Name That Car Clock: Square Analog With Roman Numerals
I’ve started this series with all analog clocks, but I think I’m going to dip into my extensive collection of digital automotive timepieces pretty soon. For today, however, we’ll stay old-school with another hand-equipped unit. This one has some heavy-duty-upscale Roman numerals and the right-turn signal indicator built in, so you know it came from a car that at least aspired to prestige (though it’s not a Ford Aspire). Study this clock, make your best guess, and then click the “More” link to see if you had it right.
1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V
Really, what else could this clock have come from? Malaise Lincolns have certain characteristics that carry through to the gauges.
Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Autoblog, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars and Capital One.
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They should try Roman Numerals on MyFord Touch.
"If it’s a quarter after two, why don’t you just tell me it’s 2:30!" In the shanty a quarter after would be 2:25 but that's due to having to make every quarter count and there are luckily more quarters in the retirement fund coffee can than any other amassed funds.