TR6 More noob questions…

[Marmoset54]

Ok. So fiddling around the car today…new new new to me. Couple cool things in my 72 TR6:

1. The windshield seems to be original.
2. Per the odometer, there is ~83K clocked on the engine.
3. The gauges are all smith except for 1 Lewis. Should I change out the Lewis for a smith? It’s on the AMP gauge.

can y’all tell me anything else about this pic? What’s the center dial?

 

[Gliderman8]

The center dial is a rheostat for the dash lights. Most of them don’t work. I bypassed mine.

 

[poolboy]

I'm pretty sure the amp gauges were LUCAS, not Smiths..so there's noting unusual about yours.
Triplex windshield ?

 

[Marmoset54]

Yessir!

 

[Marmoset54]

I'm pretty sure the amp gauges were LUCAS, not Smiths..so there's noting unusual about yours.
Triplex windshield ?

Yes! Triplex.

 

[RGK]

Does your windshield wiper and hazard flasher switches work?

 

[Marmoset54]

Does your windshield wiper and hazard flasher switches work?

Dunno yet!

 

[RGK]

Amp gauge was Lucas on the 250. I think the 6 was changed to a volt meter at some point.

 

[poolboy]

72 was the last year for the amp gauge...when the voltmeter replaced it..it was Smiths.

 

[Marmoset54]

72 was the last year for the amp gauge...when the voltmeter replaced it..it was Smiths.

Ok! Great little tidbits to know!

Is an odometer with 83k believable?

 

[poolboy]

Sure...many of these cars stopped being daily drivers decades ago.

 

[RGK]

And many had their speedo's, amongst other things, replaced during a resto.

 

[Sarastro]

Also, many simply failed and were replaced, and many had broken cables, which didn't get replaced promptly. I don't understand this concern for "mileage" in 50+ year old cars. In a car of that age. pretty much everything has been replaced or rebuilt at one time or another, so what does "mileage" tell you about the condition? Mileage since a restoration or the last engine or transmission rebuild tells you something, but the "mileage" of the car since new tells you nothing, even if you know it with confidence.

 

[PAUL161]

Ok! Great little tidbits to know!

Is an odometer with 83k believable?

Sure is, my TF only had 38,000 miles on it, which really meant nothing when I got it, but it sat in a garage for over 20 + years, I totally restored it down to the last bolt and total restoration of the drive train! PJ

 

[Marmoset54]

Sure is, my TF only had 38,000 miles on it, which really meant nothing when I got it, but it sat in a garage for over 20 + years, I totally restored it down to the last bolt and total restoration of the drive train! PJ

Thanks! This is my first vintage car so TONS of stupid questions!