Re: Stahl & Associates ??
Steve
Jones-Motrola out of Stamford CT. made the tachs for Stahl, Moroso and Mallory and also their own name on the faceplate. The tachs were identical except the faceplate was changed to whatever company JM sold the tachs to.
JM was still in business up until several years ago where you could buy new cables etc. I had a NOS S&A tach(as well as a early Moroso that ended up with Mike G. and a nos JM unit on this site last year) at one time and was looking for the dash bracket. I believe jerry s. said most guys used the Moroso piece or the short JM piece(no longer available). I did see a chrome plated early S&A bracket at one time. It had the same style decal as the face on the bracket but reversed-white background with black lettering. The early Moroso used the gold anodized bracket and then Moroso came out with a chrome plated unit in the late '70's. Stahl and Moroso both had their tachs out at the same time. I think overall the Moroso tach came out first. The first Moroso tach had the "arrowhead" logo(white & Black) and then later the longer arrow shaped white black and red logo. In '72-'73 they came out with the words Moroso that we are familiar with today. I never did understand the Stahl - Moroso decaled tachs and what business connection they had. Moroso no longer offers the tachs, brackets or cables.
The cables/brackets etc that JM still sells are however different from the originals. The original cables had a "hand grip" nut while the ones available today have a hex nut. Also the sheath has a different look. JM was rebuilding the old tachs up until 3-4 years ago where they would rebuild your old unit and put in new glass, new bezel, case etc. However all the old parts were used up so they are not doing it anymore except for the newer style 4" tachs-if they are even doing those.
Steve, JM was making these tachs you are talking about as early as 1962-1964. They were on some of the early Cobra race cars. As a matter fo fact that is where my NOS JM unit went. To a guy out in CA rebuilding a Cobra racer.
I do think the tachs were a midwest and northeast coast thing. Most racers out west were running the SW cable drive tach just from what I've seen in the old mags. mostly have seen them in the old Chevy Power, Chevy Action, Street racer mags of the '70's on NY based cars.
I have all the early Moroso catalogs if you need part numbers etc.
Dave
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