Factory tach???
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Factory tach???
I know it's a bad picture, vut was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this tachometer i found in the back if my shop. Its a ford tach. The only marking in the back are 8CYL. which just means its for a v8. Id say its at least gotta be from the 60s. I know its not original to an f100, but was wondering what it could be out of.
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Ford has sold accessory tachs forever it seems. I even have one for my 67 Mustang that is keystone shaped. I would not say 60's on the one you have unless you see an actual C#xx prefix on a part number. Looks 80's or later and most likely the light truck /car variety from the needle. the large truck variety had a white needle that matched (or was close) the rest of the instrument cluster and would top out at 4k.
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I like that it is not stupidly giant with a shift light like you see in the poser rides (that are also automatic).
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Illustrated in accessory brochures. Some were marked Ford, some were marked SUN (possibly the maker for both). Some had crossed checkered flags on them.
I have original 1965 car & truck, 1966 truck accessory brochures that show these tachs, the part number and the prices.
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The truck was Calypso Coral, but i recently put a rust free cab on it. I just happened to keep the glovebox dior and the ashtray haha. Thanks though. You can see the old cab in tgw backgroud of picture 1.
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Yep, Calypso Coral was one of their colors. And with your black cab, which is where they would have used blue, you're almost there!
Just add a matte-black hood and you're a desert racing champeene like dude.
Well, they would also have had a Wimbledon White body above the line, but now I'm pushing things a bit far.
Cool truck no matter what.
Paul
Just add a matte-black hood and you're a desert racing champeene like dude.
Well, they would also have had a Wimbledon White body above the line, but now I'm pushing things a bit far.
Cool truck no matter what.
Paul
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Notice the blue oval on the tach. Ford started using the oval in 1982. That is an SVO (Special Vehicle Operations-not the 84 SVO Mustang in-dash tach) tach sold over the counter until the 90's, I think, when Ford started their next series of factory racing parts, Ford Racing Parts, which today is Ford Performance.
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