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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1964 1/2 - 1965 => Topic started by: 66candy on September 23, 2012, 01:45:58 PM
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I'm getting old and I need glasses but I noticed that there are two different style digits used in 65-66 Mustangs odometers. Difficult to explain but when you compare the two different styles you know exactly what I mean ;). I took three digits from two different odometers from Ebay pictures:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img145/5727/digits.jpg)
Did anyone noticed this before? Is it a 65-66 year change over, factory or supllier thing?
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Never noticed it before - good catch. Without any other data I would thing its a supplier thing. But collecting more examples with their dates and vins might point to another answer
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All four of my 65/66 odometers are like the ones on the left.
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The round style on the left for my May 65 GT. Brian
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Interesting discovery.
I just have to be different. ;)
65 Dearborn Coupe, April 65. Square style on the right.
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My old 66 Coupe, Dearborn 22th july 66 : round style
66 convertible, San Jose 24th november 65: square style
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Metuchen -66, built 30 Nov -65, Square style.
br
Claes
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1966 Metuchen "actual" build date June 21st; round style on the left.
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All four of my 65/66 odometers are like the ones on the left.
My bad...all four are like the ones on the right, including a Metuchen Jan, 1966 car. The others are from unknown factories.
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My mid-March 65 Dearborn convertible has the square style numbers.
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Is there a case from anyone for a round style that isn't quite the same as the ones in the photos by 66candy? My June '65 Dearborn has round style digits but the "3" is a bit different than those in his photos. I have 2 photos showing a black and a white "3" digit. See photobucket pics:
http://s1112.photobucket.com/albums/k489/mts7900/?action=view¤t=DSC_1738.jpg
Are the round digits for the GT style odometers different than standard dash panels?
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Yeah, I noticed this like over 20 years ago.. From what I could gather, The square style was used in 1965 -Probably just a different supplier.. I don't ever remember recalling seeing the square style in a 1966 car.. I think the round was used for bothe years 65/66.
Wow, I thought everyone knew about this one..
It sounds like a good poll is in order for this..
Tony K.
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Yeah, I noticed this like over 20 years ago.. From what I could gather, The square style was used in 1965 -Probably just a different supplier.. I don't ever remember recalling seeing the square style in a 1966 car.. I think the round was used for bothe years 65/66.
Wow, I thought everyone knew about this one..
It sounds like a good poll is in order for this..
Tony K.
Tony, I'm like you and have known this for a long time as well.
It's a different supplier and they also won't interchange, the combination
of wheels is a different length. My Oct 64 fastback (Falcon style cluster)
has the rounder style numbers. It seems to be pretty random on
which type you will see on 65/66 Mustangs. In looking in salvage
yards at 60's Fords the early 60's cars all look to have the square
type numbers and in 65/66 both are used then starting in 67 they
all seem to be the round style.