The vintage VW dash mileage counter has a magnetic base and the size is about 4x3cm.
It is an accessory that you can use to note the mileage of the next fuel fill up or oil change.
After the tank is filled with fuel, you just roll the wheels on the counter to match with the speedometer mileage and you are on the way. You then compare your mileage to it and you know how far you have driven. After about 350 kilometer with your VW bug, it will remind you to fill fuel up again. It is a must have in a vintage car without a fuel gauge. No more notes...
You can call it vintage dash mileage counter or:
vintage mileage counter
KM kilometer counter
mileage counter
mileage minder
kilometre minder
oil change reminder
small mileage counter
manual dash remind counter
dash trip counter
fuel reminder
trip counter
manual odometer
trip odometer
fuel odometer
KM Boy
gas boys
gasboy
The first picture shows the Vintage dash mileage counter in an German Autozubehoer Katalog Halt from 1965.
Below you see lots of variations of the miles counter sold in in German between 1953-1970.
VW T1 Bus with vintage mileage counterkilometer, oil change and departure reminder in white and new old stockKILOMERKTankfix Oelwechsel oil change reminderTankfix Oelwechsel oil change reminderTankfixTankfixTankfix Abfahrt KM Miles Gauge for VW Split Oval BeetleTankfix Abfahrt KM Miles Gauge for VW Split Oval BeetleTankfix Abfahrt KM Miles Gauge for VW Split Oval BeetleKILOMETER-BOYwhite, ivory aged Kilometer BoyKILOMERKVW T1 Bus with black KM counterkilometer, oil change and departure reminder in black and new old stockVW T1 Bus with black mileage counterTANKENABFAHRT, TANKENTANKEN, ABFAHRT, OELTankfixKILOMETERAn old point of sale display. The cool display is made of metal, so the store owner could put new magnetic miles counters easily.This is the rare Oellux. The Oellux is made of metal and a very early mechanic oil change reminder. It can be mounted on the VW Oval bug steering column.VW Oval Bug 1953 with Oellux fully loaded - WOWOellux thumbwheels, the good old qualityOellux in Kraftfahrzeug Zubehoer 1957DBGM Chrome Kilometer Counter in my 1959 VW bugDBGM Chrome Kilometer CounterChrome Kilometer Counter in my 1965 VW bug. The first owner put it in...Made in Germany kilometer dash trip counter in black / silver with a sticker on the rear side.VW T1 Bus dashboard with a made in Germany kilometer trip counter in black / silver.Made in Germany kilometer dash trip counter in black with a sticker on the rear side.VW T1 Bus dashboard with a made in Germany kilometer trip counter in black.magnetic KM dash trip counterVW T1 Bus dashboard with magnetic KM counter.magnetic KM-Merker in parts catalogVW T1 Bus with magnetic km dash trip countermagnetic KM MILES dash counterVolkswagen T1 Bus dashboard with magnetic KM MILES counter.MEKO miles recorder with instructionMEKO kilometer recorder with instructionnew old stock MEKO miles km counterMeko made in East Germany (DDR) KM counterVintage KM MILES counter with matching photo framekm-miles Thermo in parts catalog
