Features The Hot Rod Dash... Again...

I don't think there is a replacement for early Stewart Warner gauges.....except for original Ford gauges. I filled my 5w full of smooth bezels...

 

I've been slowly gathering for a dash full of 2 3/8" rear mounts for the next 32. Just need a few more.

 

I also have the larger rear mount temp and oil pressure from a '32 Hupmobile.

 

I think the boss likes lots of gauges.!

 

Thank you for that gauge fix...but I feel I may be needing more...I can't help it! I leave you with Ricky Nelson's dash..

 

Not really my style, but you've got to admire the guy. Maybe a '33 Desoto Roadster:

 

Looks like a waste of SW "wings" gauges if you ask me. What a mess!

 

50 Ford dash in my 33 Ford, tach is a Stuart-Warner Blue line.

 

Had to have a tach!

 

Great photos! I'd love to see this cut down Auburn dash panel find a home in a deuce:

 

The stock 40 Ford dash is pretty hard to beat, IMO, especially with a Limeworks Crestliner wheel.

 

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Yep, looks like a rolling swap meet.

 

This would be the sixth time I've come back to just look at the pictures. One of my favorite posts yet. Awesome.

 

The roadster and the Hudson.

 

Always liked the early 30's MoPar inserts...here's a '34 Dodge I picked up a few months back. Would look great in the right car!

 

Couple more favorites from our pals at the AHRF;

Circa 1950


Dick Megugorac's A - late 1940's;


Somebody needs to make a hot rod dash out of hammered aluminum! Love this;

 

...whoah.

 

I've never seen hammered aluminum before, but I for sure am going to try my hand at it!

 

Interesting, depressions are deep and ridges between are straight.
Either a hell of a lot of hammering or is it cast?

 

Dang....I never knew how much I loved old gauges......cool thread!

 

I bet it's this stuff; http://www.amazon.com/Rigidized-Pat...UTF8&qid=1415454625&sr=1-3&keywords=rigidized

 

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Great thread...


I like simple so here is my dash in the Chemical City Coupe



And the dash of my truck which is currently blown apart for a color change...



Next week I'm going to be filling the huge hole covered by the engined turned plate. That'll definitely clean it up a bunch.


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The original:


Ours:


1942 Buick Special Guages. I had a tough time finding a decent set that had a 120mph speedo. They still need a lot of work to look good and actually work.

 

Love the wheel. I snagged a square bird wheel for my '39, also have a '57 Ford wheel in my stash. Ford had some of the best steering wheels in the fifties. Steering wheel choice is just as critical as the gauges behind it. I had to skip a few steaks to cover the price of the water temp gauge for my '39.

 

Here's mine. I added a little extra custom trim around the gauges.

 

This is what I put in the 31 Roadster.

 

That dash looks great in your 5w!......what exact gauges are those?

 

That dash in your 5w looks great! What exact gauges are those?

 

They're all smooth bezel/curve glass Stewart Warners - '40s up to end of the '50s according to Dave Mann.

 

The tach & speedo look to be bigger than what is available today........what size are those?
I really like that look.