I'm the same way about everything european. Yes it will work just get a KPH speedo off ebay from canada. I had to get rid of mine because I couldn't figure how fast I was going in a pinch (like when you see a trooper up ahead). Haven't gotten around to it but I'm going to make very discrete marks or tics on the speedo face that indicate 45 mph, 65mph, and 80 mph in the same color as the original mark already there. For more metric and english conversion dilemas and shenanigans see my post down below about wheel spacers. But yeah, it can be done just make sure the speedo is the same ratio that your car is used to. My 82 244 is a k .980