Hot Rods Best dash in a model A , show us yours

'59 Edsel in a '31 coupe

 

A bit of down under Kiwi ingenuity for dash ideas.

An early Ford Pop one slightly modified to suit.

holy shit your steering wheel is missing!!!!!

 

59 impala in my coupe sectioned 18 inches out and rolled it into the doors bead rolled ends and brought the curves together to peak in the center

 

Only a concept, at this time ... a Crafty-B panel with Classic Instruments gauges.

 

here is a '40 dash in my coupester

 

Here's mine,
a 34 plymouth in a 32 bottom with a 29 dash rail

 

excellent.......



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Nothing fancy, but i liked it.

 

Here's anther HAMB'ers coupe with a '51 Ford, a roadster I saw on the salt with a '40 Delux, and a buddy's coupe with a '38 Plymouth dash, installed long ago. And dig the paneled interior!

 

Damn, that's a cool looking dash!

Do you have a link to pics of the rest of the car?

 

Hand stitched aluminum dash in 30 Model A.

 

How abouy a 55 Chev dash?



Doc.

 

56 Olds in my A-narrowed a heap-cast the centre peice with some help from a mate.
Stewart Warner guages,fairlane wheel.

 

I'm guessing it would be tough to run the stock tank with a non stock dash, right?

 

Hey Tom, Speed has a dash at his house out of some sort of 50s era Olds we dragged back one year. It is missing most bits and pieces now but it might be a start. It was pretty solid from memory. D

 

Hard to beat a 36 Ford dash in a Model A. Plus they're an easy fit. Its finding a useable center waterfall that's the hard part. I've got another one that will probably find its way into my 30 roadster.

 

mine,homemade with speedway SW 5 gauges kit, and a finned aluminum backing plate from a electric waffle top cast....!and handformed steel for the contour.
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I see that 35-36 ford dashes are the small block chevy of dash swaps.....totally ruined for me now.....

 

Thanks for that Damon.

 

Sorry don't have a better picture. 34 Chevy Master dash. Glove box door goes on the right, made a aluminum inset for the left to hold a set of old SW gauges. Ignition in the centre with 3 trim strips out of Stainless above it and toppes with 3 old indicator lights for hi beam and turn indicators (maybe Lucas MC items). Have to use a little imagination to see it all.


Dash is a easy fit in a A, just needs a extension at the top to close the gap between dash and windshield. That will give me a place for defrost vent outlets, a couple of home punched louvers.

At the time of the picture, the original dash still hadn't been trimmed, gone now.

I think it looks good.

Canuck

Finally finished:

 

I love the stock dash in mine, with S/Warner guages, but I'd swap it for the 55 Olds one in a heartbeat.

 

'39 Standard in mine.

 

Great dash. I'd love to see some pictures when it is finished!

 

This is the one we are working on. We have the gauges just trying to rebuild them now. It is out of a Dodge. We also are planning to adapt the steering wheel out of the Dodge.The guitar neck is the shifter.

 

Has anyone got a photo of a ~49 truck dash in an a coupe? I have one and was considering it as an option...

 

40 ford dash looks so RIGHT in a little coupe. Those have to be my favorite.

Not mine, but the absolute COOLEST dash I've ever seen in a car is the dash in the BASS COUPE. I don't have pics, but it's nuts. I think it's a 40 ford dash, modified, with a studebaker speedo. Way cool.

 

Back 15 years ago about all you ever saw typically was the '32 style dash with the oval gauge cluster (mainly because it's easy and there are aftermarket fiberglass dashes that just bolt in).

Now you see all these wild dash swaps from later model cars. I dig it.

 

Sweet !!!

 

Dads Model A, 58 Edsel.

 

Nothing as sweet as a 40 in a Roadster...

Before BCR...



and after........!



But the Coolest dash stuffed into a Model A would have to be Zenors Poncho dash in Ziggy Stardust !!!!!!!!!!!