On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, at around 14:45:14 local time, Bill Miller
<millerb@ivwnet.com> wrote:
>All this banter has me wondering. Say it is 1978. My speedo quit working.
>Could I buy a new speedo at the local BL/Triumph Dealer?
Yes.
> If so, the mileage
>is now incorrect (at 0 miles), what do I do?
It isn't, and you do nothing. Your dealer has reset the new speedo to
be as close to the true mileage as possible.
>Or...
>
>I am restoring my wrecked <any year> <any make> car and put in a junkyard
>dash/speedo. The mileage is now incorrect. What do I do?
That is the question here, of course. I don't know the answer for the
UK, much less each of the 50 states of the US. Ask the competent
authority (DVLC/DMV).
> Is this illegal?
I suspect it probably is, but I really don't know what the hell else you
are supposed to do (and it probably varies from State to State).
ATB
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Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FM105671
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