speedometer on 27

[allen]

did a 27 ever come with a speedometer or was it just the the early t"s

 

[tmodelman]

Not factory equipment with the Improved Car, '26-'27.

A Ford dealer or specialty outfit would install for you back then. There were several mfg of speedos to fit the Improved Car.

Only the early brass T's came with factory/branch installed speedos, the last year for factory install was 1914.

Stewarts were favorite styles, the little head '490' Model looks good on Improved Car dashboards.

 

[mike37cdn]

or a lot of people are putting a speedo for a bike about 20 bucks and a little work i have one on my 26 works great and is right on the money when checked with the gps

 

[t42]

My 27 coupe has a '490' speedometer that was mounted to the lower lip of the dash. This bracket tilted up slightly for easy reading and looks very much like the oil gauge that is seen on Model A's. The unusual spiral gear on the front right wheel and the fiber spiral gear on the cable made the unit very quiet. Complete units are becoming harder and harder to find. The pot metal support bracket for the cable is usually one of the first items to fail. These were accessories in 26/27 and became standard for the 28 Model A.

 

[t42]

Allen,
The MTFCI forum has a very good posting showing the installation of the 490 speedometer in the dash. It also details some of the part numbers associated with either wood or wire wheel applications. Good reference material.

 

[allen]

Allen,
The MTFCI forum has a very good posting showing the installation of the 490 speedometer in the dash. It also details some of the part numbers associated with either wood or wire wheel applications. Good reference material.

been searching the forum for this,. can you help me with a link thanks al

 

[tmodelman]

Here you go

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/211242.html

 

[Ragtop]

I have one like the third one pictured above. (Where it says "Accurate") If your interestd let me know by pm. I couldn't tell you if it works or not - it needs some cleaning up - that's for sure. I can email pics if you send me your address.