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Dashes of Yesteryear

Dashboard of a 1961 Chevrolet Impala

Many people have suggested that I make a game identifying steering wheels and dashes. My Dad thought that it would be too hard, because people know only the dashes of cars that they've driven. What do you think?

So maybe instead of a game, I thought it would be cool to assemble all the dash photos I have and organize them by year and make. That way you can see how dashes have evolved though the years and have fun looking up cars you used to drive.

If you have a dash photo you'd like to contribute, please add it to the collection.

To see the dash collection, click here.

Brandon

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Anonymous on Feb 16, 2015 said:

Pre 50's dashes I think would be too hard, except some iconic ones. 50 and up might make a game though.

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Anonymous on Feb 16, 2015 said:

Agree

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Anonymous on Feb 19, 2015 said:

Agree to the 50 and up

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Dirty_Don on Feb 22, 2015 said:

your first idea was the best,I and all my old car people would rather guess the dashes, if folks claim they dig old cars it should not be a problem. great Idea though. Dirty_Don

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Anonymous on Feb 22, 2015 said:

I think "name that dash" would be fun and educational to car folks.

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Anonymous on Feb 24, 2015 said:

It is a great idea, especially when you see the Edsel dash.

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Anonymous on Feb 27, 2015 said:

Great stuff.. please keep up the great work.

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Anonymous on Mar 2, 2015 said:

Please do, I love these.

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Anonymous on Mar 3, 2015 said:

I love these old car quizzes, and I'm old enough to actually remember them.

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Anonymous on Mar 5, 2015 said:

FOR SOME REASON, DASH BOARDS OF OLD CARS BRING UP MORE MEMORIES THAN ANY OTHER FEATURE

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Anonymous on Mar 10, 2015 said:

A dashboard quiz would be great !

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Anonymous on Mar 11, 2015 said:

Happy to give it a try. No doubt tougher than the full vehicle quiz....

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Anonymous on Mar 12, 2015 said:

Great site! I'm old enough to recognize most of the cars, not too old yet to forget them.

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Anonymous on Mar 13, 2015 said:

Too tough for me. In the 50's and early 60's, I usually had to sit in a back seat, so I didn't get to study the dashboards much.

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67Vettrun on Mar 13, 2015 said:

Great idea about the dashboards/IP's....can't wait to see and play!

How about some trivia as well like the fact the 59 & 60 Buicks had mirrors to reflect the speedometer readings making it adjustable for the drivers line of site?

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Anonymous on Mar 13, 2015 said:

Go for it, it would be real challenging. Jack

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Anonymous on Mar 20, 2015 said:

Way to hard for the average person. I'm out for sure.

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Anonymous on Mar 27, 2015 said:

I like the idea. You have me picturing the dash boards in my head already. Fred in Tottenham Ont

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Anonymous on Apr 7, 2015 said:

Yep , dashboard quiz sounds great , love the challenge and thanks for going to the trouble to entertain us !!

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Anonymous on Apr 7, 2015 said:

These challenges are great fun. We share them with friends at nursing homes...they know these cars best:)

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Anonymous on Apr 10, 2015 said:

Yes I think it would be a good game. HARD well that is all the BETTER...learn something the FUN way!! And some might do better then they think!

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Anonymous on Apr 18, 2015 said:

I agree with your dad. I saw the exteriors of most every make and model in the '50s and '60s, but saw the interiors only of the relatively few cars in which I ever rode back then. However a photo collection by model year would be very interesting!

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Anonymous on Apr 22, 2015 said:

Go for it. I think it would be a real challenge. Most everyone saw the outside but the inside would test for everyone. The independents would be the hardest. Bring it on.

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Mario on May 1, 2015 said:

I really like your collection of car instrument panels. Great idea! You can add my 67 Chevy Impala dash to your collection. See my pictures enclosed. Mario

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Brandon on May 2, 2015 said:

Thanks, Mario, I just added it.

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Mario on May 2, 2015 said:

Thanks Brandon! Looks good. Mario

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Anonymous on May 3, 2015 said:

Great dash pictures, I can only guess the ones of the 50 and 60's But they are all great.

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Anonymous on May 4, 2015 said:

Great enjoyment, the Buicks and Oldsmobiles nailed me.

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Anonymous on May 11, 2015 said:

I knew all the cars from the exterior 'cause I was a car guy but couldn't afford more than one car during my youth so I never really had much of a chance to memorize the interiors. So making a game of dashes would be too hard for me.

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Anonymous on May 17, 2015 said:

Dash's would make believers out of some that think they know the early pieces. I know I would not be able to get many as my interests were mainly under the hood..... the interiors always took "Back Seat" to getting on the road.

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Anonymous on May 23, 2015 said:

Front Grill work would be harder to identify for most. Not for me.

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Anonymous on May 24, 2015 said:

Dashes and steering wheel would be difficult for the reason that we mostly see and identify old cars from outside; the body, style.

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Anonymous on Nov 2, 2015 said:

I am a 66yo female. I loved the dashboard quiz. I scored 50%. Better than I thought I'd do.

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Brandon on Nov 2, 2015 said:

Nice score for such a tough game!

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