<VV> odometer reading

[kenpepke at juno.com]

Not really any way to accurately validate mileage unless you have a service log with miles and dates.  Having run many a car, some of them Corvairs, past the 100,000 mile mark I can say the numbers will all line up properly after just a few miles.  Many used to say the numbers would not line up again if the odometer had been set back … also not true.  At one time there was a movement to have a marker scratch the odometer numbers the first time around.  I do not believe any manufacturer actually did this … and having checked many odometers at the junk yard, never saw one.

I have a 65 Monza 2 door that shows around 19,500 miles.  Because it was on jack stands in a garage since 1976 (after 11 years of service) I  first wanted to think it was 119, 500 miles.  Like Dennis mentioned, I checked the pedals … heavy wear!  Maybe 219,500?  Then I saw an extra instrument panel in the parts that came with the car … the speedometer was missing.  The running gear all seems to be in good condition.  How many miles?  We will never know.


Ken P
Wyandotte, MI
65 Monza 110hp 4 speed 2 door
Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.

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On Oct 4, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I recall correctly from back in the day, I heard the same thing about
> the numbers not lining up straight. I also believe there is a tab on the
> back that bends or breaks off when they turn over. I think it was on the
> last digit.
> Harry Smith
> 1963 Rampside
> Coral Springs, FL
> 
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Bruce, I am wondering the same thing on my 62. I bought it with 67K miles
>> advertised, however, when disassembling the engine the cylinders were so
>> worn out it looked like many, many more miles to me. Main and Rod bearings
>> were great, the crank miked out at the small end of the new standard
>> tolerances. The heads were perfect. I replaced the valves with the new
>> tuftrided ones, and only had to lap them in. The guides and seats were all
>> in new tolerances. And when I took both the differential and 4 speed apart
>> for inspection, all I did was replace seals. No excessive bearing wear,
>> syncro's were in good condition, ring and pinion were perfect, but all the
>> suspension rubber (probably due to age, not miles) was loose as a goose,
>> accept for the rear a arm bushings, I assume they got changed along the
>> way, so I have concluded the mileage is correct.
>> 
>> I thought I heard that the odometer numbers, when it rolls over, will not
>> line up straight again. I have a old odometer out of a 63 I might try
>> running up to see what happens. How long, I wonder, would it take to run up
>> 35K miles on a speedo using my drill? I could go 100 mph!
>> 
>> So, if anyone has good data on this subject, please speak up for Bruce's
>> and my benefit. Thanks.
>> 
>> Mark Durham
>> 62 Monza 900 Coupe 4 speed red/red
>> Hauser, Idaho
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Bruce Alexander
>> <brucealexander11 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> Does anyone know of a way to validate the odometer reading on an early
>>> model? I have a 64 that shows 34000 miles, and would like to learn if it
>> is
>>> true mileage or is actually 134,000. Is there a way to tell if the
>> odometer
>>> has gone around or is actual?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ...,Bruce Alexander
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