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In Rinsey Mills book "Original AC Ace and Cobra", page 91, he wrote: " An anti-clockwise speedometer is fitted to the S/C and some early road 427's." From the same book and all the photos included, it appears that all Ace's, Acera's and early Cobras were fitted with standard speedo's. Of the early Cobra's, a couple used 5" speedos from the 2.6 Ace but then switched to 4" normal speedos from Smiths. "From chassis CSX 2201, US cars were fitted with Stewart Warner gauges as a matter of course..."
Of note is the fact that he says the SW speedo and tach were 3.5 " in diameter. (page 75-76. However, in all the books I have read, there has never been a "reason" given for using a reverse speedo. Maybe some one should contact Shel and ask him.
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Last edited by fastraxsg; 10-04-2010 at 09:13 PM..
Reason: usual speelin misteaks
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