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BLACKNRED · 05-06-2021, 02:37 AM

Can anyone shed light on this speedo

Is it a 39 Truck ??????

deuce lover · 05-06-2021, 05:14 AM

Looks like a 38 standard that internals were modified

pistonbroke · 05-06-2021, 10:47 AM

Back in the day the power boat manufacturers ( Chris Craft ,Century,Hacker) used auto gauges and would turn the speedometer into a tachometer because in a boat the speedometer wouldn't work and a tachometer was needed. 1948 Pontiac and Oldsmobile that were converted to marine use are very common at swap meets.

38bill · 05-06-2021, 02:13 PM

A proper '39 truck speedo would be all chocolate brown with white lettering and a art deco looking needle. What speedo are you looking for?

mercman from oz · 05-06-2021, 05:19 PM

Ford V8 Speedo with the mileage readings missing?

38bill · 05-06-2021, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mercman from oz

Ford V8 Speedo with the mileage readings missing?

Looks like there is a tach built into it?????

Holeshot · 05-07-2021, 05:25 AM

tachometer

05-06-2021, 05:14 AM	#2
deuce lover Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern France Posts: 5,306	Re: Speedo Odometer Tachometer Looks like a 38 standard that internals were modified

05-06-2021, 10:47 AM	#3
pistonbroke Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Perry Mo. Posts: 482	Re: Speedo Odometer Tachometer Back in the day the power boat manufacturers ( Chris Craft ,Century,Hacker) used auto gauges and would turn the speedometer into a tachometer because in a boat the speedometer wouldn't work and a tachometer was needed. 1948 Pontiac and Oldsmobile that were converted to marine use are very common at swap meets.

05-06-2021, 02:13 PM	#4
38bill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,166	Re: Speedo Odometer Tachometer A proper '39 truck speedo would be all chocolate brown with white lettering and a art deco looking needle. What speedo are you looking for?

05-06-2021, 05:19 PM	#5
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,365	Re: Speedo Odometer Tachometer Ford V8 Speedo with the mileage readings missing?

05-07-2021, 05:25 AM	#7
Holeshot Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Aliaga,Turkey Posts: 77	Re: Speedo Odometer Tachometer tachometer __________________ "Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy, the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament."