The gauge failure posts cursed my car

Well my condolences. My first VERY first experience with a gauge regulator was in fall/ winter of 67 before I joined the Navy. had a '60 Ferd Falcoon. Driving down the road, the gauges pegged. Bear in mind I am young not much experience, not sure if I even knew what a gauge regulator WAS. But I was smart enough to realize that TWO gauges had pegged, so had to be a common problem.

At first I thought maybe the generator (NOT an alternator LOL) regulator had stuck. But they pegged with engine stopped. "I think" what I did was just reach around under the dash trying to find something to disconnectt--and may have pulled the IVR out of there accidently I knew immediately what it "had to be." of course they were "cheap" then--until you figure inflation. I think I was earning 2-3 bucks an hour