Re: Re: [Chrysler300] 200 MPH Speedometer

["charlies@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <charlies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,
My research tells me that this speedo is likely in KPH. The 1962 parts manual lists pats numbers for 120MPH, 150MPH and a number for KPH. I asked the vendor if there were any identifying numbers on the speedo, but he said there were none. This speedo would not have been destined for Canada, because back then all autos made and purchased in Canada (even US made models for export here) came with MPH speedos. It seems that the KPH speedo would have been for export to europe or Australia.
Charlie in Ottawa

On Apr 14, 2010, Jim Pristelski <ajp002@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

  My father was a Chrysler/Plymouth dealer from 1960 to 1979. In 1962, they
received a new 1962 Plymouth for stock inventory which mistakenly had a KPH
speedometer installed at the factory. It seems to me that it also had
smaller MPH markings below the KPH markings, but I am not 100% sure about
that.

Jim in warmer n. Illinois

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Jean-Yves Chouinard <
jymopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> I had a 62 non-letter 300 that was originaly sold in France and it had a
> 200 speedo. It was 200 KMH, although the KMH was not written anywhere on the
> speedo.
> Canadian cars only started to have metric speedos in the mid to late 70's,
> so a Canadian early 60's car would have been in MPH just like the American
> cars. Those 200KMH speedos were just for Europe, maybe Australia too??
> If a 300F , G , H or J sold to Europe, I wonder if it had a KMH speedo? If
> so, it would have read 240 KMH ! The equivalent of 150MPH !
> But my guest is the "bean counters" at Chrysler would not have allowed for
> a special 240 KMH speedo for such a limited production "export letter car".
> Right? Maybe "export" letter cars had a 200 KMH speedo too...Anybody ever
> saw one??
> Jean-Yves in New Brunswick
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> Has anyone else seen the 62 Astrodome w/ the 200 mph speedometer on eBay?
>
> It's item # 380222575061.
>
> Were any of these actually produced or is this a fake?
>
> Doug Warrener
>
> Fair Oaks, CA
> 300H
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