Consolette cost?

I picked up an assortment of goodies today at the Webster car show including a maverick Consolette with a clock. I'm just curious what is a good price for one of these in good condition? I'm planning on putting it in my car but I was just curious.

 

if memory servers correctly, prices were in the $200 region...

 

Thank you, seems that I did pretty well price wise on mine then.

 

Does the clock work?

 

Probably not since 1972...

 

I have not checked it yet, but the previous owner stated it did. Just had to remove when he installed a shifter. Is there a way to check with out power?

 

It is from a 70 maverick, there is only one small crack easily repairable. I also got an extremely good condition comet deluxe gas cap for five bucks, a small bumper supports for 10 and a hump hugger console today!

 

I was considering making a removable block off plate and install a better clock, most likely a digital one. But I will definitely test that one!

 

The movement is cheap and along with the heat/cold and vibration in a automobile, after a couple years they rarely kept time... After three or four years, were generally dead...

The clocks have a "auto wind" mechanism that consists of a electrical contact on a arm(similar to a relay) that closes as the main spring unwinds... When the contact closes, a electromagnetic coil kicks the arm so it rotates approx a half turn, which tightens the main spring and the process repeats... Problem is they have to rewind approx once every 60 seconds or 60 times in a hour, 1440 times a day, 10080 times a week, 525,600 times a year -- well you get the picture...

Would be interesting to retro fit a modern AA battery movement into one...

 

I have a NOS consolette with clock if anyone is interested. Brand new never been put together or hooked up.

 

I remember an old auto krafters catalogue that offered a quartz clock conversion for those, if I'm not mistaken.

 

Here is a link to an NOS clock.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-70-71-7...OMET-183-/191684266440?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

 

I'm thinking of doing something like this http://m.ebay.com/itm/321822453429?_mwBanner=1 or find a nice small analog clock.

 

Good thread from a member:
http://mmb.maverick.to/threads/consolette.97512/

Micah

 

That's was actually pretty helpful, luckily mine still looks pretty good. I just have to figure out how to make a block off plate.