Description:

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For sale is a vintage universal mechanical speedometer from the 1955–1968 aftermarket accessory era. Features include a 120‑MPH scale, inner Km/h markings, red pointer, and a chrome trip‑reset knob. Ideal for hot rods, customs, kit cars, or period‑correct restorations using cable‑driven speedometer systems.

Applications: ✔ Hot rods & customs ✔ 1955–1966 GM cars & trucks ✔ 1949–1966 Ford cars & trucks ✔ Kit cars, dune buggies, industrial vehicles

SPEEDOMETER

Type

Universal aftermarket mechanical speedometer Dual‑scale: MPH (to 120) + Km/h (to 180) Trip odometer + chrome reset knob Red pointer Black face, white numerals Standard cable‑drive input

This is NOT a factory GM, Ford, Mopar, or military gauge. It is aftermarket, sold through speed shops and parts counters.

🎯 BRAND MATCH (Based on face layout & hardware)

Your gauge matches the design language of:

Stewart‑Warner Deluxe Series (1955–1968)

• Red needle

• Dual‑scale

• Chrome trip‑reset

• 120‑MPH layout

• Black face with crisp white numerals

It also resembles early AC Accessory and King‑Seeley units, but the font, pointer, and trip‑reset knob are most consistent with Stewart‑Warner.

So the correct identification is:

⭐ Stewart‑Warner‑style aftermarket speedometer (1955–1968)

📌 YEARS OF MANUFACTURE

Based on:

• Dual‑scale (post‑1954)

• Red pointer (1950s–60s accessory style)

• Chrome center reset knob (1950s–60s)

• 120‑MPH scale (hot‑rod standard)

Correct production window:

1955–1968

APPLICATIONS — WHERE THIS SPEEDO WAS USED

Hot Rods & Customs

• ’32–’48 Ford hot rods

• ’49–’64 customs

• Street rods using GM, Ford, or Mopar drivetrains

GM Vehicles (Accessory / Replacement)

• 1955–1966 Chevrolet

• 1955–1966 Pontiac

• 1955–1966 Oldsmobile

• 1955–1966 Buick

• 1955–1966 Cadillac

• 1960–1966 GMC trucks

Ford Vehicles

• 1949–1966 Ford cars

• 1957–1966 Ford trucks

Specialty / Industrial

• Kit cars

• Early dune buggies

• Boats using automotive cable drives

• Farm trucks

• Delivery trucks

Why universal?

Because it uses:

• Standard ⅞‑inch threaded cable input

• Standard mechanical odometer gearing

• Standard 2–2⅝‑inch panel mount

This gauge was sold as a replacement, upgrade, or custom installation instrument.