I started making it quiet inside, with about two miles of Dynamat, some felt padding and some carpet - pictures tomorrow after the carpet is in place.

It's nice to see a couple more trucks from the UK on here too.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Hi,
Just found this thread.
Great looking truck and RHD is a real rarity.
Nice to have more of these cool trucks in the UK.
What's the history of yours? Any idea how long it's been here or where it was imported from?
Will keep an eye on this thread to see how the truck develops.
Just one question, having reversed into your garage how the hell did you get out of the truck?! :lol:

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

nice to see another c10 in the u.k this must have been a Australian import they made them in R.H.D for over there :welcome2:

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Well, first time I have seen this thread.

You should ask the mods to move it to the builds section.

Glad you are enjoying it so much.

I did not realise they had these in Australia.

Never were available in South Africa as far as I know.

But there are RHD examples in SA.

My truck will get Dynamat when I get to it as well.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

You should ask the mods to move it to the builds section.
Great to see another truck in the UK . They are getting more and more popular in the UK . I haven't seen a R/H/D one though . Keep us posted with what you do to the truck

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Would a picture of the steering box be possible? Any casting numbers on the steering box?
There was a guy years ago, who came on the forum, had one of these from South Africa.
The members from South America with production built in Argentina, have Speedometers in Kilometers per Hour.


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Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Hullo All!

I'll take some photo's for sure, but according to the VIN number the truck came out of the Tarrytown plant in New York. I believe all the export trucks (RHD) were made in Canada, but this one was a factory option. Possibly done for an English farmer, who knew he would be bringing it back to the UK at some point. Imported into the UK in 1974 with an I6, it's had a 350 small block fitted and a new dash from, I think, an Impala. Other than that I know nothing :)

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Ha! I had a Mustang a few years ago, so the garage has a side roller door too - with the truck I just slide along the bench and hop straight out. Unless I forget to open the door first, then I have to get the frigging thing out again and start all over again. It's a chore parking it in there, but as it fits so nicely with 1" clearance all round, it's a shame not to!

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Progress on the interior so far...

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/i/00/16/56.jpg

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Do you know what color red the paint is?

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Apparently it's Radiant Red - it's been resprayed at least once in it's life, about 10 years ago judging by the stack of invoices that came with it.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Carpet in and done. I'm never doing anything like that again. What a ball ache!

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/i/00/16/57.jpg

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Looking good though.

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

It has a 60-62 hyd clutch also?

Re: Hullo from the UK
 

Only from certain angles ;)

Test ride tomorrow as we're off to Gawsworth Hall to see if it glides along quiet as a mouse now.