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Lafayette rally instruments odometers (mid-60's)   Message List  
Reply | Forward Message #1887 of 1912 |
I recently acquired a Sunbeam with a set of Lafayette rally instruments in the
location of the cubby box.
It is a really nice setup with two pairs.

I am trying to find out more information on these odometers. I am guessing
they are early "impulse" versions since there is a cord with an RCA jack that
looks like it might have plugged in near the speedo.
Does anyone remember this company? Not sure if they will ever work again but
they are neat.

(I will have to talk to the Electrical engineeers at work.... surely there would
be a way to generate a signal to use these odometers again...)

I added a couple of photos to the group. It really is a nice original car.

Steve

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Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:33 pm

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I recently acquired a Sunbeam with a set of Lafayette rally instruments in the location of the cubby box. It is a really nice setup with two pairs. I am trying...
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Oct 21, 2008
1:33 pm

Steve, Can't tell for sure from the photos since there is NOT a close up of the odometers in the group which I found, but I would make the comment that since ...
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Oct 21, 2008
2:06 pm

Walt, I have added a few more images the photo section under "Sunbeam Alpine". Hopefully you can view these clear enough to see the Lafayette stamping on the...
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Oct 21, 2008
10:56 pm

In all my research I've never seen "Lafayette" listed in any rally book as a supplier of rally equipment. After looking at the photos I think Walt is correct,...
Bill Jonesi
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Oct 22, 2008
12:01 am

and quite possibly using a Stevens inline sending unit with cam driven micro switch. I used one of those in my early days. Jay Nemeth-Johannes 3420 Riverside...
Jay Nemeth-Johannes
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Oct 22, 2008
12:20 am

Walt, This is great information. When I return home tonight I will try and take clear photos of the units. It really is a clever setup. I wish I had the...
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Oct 21, 2008
3:50 pm

In 40 years in and out of the sport and twenty years of buying and selling old rally equipment, I never heard of Lafayette rally equipment. I tend to agree...
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Oct 22, 2008
1:03 am

All very good information. I hadn't seen any Lafayette instruments either which had prompted the question. The system looks well built and thought out. I...
steven Silverstein
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Oct 22, 2008
12:07 pm

I would almost bet money that this is the source of the counters. http://www.lafayetteevaluation.com/default.asp The rest of what I see in the photo looks like...
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Oct 23, 2008
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