Factory tach in a 53 Stude Commander

[nels]

I have been at Sasco for the last few days and unearthed an original dash cluster for, I beleive, a 53 Commander. It has all the gauges but also has a 8k tachometer on the right where maybe a clock would be. It is a mechanical tach. Anybody know anything about such an animal?

[Dick Steinkamp]

I believe they were sold for boats. I think it is just a speedometer without the odometer and a different plexi face.

The question is...where would you get a distributor to drive it?



Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA

[54stude]

Got a part number? How much are they?

54 Champion coupe
48 Champion Convert

[nels]

I did check the number on the tach vs the speedo and they were different #'s. I first thought there were two speedos in it with different face numbers. Would be an interesting addition to a 53 though. Boat sounds possible or maybe export?
But, why would it register to 8000 rpm? Rather optimistic wouldn't you say.

[nels]

quote:Originally posted by 54stude

Got a part number? How much are they?

54 Champion coupe
48 Champion Convert

I don't have a part #, I found it in a lonely gondola on the second floor. I don't have a price either as I bought a lot of stuff, too much to itemize

[Tom Bredehoft]

Unless it has four separate pods for the instruments, it's for a '54 Commander. SASCO has had lots of them, mostly painted blue/green.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe (since 1959)
'55 President (6H Y6) State Sedan
....On the road, again....
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All Indiana built cars

[nels]

quote:Originally posted by Tom B

Unless it has four separate pods for the instruments, it's for a '54 Commander. SASCO has had lots of them, mostly painted blue/green.

It does have four sepererate pods. Its painted light blue, V8 above column, white/ivory gauge surrounds.



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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe (since 1959)
'55 President (6H Y6) State Sedan
....On the road, again....
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All Indiana built cars

[MARCHOBBS]

Nels, I'm heading to SASCO the first of September, is access to most of the parts area's allowed?....I've only been on the ground floor on previous trips.

[Dwain G.]

That must have been a left-over from the old Standard Surplus days:
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HEY, you're not Wilbur!

[rockne10]

I want one of those $7.95 Deluxe Steering Wheels![:0][)]

[nels]

Dwain,
The 101 pt shown is the one.
Nice ad, I've never seen it before.

quote:Originally posted by Dwain G.

That must have been a left-over from the old Standard Surplus days:
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HEY, you're not Wilbur!

[nels]

That's a good question. I've known Dennis for fourty years and I've bought a lot of stuff. I'd say you should call and ask. If you are going, you better make it sooner than later. If you press the dead line at all, you might as well forget it.

quote:Originally posted by MARCHOBBS

Nels, I'm heading to SASCO the first of September, is access to most of the parts area's allowed?....I've only been on the ground floor on previous trips.

[candbstudebakers]

I have seen the 54 commander dash offered in old hot rod mag. to be used in early customs, they also had the tack in the add, also I have an old 1974 price folder from Newman- Altman that showed them for sale, just forgot about them until Nels brought it up...Bob

Bob Peterson / C & B Studebakers

Castro Valley, CA
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[clonelark]

Below the mechanical Tachometer is a kit to install a drive for the Tach, off a generator or any take off shaft which is accessable and is driven by the crankshaft.

And Mark i really like your 66, have any pic's and info on the car? power? auto? stick?and anything else you want to add.

[Kdancy]

Those tachs used to show up on E-bay every so often. Seems like it was determined that they were for boats.