Why the hell do "Rally Pac" tach/clocks cost so much? Favorite tach alternatives?

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05-10-2009, 07:18 AM

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They look really cool installed. When the interior is other than black, the later style Pac is colored to match.

And of course the early style matches the early style speedo:

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05-10-2009, 07:19 AM

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Thats what I figured initially, that is it a high quality, low volume selling item. I still can't believe how much they were back in the day.

I just wish someone made a simple metal housing that looked like a rally pac that accepted generic small gauges etc. I'd rather have oil press/watertemp/ or volts for that second guage.

05-10-2009, 07:20 AM

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And yes, that does look damn cool.

05-10-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by lunarweasel

I just wish someone made a simple metal housing that looked like a rally pac that accepted generic small gauges etc. I'd rather have oil press/watertemp/ or volts for that second guage.

The term "Rally Pac" was not conjured out of thin air. A popular auto activity in the 50's and 60's was the "Rally", where navigation and timing were important. That's why the clock in the xr7, mach1 and many others had a settable fourth hand. Any sports car of the day had a clock, and it wasn't there to help you get to work on time.

Well, the tooling for a stamped housing would be similar cost. Of course, you can always make your own…

http://www.mustangsteve.com/rallypac.html

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05-11-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MasterLow

Thought you guys might enjoy this. Found this tach in my garage when I was clearing it out for my Mustang. Behind the rear casing it says 1966. Found a horrible condition one on ebay for $350, plus there was another auction for just the mounting stand for $100. I'm definitely saving this one.

Thats awesome! Do you know what it came off of?

05-12-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lunarweasel

Don't know if you still can, but at one time you could buy a bare repop rally pac housing to put your own gauges in, though it was somewhere in the $200 range.