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COOP666 · 07-18-2007, 05:07 PM

I started my professional life as a graphic designer. I think that background has a lot to do with my love for gauges. The graphical meets the mechanical... I have them sitting around everywher...

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hot-rod roadster · 07-18-2007, 05:28 PM

Whew, nice stuff, can't compete with your collection but here's the gauges in my roadster set in one of Knecht Equip. Company's re-pop Auburn dash inserts. Gary

Lil' Billy · 07-18-2007, 06:24 PM

That's pretty nifty.

**Jive-Bomber** · 07-18-2007, 07:01 PM

Coop- I like your shots of the guages in context w/ the dash--

Here's my Model A w/ 30 Buick dash with crap guages:

COOP666 · 07-18-2007, 07:49 PM

I like the looks of that '30 Buick dash. Cool!

I'll find some more dashboard photos to put up.

COOP666 · 07-18-2007, 08:20 PM

LUCIFR · 07-18-2007, 10:16 PM

Man that second to last shot of the elliot brothers setup is sweet let me wipe off my drool real kwik...thanks for posting

Trashed & Hammered · 07-19-2007, 10:37 PM

Too bad that third one was made upside-down,
makes it hard to read.

**Ryan** · 07-20-2007, 08:14 AM

I started my professional life as a graphic designer. I think that background has a lot to do with my love for gauges. The graphical meets the mechanical... I have th...

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**Ryan** · 07-20-2007, 08:34 AM

Shit... I just totally fucked this thread up with my blog script... Hey Coop, can you add your photos back?

Harrison · 07-20-2007, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan

Shit... I just totally fucked this thread up with my blog script... Hey Coop, can you add your photos back?

Good job MR. WEBMASTER BOY.

JH

mcload · 07-20-2007, 08:57 AM

Here is a pic of the instr. panel on the Venus, circa 1953. I have scrutinized this photo very closely and have found that there are two separate styles of gages that my Dad used. Problem is, I can't tell the manufacturer on any of them. I always assumed Stewart Warner, but their experts can't identify them either (or could have cared less). I could be wrong, but I don't think SW had logos on some of their gauges back then.

I plan to have Classic Instruments (?) build me a complete matching set based on the style of the speedometer in this pic. I would like to add a second large RPM gauge, but that will throw off the "authenticity" that I'm trying to achieve with this restoration. I may also have them design a temp gauge with dual needles for right and left side of flathead. I was initially thinking about using the SW "Wings" series, but have since decided against it. I also personally like the RPM gauges that ramp up/down in steps rather than a smooth linear motion...those are way cool! We'll see; I'm at least a year away from having to worry about gauges!

PS: Anyone recognize that rear-view mirror?

**Bruce Lancaster** · 07-20-2007, 09:01 AM

Graphics...I think 1940's commercial, military SW's are the acme of graphic design for actual useability, and have the beauty of pure, perfect function.
The last half of the 1930's in cars was the acme of decorative graphics...faces, lenses, panels, shapes all went deco nuts, producing effects from "Chrysler Building" to "Salvador Dali"...particularly independents, Hudson, etc. After that, the age of the little rectangular electric gauges brought in boring gauges (Though oft in neat panels) too small in size and sweep for real functional beauty...

SinisterCustom · 07-20-2007, 09:27 AM

I dig old gauges.....a club member recently gave me a US Gauge Co. water temp gauge for my truck. It's larger than the others I've seen, @ 2 1/2", slightly curved glass, 0-212* range, has a patina'd brass bezel and the cover over the capillary is woven copper......

It's pretty neat.......just installed it two nights ago........

converseandbowlingshirts · 07-20-2007, 11:08 AM

cool

CB_Chief · 07-20-2007, 11:21 AM

That mirror looks identical to the original mirror in my MG TD.

justanotherguy · 07-20-2007, 11:59 AM

Great stuff. Being a designer myself, I completely understand the the draw. You all know about the book titled "Dashboards" right? ... by David Holland ISBN 0-7148-3863-2

steelratrod47 · 07-20-2007, 12:04 PM

theses are some pics of the gauges in my little lakester rod english smith speedo and petrol and temp gauges in harley bullet light houseings

RoyalCrown32 · 07-20-2007, 12:07 PM

This is my collection. A vintage boat dashpanel and Studebaker Golden Hawk gauges. All of them will end up in the dash of my 33 Ford coupe.

mcload · 07-20-2007, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by converseandbowlingshirts

are these the photos that you wanted added?

Just goes to show what a nice wooden display case can do to dress up car parts that would otherwise look junky anywhere else! Works well with old fishing reels and lures too!

07-18-2007, 05:07 PM	#1
COOP666 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Downtown L.A. Posts: 697	Swingin' Needles I started my professional life as a graphic designer. I think that background has a lot to do with my love for gauges. The graphical meets the mechanical... I have them sitting around everywher... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here. Last edited by COOP666; 07-20-2007 at 01:18 PM.

07-18-2007, 05:28 PM	#2
hot-rod roadster Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omaha Ne. Posts: 2,709	Re: Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos Whew, nice stuff, can't compete with your collection but here's the gauges in my roadster set in one of Knecht Equip. Company's re-pop Auburn dash inserts. Gary Attached Thumbnails

07-18-2007, 06:24 PM	#3
Lil' Billy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 1,096	Re: Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos That's pretty nifty.

07-18-2007, 07:01 PM	#4
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,419	Re: Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos Coop- I like your shots of the guages in context w/ the dash-- Here's my Model A w/ 30 Buick dash with crap guages: Attached Thumbnails

07-18-2007, 07:49 PM	#5
COOP666 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Downtown L.A. Posts: 697	Re: Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos I like the looks of that '30 Buick dash. Cool! I'll find some more dashboard photos to put up.

07-18-2007, 08:20 PM	#6
COOP666 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Downtown L.A. Posts: 697	Re: Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos

07-18-2007, 10:16 PM	#7
LUCIFR Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 636	Re: Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos Man that second to last shot of the elliot brothers setup is sweet let me wipe off my drool real kwik...thanks for posting

07-19-2007, 10:37 PM	#8
Trashed & Hammered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: HR,Oregon Posts: 575	Re: Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos Too bad that third one was made upside-down, makes it hard to read.

07-20-2007, 08:14 AM	#9
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,598	Black & White & Read All Over: Please Post Gauge Photos I started my professional life as a graphic designer. I think that background has a lot to do with my love for gauges. The graphical meets the mechanical... I have th... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

07-20-2007, 08:34 AM	#10
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,598	Re: Swingin' Needles Shit... I just totally fucked this thread up with my blog script... Hey Coop, can you add your photos back? __________________ Ryan Cochran "Skating the same line since 1976..." .................................................. .... www.jalopyjournal.com - www.garagejournal.com - www.gearjournal.com - www.fordbarn.com - www.DOGFIGHTmag.com

07-20-2007, 08:57 AM	#12
mcload Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 522	Re: Swingin' Needles Here is a pic of the instr. panel on the Venus, circa 1953. I have scrutinized this photo very closely and have found that there are two separate styles of gages that my Dad used. Problem is, I can't tell the manufacturer on any of them. I always assumed Stewart Warner, but their experts can't identify them either (or could have cared less). I could be wrong, but I don't think SW had logos on some of their gauges back then. I plan to have Classic Instruments (?) build me a complete matching set based on the style of the speedometer in this pic. I would like to add a second large RPM gauge, but that will throw off the "authenticity" that I'm trying to achieve with this restoration. I may also have them design a temp gauge with dual needles for right and left side of flathead. I was initially thinking about using the SW "Wings" series, but have since decided against it. I also personally like the RPM gauges that ramp up/down in steps rather than a smooth linear motion...those are way cool! We'll see; I'm at least a year away from having to worry about gauges! PS: Anyone recognize that rear-view mirror? __________________ Patrick McLoad The Venus Project http://mcload.wordpress.com/ or http://www.mcload.com/Personal%20Site/the_Venus%20History.htm Last edited by mcload; 07-21-2007 at 08:02 PM.

07-20-2007, 09:01 AM	#13
Bruce Lancaster Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Madison NJ USA Posts: 18,264	Re: Swingin' Needles Graphics...I think 1940's commercial, military SW's are the acme of graphic design for actual useability, and have the beauty of pure, perfect function. The last half of the 1930's in cars was the acme of decorative graphics...faces, lenses, panels, shapes all went deco nuts, producing effects from "Chrysler Building" to "Salvador Dali"...particularly independents, Hudson, etc. After that, the age of the little rectangular electric gauges brought in boring gauges (Though oft in neat panels) too small in size and sweep for real functional beauty... __________________ Bruce

07-20-2007, 09:27 AM	#14
SinisterCustom Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: METHaway, WA Posts: 8,132	Re: Swingin' Needles I dig old gauges.....a club member recently gave me a US Gauge Co. water temp gauge for my truck. It's larger than the others I've seen, @ 2 1/2", slightly curved glass, 0-212* range, has a patina'd brass bezel and the cover over the capillary is woven copper...... It's pretty neat.......just installed it two nights ago........ __________________ Pinstriping by Josh

07-20-2007, 11:08 AM	#15
converseandbowlingshirts Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 556	Re: Swingin' Needles cool Last edited by converseandbowlingshirts; 07-21-2007 at 05:43 PM. Reason: redundant

07-20-2007, 11:21 AM	#16
CB_Chief Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 675	Re: Swingin' Needles That mirror looks identical to the original mirror in my MG TD. __________________ To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. - Thomas Edison "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." - Thomas Paine

07-20-2007, 11:59 AM	#17
justanotherguy Grenade Inspector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central left coast Posts: 173	Re: Swingin' Needles Great stuff. Being a designer myself, I completely understand the the draw. You all know about the book titled "Dashboards" right? ... by David Holland ISBN 0-7148-3863-2

07-20-2007, 12:04 PM	#18
steelratrod47 Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 99	Re: Swingin' Needles theses are some pics of the gauges in my little lakester rod english smith speedo and petrol and temp gauges in harley bullet light houseings Attached Thumbnails __________________ www.acmegrenadecompany.piczo.com

07-20-2007, 12:07 PM	#19
RoyalCrown32 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 251	Re: Swingin' Needles This is my collection. A vintage boat dashpanel and Studebaker Golden Hawk gauges. All of them will end up in the dash of my 33 Ford coupe. Attached Thumbnails

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