Chrome on Nova Dashes?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Tom, does your car with chrome around everything have a tach dash?

Here's a pic of my '69 SS with custom, bucket interior. Only chrome is at the bottom. What a mystery.

[Allen]

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Tom, does your car with chrome around everything have a tach dash?

Here's a pic of my '69 SS with custom, bucket interior. Only chrome is at the bottom. What a mystery.

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That's an interesting thought, Marlin........ my '70 does have a factory tach and did have the "extra" chrome trim on the bezel. Attached is a picture of a '70 L34 that was on Ebay a while ago. Check out its dash.

[Allen]

Here's another one. This is a gray L34 in PA.

[Allen]

Tom, does this one look familiar? '70 L78. See attachment.

[Allen]

One more. All console with tach cars.

[WILMASBOYL78]

yes my 70 is console and tach dash. allen that is the 70 fron IN I bought, correct?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

That is what Brian and I were thinking on the phone the other night, that the tach dashes seem to have the extra chrome. At this point, it appears to be the only common denominater, and it does not appear to be associated with the interior level of trim - quite strange.

[Nova Research Project]

Allen,

You could only get a Tach in a car with Buckets seats. Bucket Seats were part of the Custom Interior. SO All Tach cars should have the bezel with full chrome (lower section, the vent section, Speedo, and around the whole bezel).

The question is what was the difference in Special Interior Cars. I have gone through all of the '69 files and the majority of the Custom cars (that had a legible picture) had the full chrome treatment.

There were only a few standard interior cars that had the full chrome treatment. Most of the pictures were not good enough to really see a pattern for the chrome around the vents vs. the chrome around the radio controls. Both types were used in 69. Of course who knows how many cars were not original.

I will go through the 70 files in detail next.

It would help if everyone could look through their files for the following for each car:

Chrome around the radio/headlight controls (yes/no)
Chrome around the vent/heater controls (yes/no)
Chrome around the speedo (yes/no)
Chrome around the perimeter (yes/no)
Chrome trim on the pedals (yes/no)
Trim code or style of door panel (standard/custom)
Is the Nova plate on the door panel if custom (yes/no)
Is there a clock? (yes/no)
SS or Bow tie on steering wheel shroud
Wood grain on shroud (yes/no)

Thanks!

[bkhpah]

So,my bucket tach car should have chrome around the false vent and heater control? It doesn't. The Dana 69 bench seat only has chrome around the wiper/headlight/radio. Is that considered correct. I am getting ready to refinish the Dana dash. It had never been out untill I removed it. Great info...BKH