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Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:15 am

Usariemen,

Are those RPM still available anywhere, cheaply? I could use one.
They used to show up once in a while but they asked too much based on the story that they were from VW and were 'RARE'.

Eric

Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:32 pm

I had two others, see pics.

They are offered sometimes on swap meets here in Germany.
I am not sure where in they had been installed originally. Some kind of 40s truck I guess. Prices do vary a lot. With a little luck they are cheap.

Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:50 pm

Usariemen,

If you see one in Germany, shoot me an email with info on where its listed and I will take it from there. Deutsch ist gar kein probleem, Oestereichisch ist noch besser. But it takes me less time to to write in English.

MfG Eric
email: erioco@earthlink.net

Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:22 pm

Those rpm-meters were used in diesel Opel Blitz trucks in the 1940`s. I have 3 of those and they were stamped something like 3/41, 9/40 and x/41.

Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:15 am

Some new info on clocks: Prototype cars both vw38 and vw39
Pix p143 Chris Barber's book: dash of Porche cabrio shows a matching unit that has to be a clock in the dash pods.
Pp159 pix of luggage area in front seems to have a clock in Right pod of most photographed prototype car (note in book)
P 160 top pix dash with non matching clock (A VW 38 car)
P 181 pic of Afghanistan car: matching speedo and clock(non stock items, or held over from V38 version?) Trip is 1941,
(note non standard starter button placement on left of pods)

In other words the idea of a clock was there from at least the VW 38 prototypes, and matching speedo/clocks were available for at least the highend users from the word go, Ie Porsche's, and the most photographed prototype car as well as the Afghan trip cars.

Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:36 pm

usariemen wrote: This clock is just an old clock that has a look that fits well to the early VW speedo.
Just like this tachometer.

Both look nice beside the speedo but have at least nothing to do with VW.
It was just a design that was around in that time.
Even though the tachometer isn't technically period correct I think it's very cool that it's possible to install this wartime part in the standard sized gauge hole and it just happens to match the speedometer precisely. For most VW's, stuff like this just doesn't exist. Is it possible to connect a Porsche 356 tachometer drive onto the back? Are they lighted? Once again, very cool part, I'd love to have one some day.

Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:12 pm

have same tacho in my Split :lol: