63Stude 0 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I think the '65 Grand Prix and/or Bonneville with buckets and console dash is the best I have seen in a production car. Full woodgrain the whole way across, assist handle on right side, three chromed round instruments in the center tilted towards the driver. Console that meets the dash. The '66 had square instruments and clear plastic trim instead of woodgrain on the right side of the dash...really cheapened the whole effect IMHO. I don't like these dashes with A/C though, as it puts a big vent lump in the top of the middle of the panel.I also like Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk panels with full instrumentation...first of the 'three plane' panels.Bill Link to post Share on other sites
rons49 2 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 57 Olds49 Hudson Commodore37 Cord 81238- 39 Ford delux Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 5,385 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 All of the 32-38 Classics and near Classics had cool dashes. This is Very Cool: Stutz DV32 Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Wolk 51 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 1953 Cunningham C-3 Continental Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 5,385 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 1953 Cunningham C-3 ContinentalI like it except shouldn't the tach and the clock be reversed on a performance car? Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Wolk 51 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Educate me. Why is that? Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 5,385 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Educate me. Why is that?Because in a performance/sports car the most important instrument is the tach - not the clock! In race cars you sometimes see the Tach as three times the size of the other instruments. Link to post Share on other sites
1937hd45 3,264 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 REAL race cars will have the tach turned so that the red line for that car is at 12:00 o'clock. This allows the driver better use of vision. Link to post Share on other sites
scottyz06 10 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 1936 Oldsmobile & 1963 Pontiac Bonn. :eek: Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Wolk 51 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 While built so that it could race, the C-3 was more of a GT car than a race car. Now, the C-4 is a different story. Link to post Share on other sites
scottyz06 10 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) :cool: Sweeeeet !!!! Are we talk'n Corvettes ?? on the C4 do you like the 84-89 or 90 -94 dash ???? I go more for the 1990-94 curved style dash ... but that's just my opinion .... on my C5 the Heads-up display is waaaay cool !!! Have a GR8 weekend everyone .... Scotty Edited June 19, 2010 by scottyz06 miss spell (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
BOPcollector 15 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 The 1941 Buick upper series dash is quite beautiful in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron65 243 Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 My personal favorite is the 1957 Imperial... Link to post Share on other sites
pontiac1953 286 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 don, you are so right. Link to post Share on other sites
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