The Ford Barn

47COE · 03-30-2012, 10:41 AM

In our collection we have photos of a 1911 Franklin with the steering wheel on the right. And a 1915 Franklin at http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/f...tml#item=83212 has the steering wheel on the left.

I think people drove on the right in the early days regardless of which side had the steering wheel. In old photos of cars as well as horse drawn vehicles, people drove on the right here in Oregon.

Tom

Layden B · 03-30-2012, 11:40 AM

I believe it was 1922 that Stutz changed over from right hand drive to left. Locomobile did so about the same time. They were the last holdouts. Most manufacturers had changed by 1915, but most cars were already left hand drive as Henry Ford had started production of the Model T Ford in 1909 as a LHD car. Ford was producing about half the cars made in the USA at the time.

03-30-2012, 10:41 AM	#1
47COE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 220	Re: Right hand to left hand drive change date In our collection we have photos of a 1911 Franklin with the steering wheel on the right. And a 1915 Franklin at http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/f...tml#item=83212 has the steering wheel on the left. I think people drove on the right in the early days regardless of which side had the steering wheel. In old photos of cars as well as horse drawn vehicles, people drove on the right here in Oregon. Tom

03-30-2012, 11:40 AM	#2
Layden B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 300	Re: Right hand to left hand drive change date I believe it was 1922 that Stutz changed over from right hand drive to left. Locomobile did so about the same time. They were the last holdouts. Most manufacturers had changed by 1915, but most cars were already left hand drive as Henry Ford had started production of the Model T Ford in 1909 as a LHD car. Ford was producing about half the cars made in the USA at the time.