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'40 Packard

'29 Franklin Model 130 Convertible Coupe

'30 Ford Model A Woodie

'31 Buick Model 8-50 (1st year with straight 8)

'34 Pontiac Convertible

'34 Hudson Roadster

'36 Ford (?)

'36 Ford Pickup

1936 Ford Cabriolet, all steel, with '57 Corvette Fuel Injected engine.

'36 Ford Cabriolet, all steel, with '57 Corvette Fuel Injected engine. "Gentleman's Hot Rod", built to the standards of the late 50s.

'36 Chevy Master Deluxe 2-door Town Sedan

Dodge Dash board

Dash view

'36 Auburn Boat Tail Speedster (KIT CAR)

'37 Chevy ?

'37 Plymouth pickup

'37 Cord Beverly

'38 Lincoln dash in a 1938 Ford?

'39 Dodge D11

'39 Studebaker Pickup

'40 Chevy Special Deluxe Business Coupe

'40 Pontiac Deluxe

'40 Studebaker President (?)

'41 Ford Super

'41 Ford

'41 Cadillac Series 6227D Convertible Coupe

Chevy dash

'42 Ford Super Delux Station Wagon All original wood, in exceptional condition due to hand formed aluminum roof installed in 1946 (cost $1100, more than used value of car in '46). Featued in March '52 issue of Motor Trend.

'42 Chevy Pickup

'46 Ford

'46 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe Sedan

'47 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman

'47 Ford

'47 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

'47 Cadillac Style 47-6107

'47 Chevy Station Wagon

1947 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

'47 Olds, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

'47 Oldsmobile

'47 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

'47 Hudson pickup (not sure of year)

'47 Hudson Flathead 6 3-speed overdrive

'47 Studebaker M5 truck

'48 Mercury Station Wagon

'48 Mercury Truck M-47

'48 Pontiac Silver Streak

'49 Cadillac

...Nicks custom '49 Chevy....

'49 DeSoto Deluxe

'49 Willys Jeepster

'50 Chrysler Royal Wagon

'50 Nash Statesman

'51 Ford Woodie

'51 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe convertible

'51 Pontiac ?

'51 Hudson Hornet

'51 Studebaker Champion

'53 Chevy 210

'53 Chevy 210 post

'53 DeSoto Firedome

'53 Hudson Hornet

'54 Mercury Monterey

'54 Mercury Monterey (not sure of year)

'54 Mercury Monterey Converible 256 ci 161HP

'54 Buick Century

'54 Buick (Probably '55 or '56 Buick judging by steering wheel, says comment below.)

1954 Chevy Corvette 6-Cylinder Blue Flame

'54 Chevy Corvette 6-Cylinder Blue Flame Built in late 1953

'54 Chevy 3600 Pickup 3/4 Ton 235 ci Thriftmaster

'54 Chevy Belair

1954 Studebaker Commander (Or is this a later Studebaker Gran Turismo?)

'55 Mercury Montclair dash-55

1955 Buick Roadmaster Riviera original 322 ci engine and Dynaflow Trannsmission

'55 Buick Roadmaster Riviera original 322 ci engine and Dynaflow Trannsmission Victoria Blue original Brocade Interior 38,000 miles

'55 Cadillac Coupe

1955 Chevy Wagon

'55 DeSoto Fireflite

'56 Cadillac Convertible

'56 Chevy 210?

'56 DeSoto Fire Flite

'57 Ford ?

'57 Ford Skyliner

'57 Cadillac

'57 Cadillac Eldorado

'57 Cadillac

'57 Chevy 210

'57 Olds Super 88 371 cid unrestored 51k miles

'58 Cadillac Eldorado

1958 Chevy Impala Convertible 348 tri-power

'58 Chevy Impala Convertible 348 tri-power (the 348 tripower was a $133.80 option)

'58 Olds 88

'59 Ford Custom 300

'59 Mercury Colony Park

'59 Cadillac Model 62

'59 Chevy Impala Convertible 348 ci tripower

'59 Chevy Corvette

59 CORVETTE STREET

'59 Olds Ninety Eight

'60 Ford Galaxie Town Sedan with original 292ci Y-block 4-bbl

'60 Ford Thunderbird

'60 Chevy Impala

Right Hand Drive Australian Production Studebaker Hawk

1961 Ford

'61 Chevy Impala

'61 Pontiac Ventura

'62 Mercury Comet S-22 Rare

62 Buick Skylark dash

'62 Chevy Impala

'62 chevy

'62 Dodge Dart 413 Max Wedge

'62 Studebaker Hawk Superchared R3

'63 Ford Galaxie 500 XL convertible with original 390 cu 4-bbl engine

1963 Chevy

'63 Pontiac Bonneville

'63 Studebaker Lark

'64 Chevy Impala SS

'64 Chevy Impala

'64 Pontiac GTO

'64 Studebaker Avanti

'64 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk

'65 (or is it a '66?) Ford Mustang

1965 Pontiac tempest custom.

66 Chevelle SS

'67 Chevy Custom Pickup

Mario's '67 Chevy Impala

1967 Chevelle SS

'67 Pontiac GTO

'67 Dodge Coronet R/T

'69 Ford Mustang Mach I 351 ci 4V carb, 4-speed

1974 Corvette

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Comments

azmusclecar on Feb 2, 2015 said:

This is absolutely one of the best selections of dash photos I have ever seen. Amazing how much time we spend on the outside and the interior and engine compartment but a lot of the designers made it a pleasure to sit behind the dash of our rides and may it so pleasing to the eye. Excellent....

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Brandon on Feb 6, 2015 said:

Thanks, Rob!

I think it will be fun for people to look up dashes of cars they drove back in the day.

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Anonymous on Jun 5, 2023 said:

To me this view of the interior of a vehicle is one that I always want to see. I like the way it practically puts you behind the wheel of some vehicles that I may otherwise never get to even see. One thing that I would like to see is to maybe have a smaller thumbnail photo of the exterior of the vehicle added so the viewer has both the inside and outside look at some classics from yesteryear.

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Anonymous on Feb 19, 2015 said:

So good to see the styling cues lacking in today's all-look-alike nondescript interiors. . .

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Anonymous on Feb 20, 2015 said:

Absolutely fantastic collection.

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Anonymous on Feb 21, 2015 said:

I know the outside , It's fun to see the inside.

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Anonymous on Feb 26, 2015 said:

an overlooked part of automotive history . GO FOR IT

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Anonymous on Mar 1, 2015 said:

Great job

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Anonymous on Mar 7, 2015 said:

Verrrry interesting, but I think your dad is a wise man.

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Anonymous on Mar 7, 2015 said:

Great collection of an important segment of American Art. Thanks

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Anonymous on Mar 9, 2015 said:

I would only have gotten a couple of them, the Galaxie would have been one of them - only 'cuz it said it on the glovebox !

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Anonymous on Mar 10, 2015 said:

I think the 55 Pontiac Chieftain is something else, maybe 40's Packard

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Brandon on Mar 10, 2015 said:

I think you're right, thanks for catching that!

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Anonymous on Mar 11, 2015 said:

Dashes are harder! '54 Buick (black dash, red/black seat) probably '55 or '56 Buick judging by steering wheel. '55 Pontiac older than '55, probably late 30's/early 40's.

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Brandon on Mar 16, 2015 said:

Thanks, I added your note to the '54 Buick (black dash, red/black seat) photo. The '55 Pontiac was actually a '40 Packard, which has been corrected.

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Anonymous on May 21, 2015 said:

I say the 54 Buick dash is correct. I don't know about the steering wheel.

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Anonymous on Aug 4, 2015 said:

I didn't think GM did the "knee-knocker" windshields until the '55 model year... '54 Chevy shows the preceding year, but I don't know for certain about when the Olds-Buick models went to the wrap-around windshield. Anyway, I think the comment about the '54 Buick being a year or so later is probably right.

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Anonymous on Mar 13, 2015 said:

This would be a tough one- I see several mistakes in ID here already- the 55 Pontiac Chieftain is a late 30's- the Auburn Boat tail is a kit car-the 54 Stude Commander is a later Stude Gran Turismo. Also a few of the steering wheels are not correct for the year. Makes it even tougher. Neat idea though. Keep it up!

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Brandon on Mar 16, 2015 said:

You have an eagle-eye! Thanks.

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Anonymous on Mar 17, 2015 said:

Really fun to see. Brings back fond memories.

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Anonymous on Mar 21, 2015 said:

Wow, forgot how much work the engineering people put into dashboard back then. Thanks for the memories. I restored a couple 34 Plymouth coupe years back and took a instrument panel from a 50 Nash Statesman as shown above an mounted on column because my instrument cluster was NFG. Then just tuck n rolled the dash. It was different for the times, Thanks again, Rustywelds

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Anonymous on Mar 21, 2015 said:

I could have not said it better. Truely was enjoyable to see.

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Anonymous on Mar 24, 2015 said:

I grew up around cars. usually get almost all of the cars and engines, but surprised myself that I remembered so few of the dashes.

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Anonymous on Mar 25, 2015 said:

WOW! this is good for the old gray matter.

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nickmon4321 on Apr 6, 2015 said:

Great Dashboards Brandon but how do I get "nicks custom '49'Chevy dashboard" in the proper date order...?

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Brandon on Apr 6, 2015 said:

When you add your photo, you can specify the make and year. Try it again, and if it works I can delete the first one: add photo

Thanks! Brandon

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nickmon4321 on Apr 6, 2015 said:

Thanks Brandon....Seems to have worked this time....Nick

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Anonymous on Apr 10, 2015 said:

Dash collection is awesome !! A couple of comments: The "Gentleman's HotRod" 36 Ford has a 40 Dash in it. The 37 Chevy ? looks an awful lot like my 36 Buick Century dash did...Could it be a Buick? Again, geat group of pix. I have a 57 Nomad with a unique dash feature..The entire gauge group has been chrome plated, as has the top mounted speaker grill. I know why they didn't come chrome from the factory; The reflections on a bright sunny day are somewhat distracting..but it looks good and you don't see that very often.

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Anonymous on Apr 12, 2015 said:

Loved the dash pictures. I learned looking through them though it would be a tough one. Thanks

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Anonymous on Apr 14, 2015 said:

insanely difficult for this 69 year old man

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ghpcnm on Apr 14, 2015 said:

Thanks for the memories.

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Anonymous on Apr 15, 2015 said:

These were great to look at but there is no way in hell I could have gotten any right!!! They were fabluous to see again!!

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Anonymous on Apr 20, 2015 said:

Thanks for the memories! I still miss my '53 Chevy Bel Air 2-tone hardtop. But seeing the 210 you showed made me feel tremendously nostalgic!

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Anonymous on Apr 20, 2015 said:

Did anyone ever ask you why the Standard Steering Wheel was so Big Around ? ? NO POWER STEERING. It was almost A Job for SUPERMAN or Charles Atlas - A daunting task for frail females or 97 pound Weaklings signed - Joe Bonomo

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Anonymous on Apr 21, 2015 said:

Looking at the dash boards makes me wish I still had my 1953 Ford Crestline Sun Liner convertible (50th year of Ford)!

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Anonymous on Apr 27, 2015 said:

Great collection of auto dashes but, I agree with your Dad, I would not be able to guess any of them and I owned a few of them, Pat.

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Anonymous on Apr 30, 2015 said:

I ENJOYED THAT....THANKS

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Anonymous on May 4, 2015 said:

The old cars coloring and materials and designs have it way over the bland and unform stuff we see nowadays. Such beauty, such romance ! I hope we can return to such styling one day.

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Anonymous on May 16, 2015 said:

That was the hardest test that you have come up to date. Great fun, but left me feeling very left out in spotting the cars that belong to the dashes of the 30/40's. And I thought that I knew my cars fairly well. That test sure put me in my place. Run with it.

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b5positive on May 17, 2015 said:

I think the '65 mustang dash might actually be a '66 mustang dash. I don't believe the '65 had a round speedometer.

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Brandon on May 17, 2015 said:

Thanks for catching that!

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Anonymous on Jun 13, 2015 said:

PERFECT THANKS

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Anonymous on Aug 4, 2015 said:

In answer to the 65 or 66 mustang...that is a 66.

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