1968 Mini Tach

[franklinair]

What's happened to the availability of the Australian made Retro Gauge Mini Tach??
They originally showed up on E-Bay a few years ago ($88 + shipping) then appeared in MU's catalog (last price $140). Now they're not available. MU says "Discontinued".
Too bad. A nice unit mounted in the '67-68 clock's position. Reliable and easy to install. I installed them in all of my recent Mustangs, and my last one in my Highland Green C/S.

Neil:sad:

 

[CougarCJ]

Neil, contact Rocketman. You might be able to convince him to make that item. He does for a Cougar.

 

[di81977]

I noticed that a little while back. Read that they sometimes come up on ebay. If someone made something similar, I would be interested. I have a mini, but it is a half circle and very hard to read. Was in my HCS when I first bought it.

 

[franklinair]

I just think it's a good marketable item, if someone had the U.S. distributership. Wouldn't make a Million $, but doable for '67 & '68's.
(Maybe the guy in Oz died or something?)

Neil

 

[CougarCJ]

The guy makes a very nice product for the standard Cougars.

Mentioning that nothing is on the market anymore, and it should be an easy thing for him to make. We make them out of clock blanks, which the customer has to supply or purchase a core.

 

[di81977]

Mustangs Unlimited sell a white faced mini tach from retrogauge, but not the black any more. Maybe the white ones are left over stock?

I found him (Mike - Retrogauge) on ebay and sent a message asking what was going on. Looks like he has not been on ebay for a few years. Hope he is ok.

http://cgi3.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=retrogauge

David

 

[nfrntau]

Heres where I heard about it first:
http://www.californiaspecial.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3015&highlight=jeep+tach


Then we talked about it here. I used the Jeep tach in my car and it still works perfectly. Nobody has ever mentioned to me that it's not supposed to be there. I still think it looks stock and matches the rest of the instruments.
http://www.californiaspecial.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2532&highlight=jeep+tach

 

[p51]

Just did a google search and found them @Mustangs Unlimited...

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=MMT86+01

Gosh, they're a lot more expensive than they used to be.

BTW: IMO, its one of the great additions to the '68 stang. Easy to install and, until recently, very (surprisingly) inexpensive.

 

[p51]

Just did a google search and found them @Mustangs Unlimited...

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=MMT86+01

Gosh, they're a lot more expensive than they used to be.

BTW: IMO, its one of the great additions to the '68 stang. Easy to install and, until recently, very (surprisingly) inexpensive.

Neil

Sorry. Didn't read your initial post close enough about MU. Mustangs Unlimited has discontinued them? Seems like they still have it as available in their on-line catalog (or is that just out of date?).

Best
James

 

[franklinair]

I called MU: They said it was discontinued.

Neil

 

[robert campbell]

I called MU: They said it was discontinued.

Neil

Ah heck, get a big tach!!! Since this picture the clock is now a boost guage and I put the oil and amp in a Shelby console.

Rob

 

[nates68]

Rob, I have the same setup in mine, I think it looks better this way. I love the shelby console. 4-speed.



nate

 

[Ruppstang]

As dicussed in a earlier thread the factory style tach set up is available at www.tributeautomotiveproducts.com. It is more expencive than the mini tach but a lot less expensive than a original set up. It only takes about two hours to install. We put one in the MCA Mystic Mustang build and used a shelby console with the oil pressure and ameter gages. It was realy cool. Marty

 

[Mosesatm]

Marty,
Your link is missing the "i" in tribute.

 

[nates68]

Marty, Just had too say to bad they dont offer a 140mph speedo. That would look good with the tac. Thats wuy i went with the kit to use the auto-meter blackface. They sell a backplate to hold the gauges in.Not MCA rules but looks great.


Nate

 

[Ruppstang]

Thanks Arlie, They can do the 140 speedo. Marty

 

[nates68]

Marty, driveshaft looks great, alot of work . Do you need to send your old speedo in to get the 140 mph?


thanks, Nate

 

[Ruppstang]

Nate,
I think you would send yours in or pay a core charge. Marty

 

[Mosesatm]

I purchased a full-size tach and fuel gauge from Tribute. Hope to install them soon.

 

[Ruppstang]

Arlie I would be intrested to hear you opinion on how your instalation went and how it operates in your car. I think you will like it. We are going to the Pensacola Fl. MCA national this week and Frank the owner of Tribute Automotive will be there. The mystic build 67 fast back is to make its debut and he donated a dash cluster for it so he wanted to be there. Marty