<VV> 200 MPH - How about a Kilo, Dude?

[airvair]

Seth,

That was a really interesting piece. Must have sold early, as I don't 
recall seeing it there. My guess is that the head face had markings that 
aligned with ALL the metric numbers on the lense, whereas if it was 
merely an American head with a metric lense, only SOME of the markings 
would align, as Bill E. mentions in reference to the eBay item. 
(Remember that there is a 5:8 ratio.) Also, as you point out, the odo 
would register in km rather than miles (which wouldn't be readily 
realized upon casual observation.)

One question I have, in getting it, did you also get the wiring and the 
set cable w/bracket?

-Mark

Sethracer@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 2/18/2005 9:48:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
>Corvair@fnader.com writes:
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>Seller  told me that he realized it was a km/h face, but it "looked great" as 
>a 200mph  speedo.
>
>Now I'm torn... I'd like to have it, but hate doing business  with anyone 
>like this.
>
>Anyone else have one they'd care to sell? Monza  or Corsa.
>
>Bill Elliott
>
>On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:30:00 -0500,  airvair wrote:
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>>Looks like a kilometer lens on a regular  speedo.
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>You missed one by a few months. I sold my Kilo-Speedo at the Palm Springs  
>Fan Belt toss last fall. It was a complete 1967 assembly, including the "speed  
>warning indicator" option. The 67, of course, had the Brake warning lettering 
>at  the bottom of the non-speedo side of the instrument panel face. The 
>actual,  original, speedometer housing is not just a MPH assembly, because the  
>ODOMETER has to be geared to accumulate distance in Kilos instead of miles. The  
>actual housing says "Kilo Odo" on it. I may still have that around  somewhere. 
>The plastic lens is the real Trick part, since it shows off that your  car can 
>go "200" --- maybe!  I have never seen a Kilo - specific Corsa  Lens. The 
>Monza one I described above, a friend and I found in a junkyard in  Antwerp 
>Belgium in the summer of 1976. I packed it in my luggage for the  return flight!    - Seth