Ever Seen A Left-Hand Drive R34 Nissan GT-R Before?

The R34 Nissan GT-R was one of the most influential cars of the ’90s, and even today it’s still revered as an incredibly competent vehicle. The car was famously sold only in a right-hand drive configuration, but one industrious seller wanted to remedy that by converting his R34 to left-hand drive.

Up for auction on Cars & Bids, the 2000 Nissan GT-R is the real deal, boasting all-wheel drive, a 6-speed manual transmission, and the RB26DETT 2.6L twin-turbo inline-six. That engine was rated for only 276 hp (280 PS / 206 kW) as part of a gentlemen’s agreement limiting the power of vehicles to prevent accidents, but it was later found to actually make at least that much to the wheels, let alone to the crank.

But as legendary as the R34’s performance is, the most important part of this one is the drive configuration swap. In order for it to work, the gauge cluster, steering wheels, and pedals all had to be relocated to the opposite side of the car, making it all the more impressive that the conversion came out clean. And beyond that, even things like the turn signal and windshield wiper stalks were swapped, resolving a mix-up that many run into when driving right-hand drive cars in left-hand markets.

The car also sports V-Spec exterior components, though it’s just a regular GT-R. Other modifications include an aftermarket radiator and intake, which should help to boost performance slightly. Inside, there’s also a Pioneer head unit with navigation, Bluetooth, and a remote control, as well as a period-correct NISMO gauge cluster. As a result of that gauge cluster, though, it did result in a discrepancy regarding this car’s total mileage, as it read a slightly lower number than the one it replaced.

However, even if you did manage to get your hands on this left-hand-drive R34, it’s still too young to be street legal in the U.S., so if you imported it, you wouldn’t be able to drive it. That being said, the seller mentioned in the listing that if a U.S. buyer won the auction, he would actually hold it in Canada (where he’s located) for them until it comes of age in 2025, which is an incredibly unique offer not often seen with these kinds of purchases.