Hood Tachs

[55chevy]

David, Supercar Kid is right. That tach you show pics of was on Ebay not long ago and we had some fun with it then too. It's not an original Yenko tach. You can tell by the obviously home made decal that looks like it was done on computer printer paper. It is however the right KIND of tach that was on the Deuces. Just an original HT/x. I'm sure one of the guys on here with a real Deuce wouldn't mind getting you a close up of a real one. But as far as info on these tachs, I'd say listen to what Supercar Kid and his brother CamaroJoe have to say as they (the Barr brothers) are a pretty good authority on this stuff. You should've made the trek to SCR6 to see their Supercar memorabila collection first hand. Incredible.

[dforsyth]

Not so much doubting them but understand the inards of these tachs are different. See the 2 attachments to see they are 2 totally different tachs. The Dixco have black plastic inards and the Yenko tachs are clear.
The question should be I guess; who made the clear plastic hood tachs?????

Dixco did NOT make the clear ones.
Thanks

[camarojoe]

First off Dave, you already are off with some facts. BOTH tachs you show are indeed made by Dixco. the 1st tach you have pictured is indeed a Dixco HT/x, but it is definitely NOT an original Yenko faceplate. The Yenko logo is homemade and is not correct, as has already been stated. The "other tach" you post pics of is also made by Dixco, and is a later version of the HT/x. The first one is the correct (for Yenko applications) "1st version", and should feature round bullet-type "push in" connectors on the wires, whereas the second version you show uses regular "flat" wire connectors. The newer version also uses a plastic nut on the bottom to attach it to the hood, where the original version used a steel nut. The second versions I have seen always seem to have the "colored" face, with a red, green, and yellow stripe around the top edge of the face. BOTH versions you show are made by Dixco, and were actually marketed by many different vendors, who often paid to have their own names and logos on the face. Ford, Mopar, JC Penney, JC Whitney, etc. all sold versions of this tach, and all were manufactured by Dixon (Dixco). By the way, What publication are you writing this article for, might I ask? Sounds like Supercarkid already has it written for ya.

[camarojoe]

Here's another pic of a correct Yenko silk screened Dixco HT/x, although it appears the adjustable redline pointer is missing on this one.

[mnyenko]

David,
My original hood tach has the clear plastic insides that you show.The black plastic insides look like a newer tach.Couldn't they both be Dixico made at different times?Earl

[camarojoe]

[ QUOTE ]
David,
My original hood tach has the clear plastic insides that you show.The black plastic insides look like a newer tach.Couldn't they both be Dixico made at different times?Earl

[/ QUOTE ]

Thats exactly what they are Earl.

[dforsyth]

I do not own the "ebay" tach but another one.
If someone would like to send me a focused pic of the Duece Tach I would appreciate it.
And the article is far from written unless you are including all makes of cars and the years and part numbers for those tachs.
I also am researching the uses for Mopar and Ford.
If this is an early Dixco Tach that is great as it will prove a theory of mine but still does not help me unless I have proof.
The proof being when they changed the style and part numbers on paper.
As you can see it is not as simple as someone saying it is correct. It is only correct if found in documentation.
Thanks
And I am submitting this article to Automobile with several other articles.

[camarojoe]

If the tach you have pictured is not the one that was on ebay a few weeks ago, Where did you get that tach you are posting pics of? Were you the seller of the ebay tach? As for photo clarity, i think the pics are clear enough to see the obvious difference between a real Yenko silkscreened logo and the bad copy you posted pics of.

[dforsyth]

From ebay. But not the one you are showing. Mine must have been silkscreened as it wiped off when I cleaned it. Now it is blank. But the interior is the same as the one shown (with one wire broken off though). The tach restorationist (D&M guage restorations) I am sending it to wanted me to verify the maker of it. This is due to it not being like the black bodied Dixco he normally restores.
The only reason I purchased this for my collection was it was the clear bodied style and I had been told all the Yenko Hood tachs came this way.
thanks

[Supercar_Kid]

Dave, after receiving tons of valuable information, including a pic of an authentic Deuce tach, you say [ QUOTE ]
As you can see it is not as simple as someone saying it is correct. It is only correct if found in documentation.

[/ QUOTE ] But then go on to add, concerning your own clear bodied tach...[ QUOTE ]
The only reason I purchased this for my collection was it was the clear bodied style and I had been told all the Yenko Hood tachs came this way.

[/ QUOTE ] Hmm...seems "had been told" is good enough for you to buy a tach, but not for you to "buy" what I'm saying. If my info isn't as good as your other sources, I suggest you ask them then.