The MGA MkII was the last MG to carry Jaeger instruments as far as I know. In 1963 when the MGB came out the use of Jaeger branded instruments was halted and Smiths is what you saw in MGs going forward. For the first few years the instruments were the same dimension. In fact I use a Smiths tach in my MGA because it is an electronic tach and the 1800cc engine I have in place currently lacks the mechanical tach drive the original 1622cc engine had.

 

And for those with deep pockets and a liking for old-school car instruments, there is Reservoir Watches

For example

 

Man - what a superb thread!

 

Great thread! Best crossover for me as I love cars and watches.
Here‘s a picture of a lovely dashboard from a Citroen DS convertible with Jaeger Gauges


And a pic of the dash from my 1959 MGA (watch and car are only 10 years apart). Jaeger and Smith gauges:



Cheers,

Max

 

Nice juxtaposition of the watch and dash, Max.

I often wear one of my mid 1960s chronos while driving the 1966 Healey, but I don't often take photos.

Here are two shots with the 1966 Sherpa graph.





Cheers,

Joe

 

Here's a "kinda", Bloodhound SSC

theory:



reality (possibly)

 

Waltham in a 1927 Packard 4-26 Runabout

 

Seen plenty of Smiths gauges so far but this one on a 1952 Vincent Rapide is pretty cool

 

In



With



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There is a lot of want here...

 

Max, your speedo appears to be a later replacement as these were all originally Jaeger gauges. The Smiths of that size were generally fitted to the early MGBs. I have a couple of them laying around and I also used a Smiths electronic tach in my MGA when I put in a 5 main 1800cc engine.

 

My father's Audi 80 gauge design is ingrained in my mind. Here's a pic of the S2's gauges and interior, but they were the same except for the background(black in the 80) and the panel above the glovebox which was absent in the 80. That car taught me how to operate a clutch. I also loved watching the animations on the little computer cycling when the ignition was turned on. I remember watching my dad take the gauges out to replace a plastic cog that broke in the odometer mechanism. It was a common fault on Audis of this era. The auxiliary gauges where the ashtray was in the base models also gave the you a little hint regarding its rally heritage. Audi Quattro interior pictured below. I'll definitely get an S2 one day!

 

Hah so @pseikotick, after 5500k you're back in the clear to rev straight to 7k? lol

 

Stumbled across this Bremont Mk II that evokes a vintage Jaguar dashboard. Retails at $6K so a bit over my price range. But I like the retro guage look.

 

I don't believe I have ever seen this...



Seems, I don't know, not legit? lol

 

Definitely not legit. See: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/index.cgi?md=read;id=54859

 

Well look at that. I'll be honest, I have never noticed it in a Singer car.
And let me now be brutally honest...as much as I respect the craftsmanship of those cars, they are just not for me, so I really don't pay them too much notice in general.
I see that article is almost 10 years old now but this stuck out to me:

Uh, I just saw on on PCar Market sell for over $1m lol...
The 911 bubble is REAL! I remember almost buying a 964 in 2011 but didn't think it was wise to spend the $25k on it back then....HAH!

But I was also in college and it would have been my only car. It just wasn't practical back then.

 

My 1969 Lincoln Mark III has a Cartier clock that's right twice a day. Rumor has it that lots of these old clocks can be fitted with quartz movements.

 

No clock in the old 46 IH.

 

Smiths made much more than dials/watches. They expanded hugely, and if you fly today, you will be checked by Smiths machines at the airport and be scanned by Smiths medical scanners if you are in hospital. They made dials for many British car companies, including supplying the dials for my MG.

Edit - just realised I’m replying to a two year old post

 

Haha that is ok! Still relevant!