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65fastbackk

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1966 9k tach
« on: March 15, 2018, 04:26:01 PM »
Hi,

I came across this tach and was wondering where it came from.  Then 9k tach's I see online looks different on the backside.  Is this a service replacement from 1968 (date code suggests that)?

Thx!

Bob Gaines

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Re: 1966 9k tach
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2018, 06:06:50 PM »
Hi,

I came across this tach and was wondering where it came from.  Then 9k tach's I see online looks different on the backside.  Is this a service replacement from 1968 (date code suggests that)?

Thx!
I cant say what service variety it is but I can say it is not one that was used on production 66 GT 350's.
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Re: 1966 9k tach
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2018, 06:33:01 PM »
Cool piece tho.
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Re: 1966 9k tach
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2018, 06:49:38 PM »
Nice piece, do we know who we making these in 1968?
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Re: 1966 9k tach
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2018, 07:54:38 PM »
The best use of this tach is the bezel for fixing a 66 GT350 tach bezel.  I believe this tach is also an in dash, not with a cup on the back side for a dash mount.

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Re: 1966 9k tach
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2018, 08:13:35 PM »
I had a 68? I think, cobra tach out of a torino cobra, but it is identical to the 66 tach except for the three prong mounting bracket in place of the cup. phred

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Re: 1966 9k tach
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2018, 09:54:50 PM »
I saw a faria 68 tac that had the same type of back with the same 10008 stamping, so maybe someone swapped the front bezel and gauge to a different back?  The 68 faria had a cup as well but had a different mounting bracket.