Posted by Tim Way on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 11:15AM :
In Reply to: Speedometer repair posted by Glen on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 10:55AM :
The plastic shrinks over the years and causes the needle to fall.
There was a guy in Canada selling replacement needles on the '39-'47 Dodge Yahoo site. You can go over there and ask or do a search.
Good luck!
Tim Way
Albuquerque, NM