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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / February 2005Speedometer problem
Hi guys, I'm getting my 1953 Starlight ready for vehicle inspection here in Sweden. One problem I need to solve is with the speedometer. My dashboard is from a 1957 Hawk and the speedometer is the standard US version showing miles/h. Anyone know where to find a 56-61 Hawk speedometer showing the speed in kilometer/h. Weren't those used in Canada too? Or are there face plates in km/h available somewhere? Best Regards Michael Bostedt Sweden a few pictures of the car http://community.webshots.com/user/finless_silverhawk Michael's Studebaker pics page ------------------------------ http://hem.bredband.net/b284654/ Try this place http://www.stude.com/sasco.html. Henry > Hi guys, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ------------------------------ > http://hem.bredband.net/b284654/ Thanks, I checked out SASCO and the only ones they have online are these: Speedometer Metric partnr: 1555530 Speedometer Metric partnr: 1554894 According to a 1959-64 Chassis Parts Catalog these two are: Speedometer Metric exc. K - Deluxe 62S 62V Speedometer Metric exc. K - Regal 62S 62V Would one of those 1962 speedometers fit in a 1957 Hawk dashboard? Best Regards Michael > Try this place http://www.stude.com/sasco.html. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > ------------------------------ > > http://hem.bredband.net/b284654/ > Thanks, > I checked out SASCO and the only ones [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Best Regards > Michael They may fit, I'm not really sure, but they won't look right, those are Lark gauges not Hawk, and the will look very, very wrong in a Hawk dash However, if you really need the speedo to read in kph to pass inspection that might be what you have to do, if you can't find a correct speedo used. I think the years you need to be looking for would be 1956 to 1961, C or K bodies. good luck, nate If you cannot find the speedometer head you need, go to a speedo shop in the area and get an adapter to to make your MPH speedo read correctly in km/h. >> Thanks, >> I checked out SASCO and the only ones [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >nate Lee DeLaBarre Daytona62 > If you cannot find the speedometer head you need, go to a speedo shop > in the area and get an adapter to to make your MPH speedo read > correctly in km/h. Adapter? Well, I suppose you could put in a 1.609 times adapter onto the speedo cable, so long as you don't need to exceed the top speedo miles/hour reading in kilometers/hour (ie, after installing the adapter, you are only doing 56mph at the "90" mark on the speedo)... the trick is to find a shop that can simply silkscreen some kph markings on the face of the old speedometer (ie, put a "90" and a mark just a bit above 55mph on the speedo face, etc, etc for common speeds in kph) There are several speedo restorers who silkscreen the new face. The should be able to give you a choice of MPH or KPH, not a big deal. The resto should run about $150 US > If you cannot find the speedometer head you need, go to a speedo shop > in the area and get an adapter to to make your MPH speedo read [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Lee DeLaBarre > Daytona62 SASCO doesn't have any of the Hawk speedometers, either in MPH, or KPH. I have one NOS one left. It is in perfect condition and I'll take $200.00 USD for it. Neither the GT Hawk, or the Lark speedometer will fit a 56-61 Hawk dash. The units are of a different size and would require a great deal of modification to fit. Bo > Hi guys, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ------------------------------ > http://hem.bredband.net/b284654/ If you can send me the face, I can screen print it. Problem is removing the face without ruining the bezel. www.thestudebakerstore.com i believe bob's speedometer can both re-silkscreen the guage as well as convert it to metric. they are a regular advertizer in hemmings. that is the good news. the bad news is that they aren't cheap. ed Michael, Canada did not adopt metric for the highway system until about 1975; long after the last new Studebaker rolled off the line. Somebody, somewhere has NOS metric Hawk speedos, I'm sure. Gord Richmond Thanks everybody for your help in this matter. I really appreciate it. Yesterday I found a guy over here in Sweden who's restoring a 1957 Golden Hawk that was sold here new. His car won't be out this year so he let me borrow the speedometer for the inspection. However, I will need a metric speedometer in the future or converting the one I have. Screen printing a metric speedometer, as Bill suggest is a great idea. Maybe I can find a broken metric speedometer over here in the future with a nice face. I'll send it to Bill if it happens. Michael > Hi guys, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ------------------------------ > http://hem.bredband.net/b284654/ |
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