Left Hand Drive R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R

Left hand drive R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R

Ever seen a left hand drive Nissan Skyline GT-R?  There are a few around in the world. Nissan never made one, but people bound by local laws have done conversions. From Finland, to the Middle East, and the Philippines, I have seen a few.  I have even driven a couple of left hand drive cars.

RB26 in LHD R33

There are some recent guys that have been doing R33 left steer conversions in the UK, but way back around 2000, a guy named Alexander Gorodji did a couple of conversions on an R33, and R34 GT-R. He mistakenly thought that there would be a big market for a left hand drive Nissan Skyline GT-R, but he was wrong.  In real life next to no one really wanted a left hand drive Nissan Skyline. Most that could afford the car, didn’t want to spend another huge amount converting it over to left hand drive.  Since its not a requirement in the US, I think only only one or two people actually asked to get it done. As far as I know only two cars were successfully completed.  One R33, and one R34.

I drove both cars, and I will admit they felt a little strange. Overall dynamics were fine, but I thought that the pedal placement was a little off. I didn’t like where the throttle was placed in comparison to the right hand drive car. Everything else felt ok, but was it worth $20k? Not in my opinion. What do you think?

Interior left hand drive Nissan Skyline GT-R

Brake master on the hot side of an R33 GT-R

Hot side LHD R33 GT-R
LHD R33 GT-R hot side master cylinder
LHD R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R
Left hand drive R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R

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