Shift Indicator Color

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I am repainting the dash on my 67 and was wondering what the color of the shift indicator needle? that shows through the clear shift indicator. Did they paint it orange back then or was it the color of the column?

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man have all been orange so far. but these have been on 72's so not sure about the older ones.
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thanks for the quick reply, orange it is.
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Orange as far back as i can remember.
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its orange..i have a 67 gauges are all stock
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My '69s is orange.
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I am trying to think of a vehicle that I have owned that was not orange. the Fords and Dodges all had orange and all the others have been sticks other than the new digital stuff.
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well anyone who wanted to could shave the indicator and go with a guess a gear situation. :lol:
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