Instruments & Gauges

Problem: Malfunctioning factory gauges, tachs, and clocks are common in 30-plus-year-old cars. Fortunately the speedometer on the Bel Air is accurate and in good working order, and all the idiot-light warning indicators needed were a couple of bulbs. You may not be so lucky, however, if your car has real gauges, a tach, or a clock.

Solution: Send your gauges to a repair specialist or replace them with a set of aftermarket gauges.

What We Did: Nothing. The instruments worked fine so we left well enough alone.