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BH wrote:
I don't think anyone here doubts what you're seeing. What you've described ARE Senior gauges, as used by the Detroit factory. (Not sure which year as they were slightly different, cosmetically, between '55 and '56.)
I believe the point of contention initially raised was whether they were factory-installed.
In the meantime, my gut instinct is that it was more likely a dealer or owner retrofit.
I fully recognize the "point of contention," I just don't agree with the conclusion that it's more likely a retrofit. I addressed earlier in some detail why
my instinct tells me it is more likely a matter of putting in parts that were at hand during assembly of the last examples of a doomed marque.
It'll take some pics and a little more investigation. I had a nice shot of the dash, but erased it from my phone--damn thing erases when you hit "OK" after taking a pic. Nice unit, huh?
I hesitated even to do that though, because it isn't my car. However, it's stored outside unlocked, and has at least one note left by a prospective buyer inside. The car apparently doesn't get frequent visits from the owner. Wonder if that's why they call them "orphans." Actually, it's an orphan twice over, which is another reason I stick to my parts-bin-on-the-assembly-line contention re the gauge cluster.
Please note I referred to the radio as "signal-seeking," because of its single bar above the "dial." I have no way to tell its heritage. It didn't seem to have the same dimensions of the Packard style Delco unit.
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