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Dutton Kit Cars and their owners

So i've had these (some of them anyway) for 20 years +, they are beginning to show signs of age / rust and probably need to be re-homed asap however I have no idea what vehicles they were fitted to. 
I wanted to make the set of the orange ones and use them in my kit but with the ford senders and running gear I think it unlikely they will be compatible.

I have two speedo's one reading 4 miles and one new one reading 1 mile, both have a separate knob on a cable for resetting the tripmeter.

IMAG0494 by Adrian Southgate, on Flickr

IMAG0495 by Adrian Southgate, on Flickr

I have one matching tacho, i like to odd angle of both readouts.

IMAG0493 by Adrian Southgate, on Flickr

Both are 80mm and the 8000 rpm top of scale would indicate car (4cyl) not bike.
The protrusion seen in the photo's is the handle of the old tankard I propped them in to take the photo's, not part of the instrument.
I also have the following 52mm gauges.

fuel gauge (and the tank sender float mechanism) 

IMAG0498 by Adrian Southgate, on Flickr

Oil temperature (no sender)

IMAG0497 by Adrian Southgate, on Flickr

Water temperature (needs sender to fit pinto engine)

IMAG0496 by Adrian Southgate, on Flickr

I'm pretty sure I had an oil pressure gauge but it appears to not be in the same box so maybe need one of those with a sender too.
Any help identifying the source vehicle would be much appreciated, finding the missing bits equally so. Failing that I'm open to offers... :(

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I would guess that they were not an original fit for any car but after market ones, based on the adjustable red line on the tacho. They look interesting and a little different with 70mph being horizontal rather than vertical, but it might be easier to see as the steering wheel can often obscure the top of the dial. Nice photos too.

Does the fuel gauge come with 1/4 tank of petrol?

You mentioned the size of the small dials but not the speedos or the tacho.

Obviously Italian, as used on Alfa Romeo, Fiat 124 coupe, Lancia etc. Excuse spelling but they are owned by Magnetti someone or other. Famous for Ferrarri Dino stuff and of course Ducati Racing machines. They did make a lot of after market stuff late 60's and 70's. Ref: the fitting of the above, are they mechanical gauges or electric feed? I have a box full of adapters and bulbs etc. for temp. stuff. Send me the thread stuff. Very nice gauges, very period and with the speedo and rev. being small, I'd have 'em, if I had something to stick them in.

Both TVR and Marcos used these ast one time and used to be sold by Europa spares

Veglia made instruments for most italian and many french cars.

Since TVR often used Ford running gear it may be possible to use these.

If there is a model nubmer or other identification on the speedo that might help in finding out whether it can be used on Ford.

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