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11-21-2012, 08:30 PM | #1 |
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1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
How far up did the speedometer go up to in 1936? Everywhere i look, they only go up to 100 mph, but i was talking to a guy that said he has one that goes up to 150 mph. Seems pretty high for a 36, but maybe im wrong. Just curious if anyone knows for sure, and if they go up to 150, was it only in a certain type of body style? Thanks
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11-21-2012, 08:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
Is it a European model showing Kilometers Per Hour?
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11-21-2012, 08:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
No it apparently looks like a normal u.s. Speedometer but goes up to 150! Same design, same needle, same colors, ect.... Im just curious, ive just never heard of it. Thanks
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11-21-2012, 08:56 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
Could be a custom job. However 150 Km/hr would be close to 100MPH, I think. I never heard of a '36 having a 150MPH speedo either.
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11-21-2012, 10:36 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
Unless it is specifically labelled MPH on the face, it is a metric (KPH) speedometer. The look identical except for the calibration on the face and were manufactured by the same companies that supplied Ford with the MPH speedometers.
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11-22-2012, 02:13 AM | #6 |
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11-22-2012, 07:28 AM | #7 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
here's my metric speedo (sorry for the poor quality)
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11-26-2012, 12:13 AM | #8 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
Here are a couple of pics of a 150 kph speedo I have. I also included a mph speedo for comparison. Note the differences in the housing and bezel in the last pic.
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11-26-2012, 12:27 AM | #9 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
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11-26-2012, 01:11 AM | #10 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
is that kph....or mph.....Mike
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11-26-2012, 01:59 AM | #11 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
kph
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11-26-2012, 02:11 AM | #12 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
Cant read it,pretty fuzzy. ken ct.
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11-26-2012, 02:35 AM | #13 |
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
Geeze. And I thought I was blind. You got two choices... It's either a K or an M.
No, you got three choices... Don't try to read it, just believe uncle buck. You guys, I just don't know about you!
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
Most likely as noted above a metric one, but there is an odd extra possibility: If you look at the little ads in the back of Hot Rod Magazine circa 1952, you will find ads for a little company that reworked Ford speedos: They would recalibrate and re-silkscreen to make a speedo with much higher than stock top speed OR rework your Ford speedo into a tachometer!
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Re: 1936 speedometer.... 150 mph?
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