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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Speaking of speedo cables.
My '68 Midget had a 1275 cc, 69 hp engine, and the Lucas speedo was labeled to 100 mph. California's Highway 46 had a straight stretch between Wasco and the East side of the mountain that James Dean was killed just past its West side. It took a while, but the speedo eventually went past the 100 mark. Man, this is cool! Then there was a loud clicking noise, pulled over to the shoulder and stopped, the speedo's needle sat between 65 and 70. Owned the car for 3 more years and was always going 67 1/2 mph.
My '68 Midget had a 1275 cc, 69 hp engine, and the Lucas speedo was labeled to 100 mph. California's Highway 46 had a straight stretch between Wasco and the East side of the mountain that James Dean was killed just past its West side. It took a while, but the speedo eventually went past the 100 mark. Man, this is cool! Then there was a loud clicking noise, pulled over to the shoulder and stopped, the speedo's needle sat between 65 and 70. Owned the car for 3 more years and was always going 67 1/2 mph.