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Rocket455 · 06-02-2020, 10:35 PM

Anybody know what this gauge cluster is from?

Found in the back seat of my shoebox. Looks like truck...any idea?

Brian · 06-02-2020, 10:49 PM

the oil pressure,fuel, temp and ammeter are 1935 Ford, the speedo looks like 34 Ford

Rocket455 · 06-02-2020, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian

the oil pressure,fuel, temp and ammeter are 1935 Ford, the speedo looks like 34 Ford

Wow. really? I was not expecting that. My family has had this car since the late 60s. I'm sure one of my uncles put that there. But none of my family members have had a 30s anything as far as I know.

Lanny · 06-02-2020, 11:55 PM

Curious, Does the speedometer bolt into the dash ?
I see It is rotated wrong in the hole...

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Randy in ca · 06-03-2020, 12:47 AM

The sheet metal looks like 1935-36 pickup.

petehoovie · 06-03-2020, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocket455

Anybody know what this gauge cluster is from?

Found in the back seat of my shoebox. Looks like truck...any idea?

rockfla · 06-03-2020, 07:32 AM

IS it me OR does the arch of the top of the dash piece looks like it was a Right Hand Drive dash???? NOT that familiar with truck dashed BUT.....??? PLUS the angled right lower end of it???

flatford8 · 06-03-2020, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rockfla

IS it me OR does the arch of the top of the dash piece looks like it was a Right Hand Drive dash???? NOT that familiar with truck dashed BUT.....??? PLUS the angled right lower end of it???

I don’t know zip about RHD vehicles but I’m going to agree with you....Mark

V8COOPMAN · 06-03-2020, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rockfla

IS it me OR does the arch of the top of the dash piece looks like it was a Right Hand Drive dash???? NOT that familiar with truck dashed BUT.....??? PLUS the angled right lower end of it???

Well, going by this full dash picture and noting the upward curve of bottom of dash toward the center of such, the piece in question is probably not RHD. Interestingly, the second picture shows the long-lost, red-headed step-brother to the original subject part in bottom pic. DD

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40cpe · 06-03-2020, 11:18 AM

the scalloped part that attaches to the windshield opening appears to me to be heading downward in the OP post while it is heading upward on the blue part shown by COOPMAN. Sometimes photographs are deceiving, though.

V8COOPMAN · 06-03-2020, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 40cpe

the scalloped part that attaches to the windshield opening appears to me to be heading downward in the OP post while it is heading upward on the blue part shown by COOPMAN. Sometimes photographs are deceiving, though.

Could you please elaborate? I'm not understanding!

DD

40cpe · 06-03-2020, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

Could you please elaborate? I'm not understanding!

DD

Just raising the possibility that the OP's piece MIGHT be from a right-hand drive dash. I'm looking at the top of each of those dash sections. The blue dash top appears to be rising as if it is going to the center of the windshield opening. In the OP's picture the top appears to be sloping downward as it would if it were on the right side.

V8COOPMAN · 06-03-2020, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 40cpe

Just raising the possibility that the OP's piece MIGHT be from a right-hand drive dash. I'm looking at the top of each of those dash sections. The blue dash top appears to be rising as if it is going to the center of the windshield opening. In the OP's picture the top appears to be sloping downward as it would if it were on the right side.

NOW I understand what you were getting at. The detail you speak of is hard for me to be sure about because the ORIGINAL piece in this thread is posed at an angle, making it sorta hard to compare. I was going by the upward sweep at the bottom/right of both pieces which I thought seemed to match the raised portion toward lower/center of the full dash pictured. DD

40cpe · 06-03-2020, 02:19 PM

That is probably the better indicator

Rocket455 · 06-03-2020, 02:58 PM

And maybe the speedo being tilted is creating an illusion, making other parts seem to be more or less sloped. I’m going to try and clean it up and straighten the Speedo and take a better more straight on photo.

V8COOPMAN · 06-03-2020, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket455

And maybe the speedo being tilted is creating an illusion, making other parts seem to be more or less sloped. I’m going to try and clean it up and straighten the Speedo and take a better more straight on photo.

At this point, does it really matter whether it's LHD or RHD? It's obviously out of a '36-ish Ford truck. DD

06-02-2020, 10:49 PM	#2
Brian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Masterton, New Zealand Posts: 3,998	Re: Mystery part the oil pressure,fuel, temp and ammeter are 1935 Ford, the speedo looks like 34 Ford __________________ Unfortunately, two half wits don't make a whole wit!

06-03-2020, 12:47 AM	#5
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,816	Re: Mystery part The sheet metal looks like 1935-36 pickup.

06-03-2020, 07:32 AM	#7
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 4,804	Re: Mystery part IS it me OR does the arch of the top of the dash piece looks like it was a Right Hand Drive dash???? NOT that familiar with truck dashed BUT.....??? PLUS the angled right lower end of it???

06-03-2020, 11:18 AM	#10
40cpe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Star, MS Posts: 4,120	Re: Mystery part the scalloped part that attaches to the windshield opening appears to me to be heading downward in the OP post while it is heading upward on the blue part shown by COOPMAN. Sometimes photographs are deceiving, though.

06-03-2020, 02:19 PM	#14
40cpe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Star, MS Posts: 4,120	Re: Mystery part That is probably the better indicator

06-03-2020, 02:58 PM	#15
Rocket455 Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 58	Re: Mystery part And maybe the speedo being tilted is creating an illusion, making other parts seem to be more or less sloped. I’m going to try and clean it up and straighten the Speedo and take a better more straight on photo.