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OEM 1964-67 Buick "knee knocker" tach?
« on: August 23, 2023, 04:52:48 PM »
Dear mid-60s Buick parts-hounds,

My daily perusal of the eBay Buick parts listings turned up a (according to the seller:) "1964 1965 1966 1967 Buick Skylark GS knee knocker 6K Tachometer W/Cup Orig GM"  Here is a link to the listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266384599042

So tell me mid-60s Buick experts, is this the real McCoy?

A curious mind would like to know!

Edouard

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Re: OEM 1964-67 Buick "knee knocker" tach?
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2023, 06:31:01 PM »
It is correct but the price is at what a working, excellent chrome condition example would draw.          This doesn't say that it has been tested. It says "Condition: For parts or not working."

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Re: OEM 1964-67 Buick "knee knocker" tach?
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2023, 09:46:25 AM »
All his listings are $$$$
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Re: OEM 1964-67 Buick "knee knocker" tach?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2023, 09:54:30 AM »
All his listings are $$$$

  Not familiar with this seller. Just posted my opinion.
 I should get my butt in gear and finish up the tachs I have in stock. lol I have good tested units available
 that need nice housings. Unfortunately, with the price of chroming it's not practical. 
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Re: OEM 1964-67 Buick "knee knocker" tach?
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2023, 10:32:25 AM »
That is a crazy price! Loren, you should have kept that extremely nice cup from the tach I sent you!
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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2023, 03:55:30 PM »
Dear Loren, Jim, Jim, and mid-60s Buick parts hounds,

Thanks for the commentary.  To be honest, I didn't even look at the price!  I had simply never seen one and was curious if indeed Buick had such a thing that dealers could install.

My curiosity is now satisfied!

Edouard 

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Re: OEM 1964-67 Buick "knee knocker" tach?
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2023, 08:02:39 AM »
Hey Loren, that ad mentions a repo bezel..... I haven't seen the bezel avail by itself, but complete tachs are.

The 1966 Chevelle tach is similar to the Buick tach and avail as a repo for about $180.
They dont have the adjustable redline needle like the Buick tach does.
Here's one, chosen at random, the ad features lots of pictures:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/295893871970?hash=item44e4a62d62:g:F8EAAOSwFctk5A37&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4IfgK8SlHVePf61dliHl0jG5uXB4fp%2B3CW99Og4bnilt%2FjMuoVlKUBPYihqSX0F7C%2FrnqFd6c%2B4kUKgYr72sE8gvI6aicR3bU4Jf8Z1iFL3tjzAApb0JqFMAwbe89VO925C%2FWhKqmr6TYTiVDnkbL32r8eG1ibfk2lIX50noFUuZ0EVDUH8dQ0KroQHJpuCs%2BUxRPDd4WAbtwqFvnURmPK3TdVYFVbQkw4l9zRijVbj5YGFQBo4PReQqrWRy2Uc%2FoY97awvnZbhGsqn9v2qVvLlanPSIEw5%2BYn9l18B0wb5M%7Ctkp%3ABFBM2rDhy8Vi

My first '66 GS that I bought in 1977 had a Chevelle tach mounted in the console. It looked like a factory install. I always wondered how that ended up in there.

There are repo parts avail for the Buick tach. Lenses (plastic) and face decals are avail from Buickman1967 on V8 Buick.
https://v8buick.com/index.php?members/buickman1967.5235/
« Last Edit: August 25, 2023, 08:05:46 AM by WkillGS »
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