tr4guy

I just bought a 1980 911 Targa a couple weeks ago and I'm having some fun with it but I'm also wondering why a car that can do close to 140 MPH has a speedometer installed in it's dash that only reads up to 85 MPH. Doesn't seem logical to me.....anyone know an explanation for this oxymoron?????

ivangene

Federal Government

no sense and an oxymoron....

find yourself a man's speedo !

ron mcatee

Back in those days, the Federal government mandated cars have only 85 mph speedo's. Some dumbass in DC probably thought it would slow folks down.

theiceman

Wait I thought that was about 85 they did that not 80 I would be verifying that is the original speedo. Then of course original miles

tr4guy

It has 74467 showing on the ORIGINAL speedo/////

2Utes

Officer: "How fast do you think you were going, son?"
Me: "Not one mph over 85, sir."

My 82SC has the same original 85mph speedo.

ivangene

LOL

I swear officer, you can look for yourself, this car wont even go over 85 - see

Cajun

My '81 has the 85mph speedo too...about to change out for a later model...

It's always fun to peg it and see how long it takes to slow down before the speedo begins to slow!

SARGEPUG

haha! That is so true! I remember when I had a new 87' Mustang GT, i would do the same thing. It had same pathetic 85 speedo.

redridge

85mph.... that means you were doing 90 since Porsche are always conservative with their numbers.

Jay Gratton

I would leave it. Fun conversation while in the car with a passenger. Besides, if you are driving over that on the highway I wouldn't be concerned about the needle, I would be all about what is in front of me.