Robert K. Blair Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 These are great looking dashboards. I like the '55 and '56 Buicks that featured that sliding redline speedometer. Any one got a photo of either of these dashes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airy Cat Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 1957 Oldsmobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abh3usn Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I dig the Jetsons inspired dashes such as '60 Polara, '60 Lincoln, '55 Buick, '59 Buick, '59 Olds. Sports cars, XK-120 dash is classic, MG-TC, MGA, MGB. Morgans. Great Stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abh3usn Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Also ... 84 Corvette! How cool was that digital dash?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: abh3usn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Also ... 84 Corvette! How cool was that digital dash?! </div></div>The worst ever, in my opinion. Right along with the Cadillac Allante's dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Badger Guy Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I'm partial to the dash in my 67 f/85. Maybe because I restored it myself. Lots of gluing pieces back in place, filling cracks, sanding, and painting. Turned out very nice, if I do say so myself! I'm in the process of restoring the Rally Pac dash for my 67 Cutlass convertible. I have two other 66-67 Cutlass dashes on the shelf to fix up too. Might make a few bucks on ebay with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I dont remember the year make or model,but as a kid I remember a dash that changed color with the increse of speed. Started out green went to yellow changed to red and I think at 90 mph or there about it turned black. I thought it was the best, still do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 A 1939 Buick of course. Could I but say anything else? But, right behind those for me are the 1938 Oldsmobile, 1941 Buick and 1954 Buick. I forgot the '38 Lincoln Zephyr I once owned. It was the dash and gearshift that got me to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rohn Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 69-72 Grand Prix for "modern" cars, nice "cockpit" feelMark II Continental, 56-7the bubble dash of the Mopars in early 60's, Duesenberg for the early 30's and Lincoln Zephyr for the later 30's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 All nice dashboards, but I kept hoping for a pictureof a 1959 Chevrolet dashboard and instruments. It's still considered a space age look! Anyone have a picture?I withhold my vote until I see it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPrice Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Generally speaking, I like the '50s GM dashboards. Lots of glitz & chrome.To me, the most beautiful and purposeful dashes were on the Studebaker Hawks. Wonderful!Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidFW Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Any post-war Army 2 1/2 ton truck dash. Only drawback is the lighting, but that's a design feature, not a flaw. But overall, a perfect blend of form following function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidFW Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I'm serious about the Army trucks but scrolling through the posted photo's on this thread, the Cord get's my vote. Very business like with enough art-deco to please the eye.It speaks of speed.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 Sport Sedan Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: windjamer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dont remember the year make or model,but as a kid I remember a dash that changed color with the increse of speed. Started out green went to yellow changed to red and I think at 90 mph or there about it turned black. I thought it was the best, still do. </div></div> The dash in 1946 to early 1949 Plymouth P15s and Canadian built Dodge D25s work like that but I didn't know they turned black at 90 mph. I doubt if my Dodge will go that fast. Brendan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 John, I know I'm being synical, but my favorite dashboard is of a car that is nice looking on the outside that is PAID FOR!!Being able to sit behind a dashboard and knowing that you don't have to send the bank a check every month in order to keep it is the nicest dash in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I found a new one to put near the top of my list. 34 Nash Ambassador. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfireelvis Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I am a dashboard guy--when I was a kid walking to and from school back in the late '60s-early '70s, I always looked inside the cars (mainly from the '50s and '60s at that point in time) to check out the dashes, and also to see how many miles were racked up on the odometer. More than once I had a fuddy-duddy accost me for looking inside their car (like, an 8-year old kid is going to steal it? Jerks...but I digress).While I am partial to Oldsmobiles, and will up-front state that I always liked the speedometers on the '59-'62 full-size models, with the "safety spectrum" cylinder that was green from 0-35, orange from 35-65, and red from 65-120 (anyone who knows what happens after that, let us know!), as well as the first Toronado's from '66 and '67 with the rotating wheel speedometer right in the middle of the dash, it is tough to beat the "Astra-Dome" speedometers of the early '60s Chryslers, especially those on the Letter-Series 300's that went up to 150 mph. Loved the tiered, three-dimensional dials, and that sucker sure glowed nice at night.Also, is it true that the rotating dome speedometer on the '58 Edsels that were equipped with its version of the speed minder would glow red if the pre-set speed was reached? Would love to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfireelvis Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 OK, just got through reading what was submitted previously, and there are some great choices there that I love as well. Of course those '37 Cord dashes are fantastic, as well as the mid-'50s Fords that have the natural backlight; the mirror dashes of the '60-'61 Buicks flip me out, and the '59-'60 Chevy dashes with all those pods are cool. Glenn had mentioned about the '60s Pontiac dashes; little touches like the Indian Head for the high-beam indicator (if I remember correctly), as well as the canted gauges on the early '60s full-size Pontiacs are nicely designed. The cockpit of the '63 Studebaker Avanti is nicely designed and full of gauges as well (not to mention the funky '57-'58 era Studebakers (not sure which models) that have a green window that indicates the speed--far out!It was mentioned about the "Jetsons" look, and that brings to mind those funky Mopars, such as the '60 Plymouths, with the speedometer above the dashboard; the pods on a '58 Imperial are big enough to house what Dolly Parton made famous, and the "tiered" dashes of cars like the '56 Mercury, the '57 and '58 Ford, and yes, those Turnpike Cruiser cars with the tach on one side and the seat controls (?!) on the other? Other quirky items such as the "magnifying" glass for the odometers on cars like the mid-50s Pontiacs, and I believe the funky gear selector indicator that glowed on the '54 (or was if '55) Oldsmobiles, and the as-gaudy on the inside as on the outside (and loving every square inch of it) '58 Oldsmobiles, make me wonder......when is somebody going to put together a "just dashes" book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest L.C.22 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 You guys are a bunch of loosers!!!! Now this is a dashboard........ my 1915 IHC MW Just dash and BOARD! None of that other junk :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick60 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 1957 Oldsmobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeSoto Frank Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Mine...Is this one..."Condensing" model Stanley Steamer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeSoto Frank Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 My favorite instrument panels:'60-'62 Chrysler'55-'56 De Soto (great "gull-wing" design!)'28-'29 Model A Ford (elegant in its simplicity & symetry)'28-'29 Chevrolet'34 Packard'37 Zephyr'41-'42 Chrysler (beautiful marbled plastic ! )The Cord & Duesenberg panels are great too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsbob Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 "Condensing" model Stanley Steamer ?Bingo! Good eye Frank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boblichty Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 65 Olds Starfire, and '55 Ford with the glass top speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl e rizer Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 The 60-62 Chrysler is a classic and I also remember being captivated by a 58 Pontiac dash when I was kid. The Stude Hawk GT's from 61-64 was the one that reminded me of an airplane cockpit back then as my uncle had a 63. When the 69 Pontiac GP came out I thought they did a copy of the Gran Turisimo. Friends of mine in grade school had a 59 Jaguar mk1V saloon that we occasionally got a ride in and I will never forget that huge slab of burled walnut with all the (Smiths?) gauges in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 41guy Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 My two are the 57 Olds and the 1940 Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Hearn Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I like the one in my '64 Avanti. Someone pointed out they like the Studebaker Gran Turismo dashes, I find that they are too wide and the wheel blocks the clock and tachometer. Everything on the Avanti is front and center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K. Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Pierce Arrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsbob Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Another one I like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeSoto Frank Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I especially like the "instument lamp" :cool:What are the two tanks to the left side of the dash ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 How about the L29 cord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Clark Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'm not sure what car had the first plastic dash, but the ABS Vacuum form shown below allowed Studebaker to turn their normal 55 dash into something unique for the low production 1955 Studebaker Speedsters without a lot of extra tooling. The machine turned dash, the factory Stewart Warner gages and the toggle switches and the absence of a glove box make an arrangement that is pretty clean.Bill- 1955 Studebaker Speedster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Our 80 Series 1937 Buick has an elegant dash with a unique pattern.Our 1954 Cadillac is also exceptional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) i like the dash of the 1953-1954 pontiacs, 1963-1967 corvettes,i can also remember the first time i saw a glowing studebaker dash early fifties model, after the lights were turned off. Edited September 16, 2013 by pontiac1953 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poci1957 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 This is tough, as I love the old dashboards. Maybe:1930s-Cord 810/8121940s-1941-42 Buick/Olds/Cadillac?1950s-1955-57 Oldsmobile1960s-1963-64 Grand Prix w/Console1970s-1973-77 Grand Prix?1980s-??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 56 Olds looks pretty fabulous to me, coordinated with exterior shapes! I have the dash goodies for some year of Chrysler Saratoga and would like to see what the assembled dash looked like; judging by what I have, it must have been lavish in chrome! And who that has experienced a 60/61 Chrysler at night could ever forget that one? Hmmm...wonder if someone has a night pic they could post of one...please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 1958 Pontiac, the last un-optioned Pontiac to have all the gauges ( except tach ) , oil pressure, engine temp, amp, fuel without having to pay extra for it in later years. With a layout from the jet age and very much inspired by the 1954 Bonneville show car.Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poci1957 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 The 1958 Pontiac is pretty spectacular, and as you mention Pontiac had gauges far into the indicator light (see, I am being nice) era. My 1957 actually has a full oil pressure gauge with an oil line to the unit and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How about the L29 cordL29 or 810/812? I'm not a huge fan of the late 20s "spin dial" gauges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsbob Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I especially like the "instument lamp" :cool:What are the two tanks to the left side of the dash ?Fuel pressure tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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