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speedo limit (was Re: Chevrolet Corvette (Digital Speedos su
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Subject: speedo limit (was Re: Chevrolet Corvette (Digital Speedos su
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From: patrick
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Date: 9 May 1995 04:15:55 GMT
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
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Organization: New York University
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References: <3o81n3$1q2@spruce.citicorp.com>
In article 1q2@spruce.citicorp.com, devere@spruce.citicorp.com (Al DeVere) writes:
>There never was a restriction on how high a speedo could indicate!
it is indeed the case the in the US, car makers had to install
85 mph speedometers. I forget the years- 82-86 maybe?
good 'ol GM (and I believe others too) kept the 85 speedo
around until they used up their stockpile
my friend's 82 Z28 and our 84 Supra had the damn things even!
patrick
patrick@cns.nyu.edu