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Old 10-11-2010, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by LoBelly View Post
I noticed a while back that some vintage/veteran bentleys had reverse speedometers and from time to time have noticed that some other early sports cars had reverse wind speedometers



from
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-sat-nav.html
Having seen a few of these I formed the opinion that the reverse wind speed in Cobras was a nod to early performance cars.

I think the format originated from early airspeed indicators and the connection may have suited those car builders - not sure about that tho...

LoBelly
Your photo doesn't show a reverse speedometer. It rotates clockwise, the needle just 'starts' at a different point.
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