Hi All,
This is a guage and surround that is a very rare aftermarket accessory. I have heard of another one but never seen another. They are Australian Only and are very hard to come by. The surround is cast and the guage contains fuel, amps and oil. It is in good condition and would just need a little tidy up. I was going to run this on my car but as i have turbo'd my car I have changed plans. Perfect for any resto. Buyer pays for postage.
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Turbo54
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there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
$?
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.
How much and I am keen? Depending on price. Can i be second in line please?
Blank
I have a similar one fitted to my Oval except it has 2 extra gauges and the big gauge is a clock the other are Fuel and Oil temp
These were made in Aussie in the late 50s to add extra gauges to yr Oval The plate is cast brass from memory pretty solid
These were to copy the German Motometer Gauge panel which was very expensive
Oh i paid all of $10 for it at a swap meet a few years ago....
Nice find vw54, more than that. Not brass, cast aluminuim.
T54
[ Edited on 27-10-2006 by Turbo54 ]
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there pretty heavy from memory did u scratch the paint off
no, this is how it came. that is the polished surface, you could polish the whole thing to a high lustre.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
I think the ribs are actually chromed
Yes but that could come off and you could polish it all, 99% its alloy.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
I have seen that gauge set before.I think its Morris or somethin.Its Pommie for sure.
Would look neat in any oval.
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offer shmoffer how much do you want?
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I reckon they are Lucas and were in Hillman cars. Somebody got resoucefull and did a bit of mix and match
no, it is smiths & the actual individual guages in it were on many english cars, & therefore may be 12 volt, although that would only affect the fuel guage Smiths Aust mixed & matched many components to make specialised after market guages for many different cars in the mid to late fifties., early sixties & may well have made both the guage & panel specifically for Ovals
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54
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I may as well start $30.00
Think it's safe to say that this is worth a bit more than that... things like this on the samba for more than u.s. $500
kombikim wrote:no, it is smiths & the actual individual guages in it were on many english cars, & therefore may be 12 volt, although that would only affect the fuel guage Smiths Aust mixed & matched many components to make specialised after market guages for many different cars in the mid to late fifties., early sixties & may well have made both the guage & panel specifically for Ovals
you're right if you look closely, which I diddn't you can see the smiths name. I still claim that I have seen those guages in a car form the 50s or 60s, not the alloy surround . I think Hillman Minx is close. Just for the sake of trivia, not any other reaon.
I've got one of thoese guages too came with my 54 oval
heres a pic of mine..IT ISN'T FOR SALE ..
didnt have time to take a pic of my dash so i scanned the pics from the magazines Hot VWs magazine August 1993
Australian VW Power # 8 April May 1990
and English magazine VW Motoring October 1998
Here you go a good starting point. $470 inc postage
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
anyone, if not going to ebay
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
