welbike Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi all, Am trying to find out for what vehicle/tank this german VDO rev counter is from, 300-3500 revs. On the back it says W 1:2 3-42 and a white unreadable stamp, possibly a 2 Have tried to find pictures of german dashboards, but nothing sofar. Please let me know, if someone recognizes it! Alex Schmidt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 If it is anything like the modern VDO gauges it wont work. We have the newer ones in several different vehicles and they dont last worth a %*$% R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 hmmm I'm becoming a armour geek :blush: looks a bit like this?? Sd Kfz 251 Hanomag II trying to find a closer shot [ATTACH]35209[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 And Sd Kfz 251 Hanomag I [ATTACH]35210[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Mike, that's very good! at least we have a lead on something, will be at a collector friend of mine near Paris, next month, and he has one of those, so will check it out. Thanks, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I suspect it is an off the shelf item fitted to several types of vehicle. Probably ties in with the power plant fitted. I used to deliver to the VDO factory outside Frankfurt - mostly returns for repair. Quite a lot of them, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 i dont see anything similar in any of the tank dashes....... not that photos of the dash are very common Also looked in a Merc wartime truck book but nothing same was blind luck I opened the Sd Kfz 251 book........... looks damn near identical in the first piccy with the needle starting at the 11oclock position and the shaded area on the right. Anyway, just trying to earn my beer :-D no-one takes pictures of dashes...... http://www.sdkfz251.com/images/251drivers_compartment_copysiegfried_bunker.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 on a roll now http://www.sdkfz251.com/images/y5.jpg http://www.sdkfz251.com/images/dashl.jpg http://www.sdkfz251.com/images/sdkfz_251_v3.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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