The speedos are inacurate rubbish.
I'm going to get a ute faceplate with the up to 160kph on it, and get the local speedo gurus to convert it to mph. 160mph speedo will be just the ticket.
I'd give my left nut for a factory 120mph speedo.

you cant just put a 120 mph mark at the very bottom of a coupe speedo

Problem is I can go faster than that in 4th, with 5th to go!

I own a 1974 120y and it has both MP/H and KM/H on the speedo.
I think they did this because this was the year that they changed over to KM/H in Aus.
This is the similar to my brother's 1973 ke20 rolla. It's speedo is in MP/H where as the 1974 model ke20's had a KP/H dash.

so i guess my ute is a 74 model then, it donated its mph/kph dash to the sedan

odometer is still in miles though as i was lazy and only changed the face plate

I have happened accross a smiths speedo from a ***cough*** triumph ***cough***
Aside from being english, it goes up to 230kmh,(They were being a bit optimistic there I think) and is about the right size. There'll be a bit of fiddling to make it work. But I think it can be done. I'll post a pic when I can.

they werent being optimistic, just putting it in place waiting for the owner to convert the engine to an A series

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Japanese 1200 coupes used a round speedo in KPH while Aussie ones were round, but in MPH, complete with trip meter.

The later model utility/truck [1974 & onwards] utilised the coupe dash with its three round instruments, & grille, as an upgrade/ facelift, & the speedo was calibrated in KPH. If this didn't actually happen in '74, then it was soon after.
I do not know if these had a trip meter or not, so perhaps someone here can tell us, although the picture I have of an early 80's ute shows the speedo without the trip meter. Perhaps even later models got it.

The utility was marketed here untill the late 80's & in Japan they went into the early 90's.
South Africa, on the other hand, still makes the 1200 Ute in an updated form, however the instruments look just like they did way back when.
I don't know about a trip meter in these, but they are sold in two levels of trim.
Basicly you can get the lower cost Workhorse, or the more expensive Show Pony, & these upmarket models might have the better instruments. Your best bet is to contact one or more of our South African members, preferably ones with Ute's, known over there as a 'Bakkie' to see what was available as you may need the whole instrument cluster to make it all work for you.
Remember that Australia, New Zealand, Japan & South Africa are all right drive countries, just in case there is any variation in the fitment of these speedo's into your left drive Canadian car.

I suspect that the 230kph Smiths speedo, mentioned earlier may have been calibrated in KPH[ph]
Thats Kilometers Per Hour [perhaps]

Always the perfectionist Chris. But smiths actually put Km/h on it.

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