<VV> odometer reading

Bill Hubbell whubbell at verizon.net
Sat Oct 5 11:48:45 EDT 2013


There IS NO WAY to validate miles based on the odometer. Even if you could prove it had not been tampered with, that still would not rule out a possibly broken or disconnected speedometer cable at some point in the past. 

Bill Hubbell

> On Oct 4, 2013, at 5:42 PM, Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bruce, I am wondering the same thing on my 62. I bought it with 67K miles
> advertised, however, when disassembling the engine the cylinders were so
> worn out it looked like many, many more miles to me. Main and Rod bearings
> were great, the crank miked out at the small end of the new standard
> tolerances. The heads were perfect. I replaced the valves with the new
> tuftrided ones, and only had to lap them in. The guides and seats were all
> in new tolerances. And when I took both the differential and 4 speed apart
> for inspection, all I did was replace seals. No excessive bearing wear,
> syncro's were in good condition, ring and pinion were perfect, but all the
> suspension rubber (probably due to age, not miles) was loose as a goose,
> accept for the rear a arm bushings, I assume they got changed along the
> way, so I have concluded the mileage is correct.
> 
> I thought I heard that the odometer numbers, when it rolls over, will not
> line up straight again. I have a old odometer out of a 63 I might try
> running up to see what happens. How long, I wonder, would it take to run up
> 35K miles on a speedo using my drill? I could go 100 mph!
> 
> So, if anyone has good data on this subject, please speak up for Bruce's
> and my benefit. Thanks.
> 
> Mark Durham
> 62 Monza 900 Coupe 4 speed red/red
> Hauser, Idaho
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Bruce Alexander
> <brucealexander11 at yahoo.com>wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone know of a way to validate the odometer reading on an early
>> model? I have a 64 that shows 34000 miles, and would like to learn if it is
>> true mileage or is actually 134,000. Is there a way to tell if the odometer
>> has gone around or is actual?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ...,Bruce Alexander
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> Mark Durham
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> 62 Monza coupe Red/Red 4 speed
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