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914World.com _ Originality and History _ Red lines on kph speedo?
Posted by: jk76.914 May 11 2009, 02:16 AM
Someone posted this early /4 speedometer for sale. I haven't seen one with the red field from 50-60 kph before. Actually, I guess I've never seen a kph speedometer, early or otherwise. What were these lines for, and do the early mph speedos have something similar?
Posted by: 9146racing May 11 2009, 08:03 AM
50 km/h is the speedlimit in cities and villages. you recognize your speed better (like paying attetion to your redline in your tach)
it is/was common practice for most european cars, MB, VW, BMW...
Posted by: SirAndy May 11 2009, 08:49 AM
50 km/h is the speedlimit in cities and villages. you recognize your speed better (like paying attetion to your redline in your tach)
it is/was common practice for most european cars, MB, VW, BMW...
Posted by: MDG May 11 2009, 09:20 AM
914s came here with the speedo in MPH; when Canada switched to metric in the mid-70s and the speedo to kph our cars came with those markings too.
They don't anymore; my late model A6 and Passat don't have those markings - not sure when they stopped on cars coming here but they may still put them on Euro cars
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