Gauges

[Rat_Pack]

Dave & Paul, I am not saying that they are year specific, but when did Sun stop making the greenline gauges. Well I have talked to Tim Lopata and this is what he said:

The greenline tach was last produced in 1967 and then they came out with a blueline tach that was green backlit that used the monitor box. Then in early 68 they came out with the blueline transistorized tach. The greenline gauges were still available but once inventory was depleted only the new blueline gauges were available. By 1970 there should not have been any greenlines left.

As another side note, SW had a buy back program for obsolete gauges. They would buy them back every two years to update a speedshops inventory with the current stuff. Not sure if Sun did the same thing.


The greenlines compliment any 70 and earlier Camaro or Chevelle better as the factory gauges light up green at night. The 69 Camaro really looks great at night with the green lights...............RatPack..........

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As do the '68-'70 Novas
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[Rat_Pack]

Marlin, sorry about that. You are right the Novas gauges do look good at night..........RatPack.................

[whitetop]

Ratpack
I had a NOS Sun green line 8000 rpm tach in the box with a stamped date of 4-68. I also have color ads in 1968 magazines that still show the greenline tach and 2 5/8 gauges. When Tim said they stopped making them in '67-were they just selling the inventory off through '68 or just never updated their ads?
The very earliest blueline gauge I have seen in print is a early January/February? issue of Pop Hot Rodding with a '57 Chevy. Nowing the press time of mags of 3-4 months the bluelines hit the public in early-mid '68??


For you SW buffs, Speedometer Service Co. in Pittsburgh has been a SW regional Warehouse/distributor/ dealer for 40+ years-and in the same location. Anyone ever try to see what they have on their old dusty shelves? Sorry no Sun stuff I already tried. No interest in SW.
Dave


[Edited by whitetop (01-30-2002 at 11:35 AM).]

[Rat_Pack]

Whitetop, that is right, they had a transition time so that is why you saw both ads overlap each other. Now the set of gauges that pxtx has for sale is the last style of the greenline tachometers made. I have learned a lot from Tim as he knows this stuff like no other person I have seen, especially the SW items. Too bad he has quit selling this stuff as he usually has the best items on the market and some of the hardest to find.

By the way, he was the one that helped me identify a set of custom face SW 2" oil and amp gauges as for a 68 Shelby Mustang. Never knew the differences and I sold that pair of gauges for $400+ on Ebay a few months ago. Got to thank him for that...................RatPack...............

[Stefano]

WOW, I needed those for my 1968 KR. Anymore available?

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Rat/Stefano;
Can you post a pic of these Shelby type guages? I bought a set off EBAY several years ago, and couldn't understand why these Ford guys were chasing them as well. They emailed me after the auction to see if wanted to sell them since I had just sniped them. I still have them, new in the boxes, but now know that they were not for Yenko cars. Subsequently bought SW greenlines from Tom Billigen, and a spare NOS oil pressure replacement guage.
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