The Ford Barn

Chris Haynes · 04-02-2018, 03:16 PM

I am trying to date my car. It may have been built from pieces. I won't know much more until I lift the body and find the frame number. It has the Oval Speedometer. The engine is Diamond Block that is a restamp so that is not helpful.

160B · 04-02-2018, 03:54 PM

Oval speedometers were installed from beginning of production through June 1930.

RG&JS page 6-3 revised 2016

SPEEDOMETER

Speedometers were manufactured by three
companies. From the beginning of production
through June 1930 speedometers had an oval
shaped face. Except for the Northeast speedometer,
they also had a trip odometer which was reset by a
knob protruding through a notch beside the face.
The reset knob was dull nickel.

Curtis in MA · 04-02-2018, 04:24 PM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

If you have a copy of the service bulletins you can find when a lot of the changes were made.

04-02-2018, 03:16 PM	#1
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	When did speedo change in 1930? I am trying to date my car. It may have been built from pieces. I won't know much more until I lift the body and find the frame number. It has the Oval Speedometer. The engine is Diamond Block that is a restamp so that is not helpful. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

04-02-2018, 03:54 PM	#2
160B Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 1,498	Re: When did speedo change in 1930? Oval speedometers were installed from beginning of production through June 1930. RG&JS page 6-3 revised 2016 SPEEDOMETER Speedometers were manufactured by three companies. From the beginning of production through June 1930 speedometers had an oval shaped face. Except for the Northeast speedometer, they also had a trip odometer which was reset by a knob protruding through a notch beside the face. The reset knob was dull nickel. __________________ 1931 160B & 1931 68B If you don't have time to do it right the 1st time, how do you have time to do it the 2nd time?

04-02-2018, 04:24 PM	#3
Curtis in MA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 296	Re: When did speedo change in 1930? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If you have a copy of the service bulletins you can find when a lot of the changes were made.