Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

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Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

June 19, 2005, 10:02:08 AM

I have one of the legendary Motorsport speedo's for the '85-'88 Thunderbird, pics will follow. reasonable offers considered.. email me at boosted23l@yahoo.com

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #1 – June 23, 2005, 12:13:42 AM

sorry no pics yet guys, should have them up tomorrow afternnoon sometime... it's in very good condition, currently has 23,XXX miles on the odometer....

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #2 – June 23, 2005, 06:20:23 PM

how much are you asking for the speedo? let me know and I'll get it in the mail if its in my price range. thanks Graham

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #3 – June 23, 2005, 06:58:33 PM

Here is a picture of his cluster. He is asking for reasonable offers and he knows what it's worth so don't bother insulting him

He bought this as an NOS speedometer...installed it in his car and it has 28,652K on it now.....he just sold his Turbo Coupe and kept the cluster to sell seperately.

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #4 – June 26, 2005, 03:14:07 PM

goes on ebay monday.....

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #5 – June 26, 2005, 03:31:35 PM

after we figured out how to convert a regular to the 140 mph face there hasent been so much of a need for them. You could prolly get you money out of ebay.

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #6 – June 26, 2005, 04:32:03 PM

i would be more than interested but they dont make a indiglo setup like they do for the american setup. it sucks i would like a canandian speedo to light up blue and show 140mph not 80mph so i have to suffer

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #7 – June 26, 2005, 08:23:31 PM

A stock Canadian speedo would only show up to 120 MPH if converted. There were three speedos available: 85, 140, and 200km/hr (120 MPH). All three are nearly identical except a capacitor (diff between an 85/140) and a resistor/capacitor pair (what makes the Canadian one unique). They can all be converted to the other types by changing those parts (and, of course, the speedo face). The Canadian unit also uses a unique odometer that is calibrated for kilometers, but the odometers are direct swaps as well. You can put an American odometer into a Canadian speedo and it will still show miles, and you can put a Canadian one into a US speedo and it'll show kilometers.

I agree about the indiglo setup - I would have one in my car if they made 'em for the 140 or even the 200k speedo, but I refuse to take a step backward to 85...

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #8 – June 27, 2005, 11:36:20 PM

, 'll buy it from you....
I'd spend about 60- 100 bucks on t if you stll want to sell it.

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #9 – June 28, 2005, 09:52:17 AM

Quote from: Birdman

, 'll buy it from you....
I'd spend about 60- 100 bucks on t if you stll want to sell it.

You'll have to battle everyone else on Ebay for it(it's on Ebay right now) but don't bother with that price range....he'll let it sit in the curio cabinet for that kind of money.

I've watched 4 of these speedometers over the past 3 years sell in excess of $300 each....his is a bargain compared to those.

No big deal though...he doesn't HAVE to sell it ;)

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #10 – June 28, 2005, 10:33:43 AM

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Here is a picture of his cluster.
he'll let it sit in the curio cabinet
don't bother insulting him
he doesn't HAVE to sell it

His, he'll, him, he.... hmmmmmmmm.

How come "his" eBay username is the same as yours here???????
Inquiring minds with nothing else to think about want to know. :hick:

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Don't miss this chance to have the real deal and not some cobbled up overlayed modified speedo that isn't accurate OR correct!

Hey, them's fightin' words!
We went to a lot of trouble to cobble up incorrect speedos.

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #11 – June 28, 2005, 11:44:42 AM

Quote from: MasterBlaster

His, he'll, him, he.... hmmmmmmmm.

How come "his" eBay username is the same as yours here???????
Inquiring minds with nothing else to think about want to know. :hick:

Hey, them's fightin' words!
We went to a lot of trouble to cobble up incorrect speedos.

Because he doesn't have an ebay account and I do....He works with me here at the same shop and we both have(Had in his case) Turbo Coupes. I have a digital camera...took the picture...posted it here for him and for you guys here to give you first shot and now I am listing it on Ebay for him.

The only reason I didn't acquire this from him is because I am running all Autometer guages in my Turbo Coupe and have no need for a stock cluster or speedo

Does that answer all your questions?

and that's great that you went through the trouble to make speedos work....no poke intended but some people want the real deal. The only reason I put that in the auction is because I got more than 20 emails from people asking me about a 1982 Mustang Motorsport speedo I sold last year wanting to know if it was real or "home made"...it was real and it brought a lot of $$$ because of it's rarity and the desire by some to have a genuine item ;)

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #12 – June 29, 2005, 12:55:06 PM

300? to hell with that.
modifiying one s easier.

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #13 – July 04, 2005, 11:10:07 AM

Quote from: Birdman

300? to hell with that.
modifiying one s easier.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=7983615642&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Re: Motorsport 140 speedo for sale

Reply #14 – July 06, 2005, 05:17:46 PM

Well, at least our work in speedo fabrication has driven down the price of the genuine motorsport speedo to more acceptable levels....

I still wouldn't give more than $150 for one myself, but hey, that's just me talking.