Several years ago I bought a 5 gauge AC panel, like the one Kaydub has pictured above, for $5. $$ was tight & I had to sell it. Wish I had it back now. Anyone have one for sale? Kaydub? I don't want gauges, just a panel. Great thread. JH
Not a Stewart Warner panel , but I do like it a lot. Obviously a boat panel, unsure of age. Only ever saw 1 other one like it, but it said Chrysler powered, otherwise identical. Would rather have had that one, since I don't anticipate ever having a Nordberg powered car. Oh well..
This is a Lokar '32 insert with an original '32 speedo combined with new S-W Wings oil pressure, tach and Volt meter. Knobs are So-Cal and I'm using the So-Cal keyless starter for a clean look
Does anyone know where I might find P/N and intstallation instructions? I found a set of non- marked SW gauges at a swap meet that I was hoping to use but I'm really not positive that they are 12 volt. They don't have rear light bulb holes but rather side windows for bulbs to shine through.
Your set looks like OEM from a 56 or 57 Studebaker. Some hipo model like Golden Hawk or somesuch. Probably 12 volt as most manufacturers switched in 55 or so.
I wish I paid more attention to what the guy said they were out of. As soon as I asked the price someone else almost grabbed them when he said $25 for the set. I said I'll take them and the deal was over in seconds.
On second thought though, your gauges may still be six volt because SW made a lot of six-volters for years after the OEM's went to twelve. Might have used a shunt in the Studey. A lot of Ford products used six-volt gauges and a shunt into the 70's. Can you list the numbers on the back of these gauges? I may be able to look up the application, and maybe the correct sender they require.
Stude SW...I dimly remember one of the catalog places, probably Honest Charley, selling complete Studebaker panels with SW gauge set, probably very early 1960's. They were factory surplus from a production overun (or I guess underrun of actual car production).
I would imagine Auburn if it was powered by Lycoming. Didn't Franklin build their own engines since they were air cooled.
The bottom one is another example of the GM Diesel panel, a "Straight Five" version of the ten gauge panel on the previous page. The GM insignia would have been on the crescent, but looks like someone rubbed it off...
That was me. I needed the tachs for another panel. Muntz did use a special-insignia version of the Hollywood.
Dudes, half of those damn panels shown came out of my stable! That 10 gauge panel is a monster and weighs about 10 pounds!! It is an AC (BUILT BY GENERAL MOTORS FOR A BOAT). Some of those other pictures are from my panels over the last year. What do ya want to know?????
This is mine, I guess it's the Ensign model. Has some old curved glass wings gauges in it along with a no-name speedometer and a flat glass SW air pressure gauge. Wanna buy it?
Yeah, I do! I'm still digging in my archives...think I can produce some '48-52 hotrod catalog data on what was available then. I have one little SW flyer actually directe to hotrod use, but I think it's later '50's or so. Someone must have noticed there were lots of sales not going to stationary motors!
Stewart Warner offered a stainless steel, "Eight In A Row" gauge panel in the 1955 issue of "The Newhouse Special Parts Catalog." They call it the "Special" I have one installed in my 32 five window. Dave Cook installed one in the red three window that is currently owned by Bruce Meyer. You don't see many of these, but they look great in 32 Fords!
Here's some SW's mounted in wood from 1963, they were called "Custom Faced"----Still up in garage attic.------Don
All Stewart Warner , most gauges are curved glass . A couple in my cars now , others from the past............Z
Just a side note. Did you guys know that some fire-trucks (I think it was the Mack) were equipped with SW curved-glass gauges? I didn't, until I read it somewhere in recent years. When I worked at a local tractor/truck/implement yard a couple of years ago, the old owner had one there. When I got the chance, I took a look, and sure-enough...SW curved glass gauges. Asked him if I could buy the panel and gauges...the anwer was "No". I'd guess the truck as being an early '60s model. It's still there. I may have to try again. (This time I'll ask his son...shhhh.) - Rick
Here's a Hollywood panel I got, came with SW gauges in bad shape..among others, a 3000 rpm (!!) tachometer. I have seen theese in big trucks / busses, anyone know if they were "original" mounted in any vehicals?
I`d say it was original equipment in boats only,introduced in 1948 as "Master"panel(for MasterBaitors...)and the name was changed later on when they started to focus towards hot rodders. I have a SW brochure from -48 and it has your tach pictured in it.It was available electric or mechanical and with or without odometer.I try to get it scanned and will add it here. Does your panel have any painted code on the other side?If so,it tells you the build year.I try to find the link where you can crack the code.
From roadsters.com site: Stewart Warner date codes <hr noshade="noshade" size="1"> <table width="450"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> Year of Manufacture </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="450"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> A - 1933 B - 1934 C - 1935 D - 1936 E - 1937 F - 1938 G - 1939 H - 1940 J - 1941 K - 1942 </td><td valign="top"> L - 1943 M - 1944 N - 1945 P - 1946 Q - 1947 R - 1948 S - 1949 T - 1950 U - 1951 V - 1952 </td><td valign="top"> W - 1953 X - 1954 Y - 1955 Z - 1956 A - 1957 B - 1958 C - 1959 D - 1960 E - 1961 F - 1962 </td><td valign="top"> G - 1963 H - 1964 J - 1965 K - 1966 L - 1967 M - 1968 N - 1969 P - 1970 Q - 1971 R - 1972 </td><td valign="top"> S - 1973 T - 1974 U - 1975 V - 1976 W - 1977 X - 1978 Y - 1979 Z - 1980 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="470"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> Month of Manufacture </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="450"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> 1 - January 2 - February 3 - March </td><td valign="top"> 4 - April 5 - May 6 - June </td><td valign="top"> 7 - July 8 - August 9 - September </td><td valign="top"> 10 - October 11 - November 12 - December</td></tr></tbody></table>
Last year I missed an early Diamond T truck by a few minutes that had all curved glass SW gauges in a cool dash that would have been perfect for an early style rod. Day late/dollar short!
Not SW, but if you like that style, take a look here http://www.haneline.com/ I believe he posts here also. Terry
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