LHD M12

[AL1982]

this has probably been asked before but here goes.

I live in dubai and was wondering if any of these surface from time to time? reason being i was watching the comedy show wheeler dealers and he picked one up in italy for peanuts, the only other ive seen (in the region) was one in Bahrain and the guys wanted silly money, i know these are appreciating but 75 grand for a 2.5 car is a bit strong,

Anyway thought id ask

cheers

[wessexrfc]

I think the one featured in Wheeler Dealer was RHD, only left hookers I know are in the States, would this not be an option??

[AL1982]

your right my mistake.

i will have a look there cheers for the info got to think these are few and far between to be honest

[Jarcy]

I think roughly a third of all cars made were LHD, all going to the States AFAIK.
If looking there, also consider a Rossion Q1.

[spec1976]

There were 220x Nobles I believe taken over to the US in LHD.

All 3R's & M400

Then as the previous poster mentioned there is Rossion Q1's. Not sure how many of these have been made.

There is a couple of noble forums here in the states you should check Nobleforums & noblespeed forums. You may see cars for sale listed on here from time to time

[Evo2aGTO]

I am aware of 2 x Noble M12 in Europe in LHD. Have sold wheel sets to both.
I have emailed one of the owners to see if he is interested in selling (unlikely), the other owner may be online here?
If he is interested I will message you and put you in touch.

[GO LEO]

A couple of cars have been converted to LHD and are now based in Italy, Benelux or Germany. Thanks to the layout a Noble is easier to convert than a car with a front engine and/or front wheel drive.
Cars in the US tend to be considerably more expensive than in Europe. Rossians even more so.

I can try to put you in contact with someone who owns a LHD M12 GTO3. He might want to sell but the car is not advertised yet. What's the best way to contact you (e-mail, WhatsApp)?

Good luck anyway, difficult to find a good car!

Leo

[ERIKM400]

Evo2aGTO said:

I am aware of 2 x Noble M12 in Europe in LHD. Have sold wheel sets to both.
I have emailed one of the owners to see if he is interested in selling (unlikely), the other owner may be online here?

The "other owner" that's me.
And sorry but no, the car is not for sale.

It's a funny thing you're living in Dubai and searching for a LHD Noble in Europe because I live in Belgium and have bought my car (2005 original LHD M400) from a guy in Kuwait!
And he wasn't asking silly money for the car a couple of years ago, on the contrary, was quite a bargain.
Importing and registering the car in Belgium was a nightmare though.

There should be more than a couple of LHD Nobles in Europe. I know there are at least two of them in Belgium (plus a couple of RHD).
But as has been said: they are hard to find and most owners will hang on to their cars.

Good luck with your search.
They are great cars

[AL1982]

cheers all really appreciate it.

i have a problem with converting a rhd i've been down this route as thought it would be easiest but the laws here i couldn't get it insured or registered, go figure!!!! its ok for garages to sell cut and shuts but conversions are a no no ive even looked at having it done re registering in the uk before shipping but as im not arabic i dont have the 'wasta' to get the paperwork.

on the plus side got a few fresh ideas and avenues so the search is still on!!!

[AL1982]

thats a shame erik but i dont blame you if i finally get one im keeping it too

[Exploded]

ERIKM400 said:

Evo2aGTO said:

I am aware of 2 x Noble M12 in Europe in LHD. Have sold wheel sets to both.
I have emailed one of the owners to see if he is interested in selling (unlikely), the other owner may be online here?

The "other owner" that's me.
And sorry but no, the car is not for sale.

It's a funny thing you're living in Dubai and searching for a LHD Noble in Europe because I live in Belgium and have bought my car (2005 original LHD M400) from a guy in Kuwait!
And he wasn't asking silly money for the car a couple of years ago, on the contrary, was quite a bargain.
Importing and registering the car in Belgium was a nightmare though.

There should be more than a couple of LHD Nobles in Europe. I know there are at least two of them in Belgium (plus a couple of RHD).
But as has been said: they are hard to find and most owners will hang on to their cars.

Good luck with your search.
They are great cars

Are you counting me within those 2? ;-) It seems you know quite a lot of Noble owners in Belgium, this calls for a meet and greet ;-)

[ERIKM400]

Exploded said:

ERIKM400 said:

Evo2aGTO said:

I am aware of 2 x Noble M12 in Europe in LHD. Have sold wheel sets to both.
I have emailed one of the owners to see if he is interested in selling (unlikely), the other owner may be online here?

The "other owner" that's me.
And sorry but no, the car is not for sale.

It's a funny thing you're living in Dubai and searching for a LHD Noble in Europe because I live in Belgium and have bought my car (2005 original LHD M400) from a guy in Kuwait!
And he wasn't asking silly money for the car a couple of years ago, on the contrary, was quite a bargain.
Importing and registering the car in Belgium was a nightmare though.

There should be more than a couple of LHD Nobles in Europe. I know there are at least two of them in Belgium (plus a couple of RHD).
But as has been said: they are hard to find and most owners will hang on to their cars.

Good luck with your search.
They are great cars

Are you counting me within those 2? ;-) It seems you know quite a lot of Noble owners in Belgium, this calls for a meet and greet ;-)

Depends on who you are
Hard to tell when I have only got a nickname.
And your profile seems to indicate that you are located in the UK?
Definitely interested in a meet and greet...
When I get the car up and running again.
Currently waiting for a set of exhaust manifolds to be delivered.

[Exploded]

ERIKM400 said:

Depends on who you are
Hard to tell when I have only got a nickname.
And your profile seems to indicate that you are located in the UK?
Definitely interested in a meet and greet...
When I get the car up and running again.
Currently waiting for a set of exhaust manifolds to be delivered.

I should pay more attention to my profile then. I'm a Belgian living near Westerlo. Sadly I'm still in the process of registering my M12 GTO.
Where do you live?

[ERIKM400]

Exploded said:

ERIKM400 said:

Depends on who you are
Hard to tell when I have only got a nickname.
And your profile seems to indicate that you are located in the UK?
Definitely interested in a meet and greet...
When I get the car up and running again.
Currently waiting for a set of exhaust manifolds to be delivered.

I should pay more attention to my profile then. I'm a Belgian living near Westerlo. Sadly I'm still in the process of registering my M12 GTO.
Where do you live?

Living near Tongeren but I'm working in Hèrtels (Herentals).
So you may have spotted a black M400 near the town centre.
If you need any help with the registration process, let me know.
The Belgian DIV can be a pain in the a.. but I managed to get hold of a couple of documents that might help.
Perhaps my problem was that I chose to import my car from Kuwait with papers that were mostly in Arabic