Best Dash Boards , your opinion with pictures please.

[1972coronet]

"Smoke 'em if you've got 'em !" 1952 DeSoto steering wheel with a centre-mounted cigarette dispenser !

[mnwildpunk]

I'm not sure of the year and don't have a pic but when I was a kid my uncle had an Oldsmobile that the faster you drove the speedometer would change color from green to orange to red the faster you went. As a kid that fascinated me to no end anybody know what Oldsmobile I'm talking about? I know it was mid to late 50's maybe early 60's

[Matt Bacon]

Aston DB5 (without the secret agent extras...)

Bentley Continental S1

BMW 507:

Bugatti Atlantique

And just to prove it's not only old-timers that I like:

The Huayra...

bestest,

M.

[ratdoggy]

I've owned a lot of cars, but my favorite dash was the one in my '60 Chrysler Windsor. That big "gumball" with the tiered gauges and the radial speedo dial with the glowing green numerals as the centerpiece, with arrays of chrome pushbuttons with backlit transparent green centers was a sight to behold! They used this design from '60 through '62.

I'd have to agree.....Even though my '62 Tbird has a cool one too

[oldscool]

Aston DB5 (without the secret agent extras...)

Bentley Continental S1

BMW 507:

Bugatti Atlantique

And just to prove it's not only old-timers that I like:

The Huayra...

bestest,

M.

OMG, it's Vegas on wheels! (referring to the last pic)

Edited October 13, 2014 by oldscool

[Tom Geiger]

I'm not sure of the year and don't have a pic but when I was a kid my uncle had an Oldsmobile that the faster you drove the speedometer would change color from green to orange to red the faster you went. As a kid that fascinated me to no end anybody know what Oldsmobile I'm talking about? I know it was mid to late 50's maybe early 60's

My 1960 Buick had that speedometer. Instead of a needle, the it had a line that filled up red to the speed you were going. The numbers were above the line. Inside there was a round cylinder with the red / black line on it that would turn to provide the red line.

[ratdoggy]

1962 Tbird

[unclescott58]

Another one I love is the '66 and '67 Buick Riviera dashboard, below.

I also like the '71 and '72 Riviera dash. '71 - '74 full-size Oldsmobiles had great dashboards too.

Scott

[thatz4u]

I like the K.I.T.T. dash, from the tv show

Edited October 11, 2014 by thatz4u

[Ace-Garageguy]

For me, it's hard to beat simple functionality. Ferreri 250 TR...

Jag XK-120...

Porsche 550...

Edited October 11, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy

[Guest]

UH-1D Huey.

[Art Anderson]

For my money, this dash cannot be beaten! 1932 Duesenberg Model J dashboard:

It had it all, for its time (and really for modern times as well!) Tachometer, speedometer, gas gauge, temperature gauge, ammeter, chronograph (very sophisticated Swiss-made clock) oil-pressure gauge, and probably the very first to feature "idiot lights" (two red ones on the left--one to tell the driver it was time for an oil change (back in the days of primitive oil and only superficial oil filters, every 500 miles) and the other to tell the driver when it was time to add distilled water to the battery. On the right were two green lights, one indicating that the generator was working properly, and the other flashing on to let the driver know that the engine-driven Bijur lubrication pump was sending oil to all the chassis lubrication points every couple of hundred miles.

All that contained in a cast aluminum dash, with damascened (engine-turned faceplate), first introduced in 1929.

Art

[unclescott58]

Tough to beat Duesenberg on anything Art. The greatest cars ever built in this country. After all "it's a Deuse."

Scott

[StevenGuthmiller]

Although the cars themselves have been pretty much relegated to the dust bin of history, the 1960 & 1961 Dodge dashboards are one of my all time favorites. with the "see through" speedo & push button trans, not to mention the transparent steering wheels & that wild star shaped steering wheel on the '60, they should at least garner an honorable mention for being one of the most unusual! All of the Mopars from the late 50s & early 60s were definitely something that would be remembered at the very least! Steve

Edited October 25, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller

[mr moto]

How about 1960 Plymouth?

[John Goschke]

How about 1960 Plymouth?

The dash is pretty cool for a low-priced car - definitely better than the '60 Ford.

That steering wheel is without doubt one of the best ever! Who needs form following function when it can follow fantasy!

[unclescott58]

Above just shows how much fun and interesting dashboards were on cars in the late 1950's, early 60's. Rocket fins and spaceship style dashboards. It may be considered tacky by some. But I still love it.

Scott

[FordRodnKustom]

This 61 Imperial dash has some "space age" too

I like the functional simplicity of this 300 SL dash

Just something about the 56 Ford dash I really like

[Greg Myers]

and just in case you wonder what all the stuff does . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRLTqdn52AI

[Greg Myers]

Yep, Ron, gotta love those analog gauges

[Greg Myers]

[Greg Myers]

Edited October 12, 2014 by Greg Myers

[unclescott58]

This 61 Imperial dash has some "space age" too

I like the functional simplicity of this 300 SL dash

Just something about the 56 Ford dash I really like

Just noticed in the lower photo. That '56 Ford has factory installed air conditioning. Very rare option on a '56.

Scott

[Lunajammer]

I've owned a lot of cars, but my favorite dash was the one in my '60 Chrysler Windsor. That big "gumball" with the tiered gauges and the radial speedo dial with the glowing green numerals as the centerpiece, with arrays of chrome pushbuttons with backlit transparent green centers was a sight to behold! They used this design from '60 through '62.

X2. The glass dome, the pushbuttons, I'm a big fan of the whole retro futurism. Glad you posted those.

[southpier]

interesting photoessay on Deadly Curves.blogspot for October 3 & 13