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Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo

To: Art Department <qcimages@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:01:40 PST8PDT
Craig muses:
> I'm pretty sure that the 160mph speedos were made from the 67.5 2000 thru
> 1970 2000.

I know of two '69 2000's that have 0-140 speedos. Can't vouch for
originality, though. My understanding was the 68-69 1600's used 0-120 (at
least, my 68-1600 was 0-120 until it broke and I replaced it with the 140
I had handy) and 68-69 2000's were 0-140. I don't know about the '70 model
year, but I assumed the same.

> The post to the list said 67 2000 speedos for sale

That was my mistaken assumption, as I thought only the '67 2000 used
the 0-160 clock. Sorry.

> You very well could have a 68 -70 speedo for a 2000 which is smaller and
> would have a chrome ring, the 68 only speedo had an additional internal
> chrome ring about 2" round on the face of the speedo.

Okay, then this is a '69-70 speedo as it is small, chrome case, and does
not have the inner ring. It just doesn't match the US hi-screen 0-140
2000's I'm familiar with.

Thanks for the info.

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA

p.s. Can a J13 hit 160 mph? :-)   :-)   :-)

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