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We design and manufacture gauges and senders for the Automotive, Marine, Industrial and Motorcycle m

05/11/2026

In 1851, 175 years ago, The Great Exhibition opened in London's iconic Crystal Palace, Herman Melville published his classic novel Moby-Dick, and Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte executed a coup d'état, paving the way for the establishment of the Second French Empire.

Incredibly, 1851 also marked the year Samuel Smith Senior opened his first shop in London, starting a company who would go on to design and supply gauges for the Jaguar E-Type, classic Mini, and Aston Martin DB5.

We look back at our humble beginnings > https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/smiths-celebrates-175-years/

When Samuel Smith Senior opened his shop in 1851, he had no idea that Smiths gauges would feature in some of the world’s most iconic cars

04/11/2026

Our most read blogpost in October 2026 told the story of the MG MGB GT and Roadster

https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/mg-mgb-gt-and-roadster-smiths-gauge-history/

Between 1966 and 1967, the MG MGB GT, Roadster and Grand Tourer all featured SMITHS gauges in their dashboards

30/10/2026

Today's Friday Photo is of a classic Jaguar E-Type taken on the Jaguar Classic stand at the 2017 Goodwood Revival. What a car!

In our blogpost we look back at the roaring history of the E-Type > https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/roaring-history-of-jaguar-e-type-and-smiths/

Roaring History of Jaguar-E Type and SMITHS. The story of the Jaguar E-type and the history of its Smiths instruments

29/10/2026

Incredibly, Triumph Motorcycles owes their existence to the Ariel Red Hunter motorcycle.

The first Ariel Red Hunter motorcycle left the production line in 1932, with the 500, 250 and 350cc sports versions proving popular with grass track and trials motorcyclists.

The success of the Red Hunter led to Jack Sangster, the owner of Ariel Motors (J.S.) Ltd, purchasing Triumph in 1936 and forming the Triumph Engineering Co Ltd. It is highly likely that without the Ariel Red Hunter Triumph Motorcycles would not exist. Imagine that.

https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/ariel-red-hunter-motorcycle/

The story of Ariel Motorcycles and the Ariel Red Hunter motorcycle which provided the platform to purchase Triumph in 1936.

28/10/2026

In our blogpost 'Ten Intriguing Classic Car Facts' we finished with a few questions.

One of those questions asked in which northern UK town was the legendary British sports car maker TVR founded and based? Do you know the answer?

If not, you will find the answer at the end of the blogpost > https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/ten-intriguing-classic-car-facts/

Ten intriguing classic car facts looking at the most expensive classic car, the most produced, the fastest and even the most popular.

27/10/2026

And we supplied the gauges from our plant in Abercrave!!!

Most villages are known for a church, a pub or perhaps a famous resident. Llantwit Fardre can claim something far more unusual: it was once home to Wales' very own sports car manufacturer.Today, visitors driving through the village may have little idea that a former colliery site was once producing....

27/10/2026

Another triple gauge ready for despatch to Singer Vehicle Design for their reimagined Porsche 911.

We also have a range of replacement gauges for the classic Porsche 356 and 911 >>> https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/brands/porsche/

A range of classic Porsche gauges recreated from the original Smiths archives for the Porsche 356 and 911

24/10/2026

We can see some Smiths gauges in that dashboard!

23/10/2026

Every year, approximately 95 million speedometers are produced. And a small proportion of those are Smiths, British Jaeger, or bespoke designed and built by CAI.

So, who invented the speedometer and when? We tell the story of a gauge now seen in every road vehicle.

https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/the-history-of-the-speedometer/

The story of the speedometer, a gauge that has featured in car dashboards and registered a vehicle's speed since the early 1900s.

22/10/2026

A new study by Carwow following the Paris Motor Show unveiling of Citroën’s electric 2CV concept reveals that the second most desired historic model UK drivers want to see reissued is the MGB (25%).

We continue to build and supply replacement Smiths and British Jaeger gauges for the classic MGB, helping keep as many classic MGBs on the road as possible.

https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/models/mgb/

A range of instruments redesigned and manufactured by CAI from the original Smiths drawings for the MGB

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Swansea
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Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	7am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 4:30pm
Thursday	7am - 4:30am
Friday	8:30am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+44 01639 732200

Website

https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/

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