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Another Tamiya Impreza WRC'99 query


Amaurosis Fugax
05-02-2011, 02:51 PM
I'm building Richard Burn's Impreza #5 and the instructions give a single wing-mirror on the right of the car, even though it is left hand drive. Bruno Thiry's car #6 has the wing-mirror on the left.

Does anyone have a photo to confirm this? Is it because Burn's car is UK licensed?

many thanks in advance

Happy Martian
05-02-2011, 03:11 PM
Juha Kankkunen had his wing mirror on the left as well so my guess would be that it was down to individual drivers whether they had left, right or both mirrors on.

And Youtube can be a good source of reference. Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcK-ZoEZlrk&feature=related) and here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goJrXMtQOJU&feature=related) are 2 videos of the Subaru cars during the '99 season.

rallymaster
05-02-2011, 03:56 PM
I'm building Richard Burn's Impreza #5 and the instructions give a single wing-mirror on the right of the car, even though it is left hand drive. Bruno Thiry's car #6 has the wing-mirror on the left.

Does anyone have a photo to confirm this? Is it because Burn's car is UK licensed?

many thanks in advance

If you're talking about Corsica's car depicted in tamiya box, yes I have these two pics from service to show there is...

...no side view mirror on the left...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/phil67c/1999_assistance-subaru.jpg

...but the right side one is there ! :)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/phil67c/1999_assistance-sub.jpg

Amaurosis Fugax
05-04-2011, 07:35 AM
Thanks for your replys, guys.
That service photo is perfect.
I was almost going to put the mirrors on both sides for asethetics, but I shall stick with the truth...

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