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  1. rob

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    #1 rob, Dec 6, 2013
    Every once in awhile I notice something new on a 308. Today as i was looking at an interior shot of a 308 I noticed that particular car had a six digit odometer and I had always thought that all 308's had a five digit. I searched online to see if maybe it was early cars or euro cars that had the six digit but found no consistency throughout the different iterations of 308. So what did the diffefrent 308's come from the factory with?
     
  2. alhbln

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    #2 alhbln, Dec 6, 2013
    Interesting, i have never seen a six digit 308 odometer yet (and i tend to believe i have seem then all by now :)
     
  3. miketuason

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    #3 miketuason, Dec 6, 2013
    rob, can you post pic of the gauge?
     
  4. ME308

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    #5 alhbln, Dec 7, 2013
    Michael, thanks! Do you know from what car/series this one was taken from?
     
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    #7 Wilson308, Dec 7, 2013
    The US speedometer put in my 84 Euro whenever it was federalized is a 6 digit as well. I believe this has been discussed before and no one could find any rhyme or reason to which ones had 5 or 6 digit, many 328s still had a 5 digit.
     
  8. ME308

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    #8 ME308, Dec 7, 2013
    both 80/81 injected cars
     
  9. ragtop1

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    #9 ragtop1, Dec 7, 2013
    Since we are looking at gauges and such, why is the mounting plate bare aluminum on some and others are painted black ?
     
  10. Wilson308

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    #10 Wilson308, Dec 7, 2013
    I believe the black painted gauge cluster plate started on injected cars, and carbed cars were aluminum. Not 100% sure though.
     
  11. alhbln

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    #11 alhbln, Dec 9, 2013
    Thanks! Were they only used on US cars or did you see any of those also on an EU car?
     
  12. ME308

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    #12 ME308, Dec 9, 2013
    only US, never seen it on a EURO
     
  13. alhbln

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    #13 alhbln, Dec 9, 2013
    Interesting, thanks! I wonder if there was some legal or federalization reason in some states requiring this. Had not seen one until this post.
     
  14. Crowndog

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    #14 Crowndog, Dec 9, 2013
    Hello
     
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    #17 Green308GTSi, Dec 9, 2013
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    I believe it was the Energy Tax Act of 1978 (DOE/EPA) that inacted the Gas Gussler tax, reduced the national speed limit to 55 and required 80 MPH speedodometers.

    My 1982 308 GTSi came with a 80 MPH - five digit odometer. As Wilson mentioned, "no rhyme or Reason," there are many variations on a theme, which is more consistent with the myth of Ferrari!

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  18. rob

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    #18 rob, Dec 10, 2013
    I guess maybe it is like the taillight thing its whatever they felt like doing.
     
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    #19 greg 19425, Dec 10, 2013
    or before lunch or after........... :)
     
  20. Green308GTSi

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    #20 Green308GTSi, Dec 10, 2013
    Same with tools, whatever is in the shop today goes on the car, or in the kits, oh well!
     
  21. Crowndog

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    #21 Crowndog, Dec 10, 2013
    Maybe the cars with five digit odo were not expected to ever go past 99,999 miles. Either they rusted out or got set back, both very common.


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