Keith Alvin
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Was the oval speedometer first? Or was it the round speedometer first? If so when was the switch?
1930 Model A
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marty in Ohio
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The oval speedometer came first. The change took place in the mid 1930 models. My 1930 town sedan was built in late 1929 and has an oval unit.
Marty
Marty
Chris Haynes
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My 1930 Tudor has the Oval Speedometer.
johnneilson
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I have two '30 coupes, one each round and oval
J
J
burner31
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Some info...
MODEL A FORD SPEEDOMETERS
The following material covers the disassembly, cleaning, repairing, installing decals,
lubrication, calibration, and assembly of the familiar oval speedometers manufactured by
Stewart Warner. Oval speedometers were also produced by Waltham and Northeast
Appliance Corp. Northeast produced an oval unit without a trip indicator, and with a
speed indication from 0 to 80 MPH. Hopefully these instructions will be of some use if
you have a Waltham or Northeast Appliance unit. Refer to MAFCA judging
Standards for questions of authenticity, such as style of numbers, thickness of the rim of
the bezel, trip indicator, red and white pointers, etc.
Beginning in early or mid 1930, and continuing throughout Model A production, Stewart
Warner produced the round units without a trip indicator. Waltham and Northeast
Appliance Corp also produced round speedometers.
MODEL A FORD SPEEDOMETERS
The following material covers the disassembly, cleaning, repairing, installing decals,
lubrication, calibration, and assembly of the familiar oval speedometers manufactured by
Stewart Warner. Oval speedometers were also produced by Waltham and Northeast
Appliance Corp. Northeast produced an oval unit without a trip indicator, and with a
speed indication from 0 to 80 MPH. Hopefully these instructions will be of some use if
you have a Waltham or Northeast Appliance unit. Refer to MAFCA judging
Standards for questions of authenticity, such as style of numbers, thickness of the rim of
the bezel, trip indicator, red and white pointers, etc.
Beginning in early or mid 1930, and continuing throughout Model A production, Stewart
Warner produced the round units without a trip indicator. Waltham and Northeast
Appliance Corp also produced round speedometers.
Y-Blockhead
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My August 1930 Town Sedan is round. I believe this is around the time Ford switched from the oval speedometers.
I have an early (January/February) 1930 Town Sedan with oval speedo. My August 1930 CC Pickup had a round speedo. I heard somewhere that the switch from oval to round in the passenger cars was around March 1930, but as with many things, there was likely no firm date as stock was used up.
JayJay
JayJay
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