71 Corvette speedo
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Racer
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71 Corvette speedo
I'm wondering what year Corvette this speedo is out of? It's in a 71 but I don't think they came out with these speedo's, or did they?
Last edited by Corvetteoz; Feb 7, 2017 at 06:07 PM.
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The guy who imported it probably put it on, it used to be mandatory to have a KM/H dial when converting to RHD, but the rules have relaxed a bit . As in older cars don't have to be converted now-days.
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The 77 was a one year only faceplate. It's cutout for the main odometer was widened to display the tenths figure whereas the 75-76 are shorter as it didn't display tenths.
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I'm pretty sure I remember km/h on the speedo in my mother's 76 Impala. I think the switch would have been around that time or shortly before. Edit- all road speed signs were changed in September of 1977 so I'm assuming all new vehicles would have been switched before that.
Last edited by See Three; Feb 9, 2017 at 08:15 AM.