[TR] 81 TR7 question

[Keith Stewart]

Can’t say as far as the TR8, as I have never owned one. Chris’s 75 TR6 has basically a MPH Speedo although there are smaller markings for KPH. Maybe that was enough to meet the import requirements.



The odometer measures in miles. I believe the car was a Canadian import and the current odometer readings are consistent with what little I know about the history of her car.

 

 

Keith Stewart

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James asked:

 

So Canadian cars should have a KPH speedo then??  Jim Henningsen 

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On Sep 6, 2019, at 3:06 PM, Keith Stewart <keithstewart at bell.net <mailto:keithstewart at bell.net> > wrote:

Canada switched to metric in 1970 under Pierre Trudeau (our current Prime Minister’s father). In 1971, the government created a “Metric Commission” to oversee the process.

 

 

Keith Stewart

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John asked:

 

What year did Canada switch from miles to Kilometres? Normal practice for changing legislation was for the new requirement to be built in to the car at least one calendar year in advance. This did not necessarily apply to US Federal specs because they often were not confirmed until June of the previous model year. That said, when Sweden changed its rule of the road, cars with LH steer were being shipped at least three years before the change became effective.

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