Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!das-news.harvard.edu!ogicse!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!dsinc!vu-vlsi.ee.vill.edu!mobasserFrom: mobasser@vu-vlsi.ee.vill.edu (Bijan Mobasseri)Newsgroups: rec.autosSubject: Re: Dumbest automotive concepts of all timeMessage-ID: <C52G2H.8uC@vu-vlsi.ee.vill.edu>Date: 6 Apr 93 14:25:28 GMTArticle-I.D.: vu-vlsi.C52G2H.8uCReferences: <tcora-010493134102@b329-gator-3.pica.army.mil> <C4vDJx.6Au@telebit.com> <1993Apr5.172250.6649@telxon.mis.telxon.com>Organization: Villanova UniversityLines: 6Not exactly dumb, but who remebers the tachometer on the 69 or 70 Firebird bulging out of the _hood_ right in front of the driver. Neat place but I love to know what the elemnts did to its internals after a few years. Also, does the speedomete pointer on many US cars have to be 3 feet long?. Bijan