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Re: [Historic Rallying] Lafayette rally instruments odometers (mid-60's)

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 odometer boxes.

Steve

Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:56 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...	milano164@... harrysilvers...	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 ...	WaltKammer@... waltkammer	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...	steven Silverstein harrysilvers...	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 wcjjcw	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 jayn_j	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...	milano164@... harrysilvers...	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...	Lenpicton@...	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 harrysilvers...	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...	octoberreunion	Oct 23, 2008 2:55 am

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