2 questions- anyone own a 65 full size with a factory tach? I guess they are pretty rare. Mine doesn't have one, just curious if anyone has come across one?
Also I'm looking to replace the original plum carpet in my 65, having a hard time finding the plum color. Anyone got any info on the plum carpet if it's still available? Thanks
Howdy they are quite rare as I believe they came only on cars that were equipped with a 4 speed. (may have been optional on other cars-not sure) The early ones had no red line so ended up encouraging guys to blow up engines so were replaced later on in the run with a red zone in the tach face. If you find an early one it would be quite rare i think.
65 and 66 would be the same and they used them in American Pontiacs so they can be found but pricey. Usually you have to get the guts reworked by a tach rebuilder so they will work dependably.
Very cool item to have for sure.
No idea on the carpet though.
-- Edited by 66 Grande guy on Sunday 22nd of May 2022 12:55:30 PM
Chris, Ken has it nailed. Early 65 tach, no redline on the face but an adjustable needle for redline. Later 65 and all of 66 had the redline printed on the face with an adjustable redline needle.
The tach was optional on any 65-66 full size Pontiac but was standard on any 4 speed car, exactly as Ken stated.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
