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PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:35 am    Post subject: 1954 Trip Speedo OG or Not Reply with quote

Im about to buy this speedo. But after looking at a few things now, might be changing my mind. It has a part number of L158001.3, and dated April 1954. My concerns:

The knob (Looks like a clock knob)
The trip dial..(Has only 3 counter roller digits?)

Let me know what you think...
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm no trip speedo expert, but I noticed that too. That's why it's not in my garage. Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

3 digits Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that looks funky to me too.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forget it thats a homemade job its a bobo your car deserves better than that! Even the needle is a repop it dosent have the reflective strip its completly clear. I wouldent put that thing in my gocart!! Its been opened more than Susy on 36 th and 48 th st by the pickle stand! Laughing Just kidden but its NO gooooood Exclamation
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:44 am    Post subject: Re: 1954 Trip Speedo OG or Not Reply with quote

Digging up this old thread I've found a trip speedo just like it, only in km.
And thanks to Jonh In2VWs I can prove its original, as it's shown in one of his catalogs dated 1955.
My speedo is also dated 4/54, my 4 digit trip is dated 10/56 so the change must have been made in between.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 4:46 pm    Post subject: Re: 1954 Trip Speedo OG or Not Reply with quote

Peter_Plade wrote:
Digging up this old thread I've found a trip speedo just like it, only in km.
And thanks to Jonh In2VWs I can prove its original, as it's shown in one of his catalogs dated 1955.
My speedo is also dated 4/54, my 4 digit trip is dated 10/56 so the change must have been made in between.

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I have one of those also, Currently being restored by Corona Ryan. He said that its Original...
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