<VV> Electric clock

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Yes they are around.  Yes they are VERY cool.  Yes they are a pain in 
the rear (I have to have mine cleaned and otherwise touched up every 
few years at a cost of 125.00).  The make mechanical clock noises and 
an interesting klunk as the power winds the spring.  They are 
frightfully expensive.  NOS expect 300-500 (they fit other 
Chevy's).  NOS usually means the clock does not work (dirty and lube 
dried from sitting 50 years) and you need the 125.00 expense 
immediately.  They are fairly easy to install although it is scary to 
CUT your padded dash ...

Some people convert to quartz which solves most of the above problems 
if you have a case -- but I hate that due to the loss of the sounds a 
real clock makes.

There were two cases made, one through 61 and another 62-64.  Purists 
seem to think you MUST have the right year case.  Since these were a 
dealer, not factory, option my opinion is that a 61 version is 
perfectly valid in a 62-64.  When as a customer you asked for the 
clock, the dealer went to his shelf and pulled one off, and installed 
it.  The dealer was not thinking "perhaps they will lose points in a 
show in 50 years" ... I would also say a 62 clock in a 61 would be 
incorrect, although my understanding is that the clocks arrived 
before the end of 61 just as the cars did, so a 62 clock in a late 
production 61 might also be correct.  Mounted they don't look much 
different and the innards are the same.  You have to have sharp eye 
to see the case differences.  However, the later clock is easier to 
install with a padded dash.

I MAY have one I'd sell, but it won't be cheap.  Depends which case 
you want.  Contact me off list if interested.

Eric




At 05:13 PM 6/22/2011, you wrote:

>Message: 4
>Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:08:19 +0000 (UTC)
>From: rbeth at comcast.net
>Subject: <VV> Electric clock
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>I found a 1963 Custom Feature Accesories Booklet  for your 1963 
>Chevrolet, Chevy 11
>and Corvair. It shows a Electric Clock for a Corvair. Are there any 
>around and will they fit
>a 63 Spyder Dash. This was a booklet from GM
>
>Thanks
>
>Richard Bethard
>Nokesville, Va
>rbeth at comcast.net


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