[alfa] Re: Tach placement

["Stephen D. Thompson" <thompsonlaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I can't and won't quarrel with Biba's "I like the chutzpah of the single
> gauge, the tachometer of course, in front of the driver. I also like people
> who think it is, at the very least, interesting." It is indeed interesting,
> and curious. There is inevitably the question "Why?". Both 'why just then',
> and why oil pressure, as well as engine speed, counted less than car speed or
> fuel level. A simple answer (good enough for me) is that these are Italians,
> for goodness sake, not Germans. Another possible answer is one which I
> remember an English commentator raising about the comprehensive
> instrumentation of Cunninghams at Le Mans: at times, particularly in
> competition, too much information can be both disturbing and useless. You may
> have another explanation. Enjoy it-
> 
> John H.


I was up at Redfish Lake Lodge in the Sawtooths this weekend and there was a
group of Morgan enthusiasts with old looking cars (someone there told me you
can still order them new) that look like the old MGs, but a little more
curvaceous and a better grill in my opinion.  No offense intended to anyone
who disagrees.  In any case, those cars also had the tach dead in front of
the driver, oil pressure, temp etc around a similarly sized round gauge to
the right, and the speedo over in the center or even a little farther right.
So it must not be just an Italian thing as these cars were definitely
British.  A nice Bently was also there.

For what it is worth, I agree with Biba and liked my 76 GT's layout for the
chutzpah factor.  

Cheers,

Steve
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