Coventry Diesel Instrument panel

ErikBenson

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Hello again. I am almost finished the rebuild of my 1953 ex RN Fast Motor Dinghy. I am now searching for an instrument panel. You can see the picture of it in the 'wanted 'section.
I have also just located probably the last available Coventry KF engines - 2 stroke diesel which I will collect soon. Like the boat, the engine is one of only a handful remaining in the world. Boy was I lucky to find it. !
They made 954 FMDs and only 4 remain. . .this means that there should be around 950 instrument panels out there ! Come on guys. . . rack your memory banks for me ! Please !
This photo is from the FMD on HMS Belfast.
 

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Coventry Diesel Instrument Panel

Sorry. .Maybe i should have just stuck to - ' wanted ' , or 'Classics'. Anyhow. . .here's another period pic. Anyone got any others please ?
 

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Instruments are Smiths standard 360 gauges. Excellent copies are available from Speedy cables http://www.speedycables.com/page20.html

The missing tachometer was probably by Icnield instruments, come up on Ebay from time to time or perhaps Speedy cables can help with this as well.

The instrument panel or something close could me cut out of alloy plate.

Good luck
 
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