The MGA With An Attitude
INSTRUMENT FACE STYLES for MGA -- DT-120
There were a few different face styles for dash instruments in MGA cars. Just shy of 4000 early 1500 model cars had the early style instrument faces. This changed to the more common face style at car number 14090 in April 1956. The Twin cam cars had a different tachometer that ran to 7500 RPM where others ended at 7000 RPM. The KPH speedometer and Centigrade temperature gauge were used only for export markets that required metric instruments.
Tachometers in three styles
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Early MGA 1500 (7000) SI 112 102 00
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Twin Cam (7500) RN2300/02
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All other MGA (7000) RN.2300/01
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Speedometers in three styles
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Early MGA 1500 (120-MPH) SI 116 104 02 1450
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Later MGA (200-KPH)
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All other MGA (120-MPH) SN 6161/06 1450
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Early MGA 1500 (200-KPH) SI 116 104 02 900
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The last digits after the speedometer model number is Turns Per Mile or Turns Per Km. Speedometer model and turns per mile would be different for various final drive ratios and tire sizes. There were at least two dozen different speedometer models used in MGA. (See article ST-110).
Safety gauges in three styles
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Early 1500 type
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Centigrade scale type
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All others GD.1501/01
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Fuel gauges in two styles
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Early 1500 type
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All others FG.2530/05
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