Need info on a Stewart-Warner 160 Speedometer
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:14 pm
Good afternoon. I am getting ready to list on eBay, a perfect Stewart-Warner 160 Speedometer, restored by Russ Furstow, complete with gears, cable and rebuilt speedometer head and dash adapter. The gear ratio is for cars with 21” wheels, like my 1926. I originally bought it to go on my Red 1926 Fordor I currently have listed on eBay, but decided to list it separately and I want to get the listing description correct and have a few questions:
1. What years Model T was the 160 speedometer setup designed to fit? I assume it was designed only for the Model T due to the length of the flexible steel cable.
2. Should this be referred to as a Stewart or Stewart-Warner?
3. Does it work only on cars with 21” wheels or can it be configured to work with larger or smaller wheels?
4. I believe that if it is used on a car with 30” wheels, the speedometer will read that that the car is going slower than it is and the odometer will read that it is covering less mileage than it is and if it is used on cars with wheels smaller than 21” it will read that the car is going faster than it is and the odometer will read that the car is covering more miles than it is.
5. If the above (#4) assumption is correct, is the only way for this setup to be used on other than 21” wheels is to get set of gears with a different ratio?
6. Can this be used on any vintage 1910’s, 1920’s and 1930’s car with 21” wheels and the correct distance between the front right wheel and the dash?
7. I purchased this from Russ Furstow about 15 years ago. I know how much I paid and how much I want to charge, but I want to be sure I am in line with what they currently sell for. I am aware that the price these will bring is only limited by what people will pay, or how bad they want it but, based upon what you have seen lately, what do you think is a fair market value for for a complete, restored, working 160 in this condition? The instruction/maintenance manual shown in the pictures will be included.
Thank you for your help.
Jim Patrick
PS. I will be listing a lot of Model T items in the coming weeks that I have collected in the last 30 years so if interested, please visit my auctions. I will be listing Items such as rear stop lights, horns, coil boxes, body parts, dash parts, accessories, etc. Without the Fordor to restore, I no longer need them. I am a slow lister and can only list one or two items every few days, so be patient. They will be listed on eBay eventually
1. What years Model T was the 160 speedometer setup designed to fit? I assume it was designed only for the Model T due to the length of the flexible steel cable.
2. Should this be referred to as a Stewart or Stewart-Warner?
3. Does it work only on cars with 21” wheels or can it be configured to work with larger or smaller wheels?
4. I believe that if it is used on a car with 30” wheels, the speedometer will read that that the car is going slower than it is and the odometer will read that it is covering less mileage than it is and if it is used on cars with wheels smaller than 21” it will read that the car is going faster than it is and the odometer will read that the car is covering more miles than it is.
5. If the above (#4) assumption is correct, is the only way for this setup to be used on other than 21” wheels is to get set of gears with a different ratio?
6. Can this be used on any vintage 1910’s, 1920’s and 1930’s car with 21” wheels and the correct distance between the front right wheel and the dash?
7. I purchased this from Russ Furstow about 15 years ago. I know how much I paid and how much I want to charge, but I want to be sure I am in line with what they currently sell for. I am aware that the price these will bring is only limited by what people will pay, or how bad they want it but, based upon what you have seen lately, what do you think is a fair market value for for a complete, restored, working 160 in this condition? The instruction/maintenance manual shown in the pictures will be included.
Thank you for your help.
Jim Patrick
PS. I will be listing a lot of Model T items in the coming weeks that I have collected in the last 30 years so if interested, please visit my auctions. I will be listing Items such as rear stop lights, horns, coil boxes, body parts, dash parts, accessories, etc. Without the Fordor to restore, I no longer need them. I am a slow lister and can only list one or two items every few days, so be patient. They will be listed on eBay eventually