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Chris Garner Offline
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22-05-2019, 04:18 PM

.jpeg   Italian speedo.jpeg (Size: 244.37 KB / Downloads: 308)

This speedometer is from an export Seven, around October 1927. The form and style is identical to the PA version.
Is this correct for an exported car of this age?
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22-05-2019, 04:47 PM
Did the Seven still have a silver-faced instrument in October 1927? Otherwise it looks correct.
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22-05-2019, 08:48 PM
I would say no, I thought speedos of that era still retained the solid Nickel bezel including the black faced versions. I have however not seen export speedos, NZ had home market instruments in Miles rather then KMS so possibly other country's had the later style instrument with a face in KMS prior to home market changing. My gut says this is unlikely.
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22-05-2019, 09:03 PM
I have photos of an original 50mph sports that was unearthed in Finland (May have been Sweden??) a few years back Chris - it has a 0-100 KMPH speedo like the one in your photo.

I will attempt to find the photos of it for you...
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22-05-2019, 10:23 PM
do you have, or know, the car it came off, Chris?
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23-05-2019, 08:14 AM
We had a 27 Top Hat saloon that had been restored by a dutch chap. It had a silver repro face in kilometres very similar if not the same as yours. I understand that the car is now in Australia.
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23-05-2019, 11:34 AM
Many thanks for your input guys. Most instructive. 
Jon, The car was originally a Chummy, surviving WW11 in Italy, but in a hell of a state!
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