Wtb: marquis 140 speedometer

[Elias]

I want to buy a mercury marquis 140 speedometer PayPal ready. Or does anyone know what year they came in. I need one ASAP I didn’t even know they existed picture was taken by Grand Marquis Gt if y’all know where there’s one at let me know.

[Kodachrome Wolf]

Based on everything I've seen around here, those speedometers are believed to have come in Marquis models between '80-'82. Of course, who knows how many police package Mercurys actually made it out and how many still exist at this point.

Fun fact about these, there's an early and late style. Your picture shows the late style.

Here's an early one:


Earlier models have the triangular turn signal indicators versus arrows, a counter-weighted fuel gauge with a wider sweep, a smaller hi-beam indicator with no pictogram, and text based warning lamps (different positions too). It also appears the shift indicators have a sleeve over them for AOD cars vs SelectShift cars. That might be a '80 only thing though.

I won't lie, I certainly opened mine up to ensure everything was good inside and needed to make a small adjustment to the gas gauge since it was contacting the hash area, so I got to really look at the differences between the later cluster setups and early models.


The real issue you'll run into is 1.) Availability, and 2.) Cost. I didn't get mine cheap, to be fair, but they're not easy to come by.


Not trying to derail, just rambling. Best of luck in your search.

[VicCrownVic]

+1
Extremely rare. Everything KW said matches what I've read about them.

[Tiggie]

May want to check out https://www.bobsspeedometer.com/

They can probably convert to whatever speed you’d like. Then you could have a 200mph one...

I think the easiest (cheapest?) way would be a get a Canadian version and have them convert to MPH. They are like 110ish MPH... which is about all I’d ever really want to do in a box.

[Lincolnmania]

a member here had two of them.
he sold one to tom.
these are unobtanium. i think it was minnesota that used the grand marquis police car for 2 years.

[Elias]

a member here had two of them.
he sold one to tom.
these are unobtanium. i think it was minnesota that used the grand marquis police car for 2 years.

Here in Texas 70mph is the speed limits but most people drive 85 on the highway since Texas is so big. i think this is like 95 mph haha. I really don’t need 140 but 100 or 120 would do just fine. Also my suspension is fully rebuilt so I some what trust it. What’s the difference from the Canadian version. I need to look in to that

https://www.bobsspeedometer.com/1/120/index.asp

[Kodachrome Wolf]

Canadian clusters read like 180 KPH or roughly 110 MPH. IIRC, there's also a yellow stripe that starts after 120 KPH that goes to the end of the gauge. Essentially you'll just have MPH in the minor range.

[Elias]

Canadian clusters read like 180 KPH or roughly 110 MPH. IIRC, there's also a yellow stripe that starts after 120 KPH that goes to the end of the gauge. Essentially you'll just have MPH in the minor range.

Do you have any pictures of how it looks

[kishy]

Do you have any pictures of how it looks

This is a 1983 non-police Canadian cluster:



As you can see, it goes to 180km/h (about 110mph), but the main unit is km/h.

[Elias]

This is a 1983 non-police Canadian cluster:



As you can see, it goes to 180km/h (about 110mph), but the main unit is km/h.

I can’t see any pictures
Edit
That looks so freaking bad ass

[Elias]

If anyone has one please dm me or know how has one let me know price I really want one.

[Tiggie]

Just a reminder that the odometer measures in kilometers not miles. Could probably be changed over.

[marquis_82_withneons]

i assume you are after the 140 speedo specifically and not the 85?

[Elias]

i assume you are after the 140 speedo specifically and not the 85?

Yes the 145