Speedwell dash???

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sandro_f
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Speedwell dash???

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Hi guys,

Was told that this was a Speedwell dash. Is it?

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No definitely not.

Its possibly a Motortune one, but as I can't get onto the MK1 site at work any more I can't have a look round for a comparison. Check out Harespares / Motorama as a possibility.
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Thanks for the reply Mark.

Went to check the Harespares catalogue and couldn't find the dash there...
Do you have any Motortune catalogue?
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No, I don't have a specific Motortune catalogue. Maybe someone else will be able to supply a cutting. I know I have seen an advert if nothing else.
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No matter what company made that dash, I hope someone replicates it! I'd love to have that dash in my '60!
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Hi Sandro,

that was a nice dash 8-) a bit Radfordish to look at.


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whitebuffalo wrote:No matter what company made that dash, I hope someone replicates it! I'd love to have that dash in my '60!

I agree, it looks really nice, but I would love to know the make of it as well :)
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Although superficialy similar. The first one on here is a genuine 1960's item the one in nthe ebay listing is one of the "Speedwell" ones from the 1990's they were done by John Adair & may have been based on the original one at the begining of this thread but they do have some noticable differences.
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mk1 wrote:Although superficialy similar. The first one on here is a genuine 1960's item the one in nthe ebay listing is one of the "Speedwell" ones from the 1990's they were done by John Adair & may have been based on the original one at the begining of this thread but they do have some noticable differences.


Yes you are right, just like the plastic W&P copies, that is for sale on fleabay, at premium price :shock:
nothing like the original item. This would never had happened when E Collins were running things 8-)

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Isn't that dash for a left hand drive car ?
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Its not a Motortune one

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ooooh - I like that. Hopefully they will be made by someone sometime. I'd even convert to left hand drive to make use of that!! :lol:
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some more pictures of the dash. hopefully they will help to identify the make of the dash


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its a leyland - i can see the badge :lol:
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LOL!!! :lol:

Oh-Rich you're killing me at times! Great comment!
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guru_1071 wrote:its a leyland - i can see the badge :lol:

I should put a BMC or Speedwell badge on it.

it would go for a fortune on ebay :lol:
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