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Hot Rods Guage panel identity

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by muroc 29, Nov 7, 2020.

  1. muroc 29
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    Have this guage panel waukesha motor co. Wondering if it might have been from maybe a boat. Any info would be helpful thanks
     

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  2. Probably a commercial truck, boats don't need odometers.
     
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  3. squirrel
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  4. harpo1313
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    from wareham,ma


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    Odd how the temp ones are a little dif.
     
  6. Slopok
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    Must be Electric, No Fuel gauge??? ;)o_O
     
  7. Rickybop
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    I think harpo1313 got it right.
    A big red Mack fire truck.
    1960s
     
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  8. Very possibly Oshkosh.
     
  9. muroc 29
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    I forgot to mention I installed the guages panel was by itself thought it would make a good hot rod dash. So guages tell me nothing
     
  10. Hutkikz
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    Here is what Wiki has to say about them. Probably for a stationary engine.
    They changed their name in 1974 so it's at least that old.

    EDIT:
    Also found this. So maybe it is for a Firetruck.
     
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  11. Gofannon
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    Place I worked at here in NZ in the 80's had a fleet of trucks running on LPG. We had a few Bedfords repowered with Waukesha propane engines. I remember some reps from the Waukesha factory came down here to see what we were doing and were horrified. They were designed to be stationary engines, but actually performed very well. I'd love to know where they ended up. Also had 3 Ford Louisvilles with gas converted Cat 3306s, 2 with turbos and one supercharged. My boss had taken a trip to the US and met with Ak Miller, who was doing a lot with propane at the time.
     
  12. bobscogin
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    Stewart Warner panel made for Waukesha.
    Bob
     
  13. fleetside66
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    That's the Navigator gauge panel made by Stewart-Warner in the 1950's/1960's for (as Bob said) Waukesha company.

    440px-Waukesha_Motor_Company_advert_in_Automobile_Trade_Journal_vol_20_1916.png
     
  14. 6673 miles on a stationary engine?:confused: Why does it even need a speedometer? How and what did it move in?:rolleyes:
     
  15. Mr48chev
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    That is a cool looking piece, obviously you will have to swap out a couple of the gauges for the gauges for a fuel and oil pressure gauge but that is a cool piece that you can tell what ever story you want to about.

    Two temp gauges and no oil pressure gauge seem a bit strange though. Looks like the hour meter may also be the tach.
     
  16. Hutkikz
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    He stated in post#9 that he installed the gauges himself. They are not original to the panel.
     
  17. Kind of hard to understand but it does come out that way. .
     

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