History Identified as 1930 DeSoto - Identification help, please: stylish Art Deco dash panel/gauge cluster

EDIT 2024-11-04: Refered site is down, archived site was found at https://web.archive.org/web/2021091...entifyinginstrumentpanels/home/clusters-1930s
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Back in october, I bought this dash panel/gauge cluster at Fredericia Swapmeet, with the intent to use it in an Art Deco inspired build. But I haven’t been able to find the make and model, it came out off- which I need, in order to search the missing gauge/-s to fill the panel up.


This is the backside of the speedometer, which searching lead to it might be ‘30 Plymouth. But I haven’t been able to confirm it:



Thanx in advance for the help!

Keep ‘em kruzin!
Dannerr

 

1930 DE SOTO . You might want to have a look inside that speedo first. If the outside is crumbling away and rotting there is a good chance the insides are also pulverised from old age. Those speedo parts inside are made of a mixture of alloys and just crumble away .

 

here ya go....all of the clusters a-z listed

https://sites.google.com/site/identifyinginstrumentpanels/home/clusters-1930s

 

That webpage is pretty awesome. Thanks for posting.

CN

 

Thanks a bunch! I would never have figured that out for my self! :-D
Yeah, I'll see if I can mold it in there, and when the dash-design is ready, I'll take it apart - it would be kuul to get it working, but it's more important to get the car running first! ;-)

Yeah, that picture did it for me! Thanx, @vtwhead! :-D

 

It would likely be quite expensive, but I believe a company like Classic Instruments could custom fit that panel with new gauges and retain the old style appearance.

Ray

 

Does anybody know, what the gauge mine is missing, is for? I assume, top is amperes, but what about the bottom - gas? And can anyone help with details of manufacturer of this missing gauge?

 

most early Desotos came with oil, fuel, water temp and amperes

 

Thanks, @vtwhead.

Want to buy: black faced dual amp+fuel gauge, to fit my '30 Desoto dash.