Does anybody make cool gauges anymore ??

Does anyone produce any cool 60s style, period correct guages like the Stewart Warner green stripe or the Dixco blue stipe?

I would be happy with just a plain chrome trimmed guage that doesn't have any gay writing or modern logos on it like auto-meter or sunpro.

 

i guess the ones with he little fish are out too?

 

Stewert warner still makes "retro" gauges. Moon and so cal speed shop also makes those gauges, i have Stewart Warners in my Elcamino. And im going to put Moons in my impala

 

Summit has the Green Line gauges, I hear the quality isnt all that great though and they are far from cheap.

 

Design and make your own faces how you want them. It isn't that hard.

 

Try VDO.

One line of VDO's look very much like the old S-W's.

JEGs carries them.


The Speedo and Tach in the pic are VDO.
The remainder except for the fuel pressure gauge are S-W's.

The fuel pressure gauge is Moon.

 

That's the way I'm gonna do it too. Still need to find an upside down fuel guage though.

Tim D.

 

why not just buy the real thing?,,,they are all over ebay and the sometimes the hamb,,,,,in my opinion,,there's nothing like using the real deal....probably end up paying less than new in many cases,,

 

classic instruments sells some pretty nice looking stuff,although i have vever used them.iam planning on a set soon though.

 

Several replies of "pretty nice" and "looks a lot like" the old gauges, but are any IDENTICAL?

 

I'm shopping around for gauges right now & do not think there are any repops that are "identical." Take the "Wings" S/W repops, for example. They look a lot alike, but have plastic bezels & spotty quality (as documented here on the HAMB more than once). The Classic Instrument jobs, as Meddler1 mentioned are very nice "retro style" gauges, but appear to be very pricey. I'll probably end up with some S/W period jobs off of Ebay. I'm looking at an 80 MPH speedo right now, so don't bid on it.

 

Stewart Warner brought the Green series back...

 

80 mph speedo??
Man dont try to take that on the freeways here you will be pegged all the time just keeping up!

 

The classic instruments Hot Rod series is pretty plain and simple, I think thats what im going to end up using. I do kinda like that auto meter retro tach they make now though.

 

ive priced all guages but when the time comes im gonna get a set of dolphins their cheap and they look nice type dolphin guages in your computer there in jersey they have a wide selection

 

Planning on Keeping that steering wheel?

 

Type in 'Dolphin guages' on your friendly HAMB 'search' and read, read, read, etc. ..........

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=304647&highlight=dolphin+guages

 

These guys were in rod & custom, Aug 08.

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www.auroragauges.com

 

"Does anyone produce any cool 60s style, period correct guages like the Stewart Warner green stripe or the Dixco blue stipe?"

No.

 

Try NAPA,they have nice retro stewart warner gauges.Milo

 

Car swap meets are an excellent place to pick up the real deal at excellent prices. I've pick up SW gauges for $5-$25. SW 160mph speedo for $15. Sometimes guys will have milk crates full of misc. stuff. You just have to take your time and dig through the stuff. Half the fun is in the looking.

 

No one.


-Jason

 

Yea...I don't care if they were the best gauges ever made, and were given to me by God himself...I wouldn't put those in my car.


Now, if God said pretty please, and I had a boat............maybe.

 

I found the original guages for my Olds on ebay for $36. If you keep you eyes open you can find some neat original guages that may look good on your dash. Just have to refurbish them a little bit.

 

Was in a local junkyard last summer looking around and there was an old Fiberglas boat. Looked inside for curiosity sake and there was a full set of Stewart Warners. They told me $10, of course I pulled them along with the sending units. They are date coded 1969. Also had some neat light switches,a push button starter and a cool steering wheel. Just need to get a matching speedo. The tach was for a 4 cylinder.

 

Summit racing still has the SW greenline gauges

Check here http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=400827

 

It kills me that guys would put thousands of dollars into their engines and then use a $5 gauge to monitor it? A gauge that is inaccurate or fails is pointless.

Here are some Classic Instruments gauge designs - oh, and they are guaranteed for 5 years. And they are Alliance members too.

 

trust me,,,you'll be sorry
they are shit!..and as you said Cheap..and looks aint everything..especially when they dont work..dont waste your money

go find some old oem gauges and use them

 

You can always have the orginals rebuilt to look like new.

 

We went through Classic Instruments. Had them make some custom gauges. Very good people to deal with, highly recommended.

I love the gauges they made for us..