Re: Hood Tachs
Ok Dave, I'll start with the obligatory "Please fill in your profile information." It's kind of a common courtesy thing we do around here, as most of the members of this site like to know who they're dealing with up front, but since you're a newbie, I thought I'd get that out of the way and save someone else the trouble of saying it. But on to the hood tachs. First off the hood tachs used by Yenko were manufactured by the Dixco corporation, a fairly popular supplier of aftermarket gauges and tachs in the late 60's early 70's. They were installed by Yenko exclusively on the 1970 model "Yenko Deuce" LT/1 powered Novas, and were an "HT/x" model as they were dubbed by Dixco. They came in several RPM ranges but Yenko used the 8,000 RPM version on his Deuces. They also carried a Yenko only white silkscreened Yenko crest logo on the faceplate, while over the counter versions carried HT/x logos. They were also available with other logos through other sources, but Yenko exclusively used his own crest design. As for the picture you posted, that tach is most likely an over the counter version, with the original HT/x silkscreen rubbed off and a homemade Yenko crest glued on. It's definitely not an original Yenko installed unit, and the add on logo jumps right out to the trained eye. I'd go on...but then again it's you who's writing the article right?
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