Hot Rods need traditinal ideas for dash knobs?

Pondering what style dash knobs for my traditional 32 Ford. Dice, multi colored plastic spears, round etc? Need some ideas?

 

You didn't say what era, but heres a couple ideas...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940-Ford-Standard-Dash-knob-set-/161711770973?hash=item25a6c5cd5d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-1939...ke-Throttle-/252085413853?hash=item3ab17627dd

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940-plymouth-dash-knobs-/331572792036?hash=item4d33474ae4

 

An 82 year old car friend that is downsizing gave me a lot of garage stuff. In one tray, I saw some various colored plastic bead things, sort of round, but facets like a jewel. I am thinking I might try those for the 40 ford dash/ ashtray knobs in my 32.

I have some old red translucent lighted dash switches already, (the red knobs have bulbs in them), so I hope the red jewel beads will look OK on the ashtrays.

I don't think the dice would look right, but that's my opinion

I suppose if you could find some translucent colored round stock, you could shape your own style knobs with a lathe or a drillpress? I think that would look good

 

I am working on this setup for mine. D

 

Ace Hardware has an excellent selection of black round kettle knobs that look great
Walter

 

Any of these work for you

http://m.ebay.com/itm/60-SIZES-PLAS...ACHINE-FURNITURE-ETC-/251582937978?nav=SEARCH

http://m.ebay.com/itm/2-cabinet-pull-knobs-12-gauge-shot-gun-/181878555105?nav=SEARCH

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-Ten-10-Cobalt-Blue-Gl***-Cabinet-Knobs-/231695301750?nav=SEARCH

 

those are cool, what are they?

 

59 Ford knobs. Ford truck bezels. Panel from True Value hardware, although it didn't look like that when I bought it. D

 

cool! I like those. I am putting a square bird wheel in my '39, those could work good with that!

 

The round chrome 1949 Ford knobs have always looked best ,to me. Originals seem to be getting harder to come by these days. I'm sure Carpenter or someone offers a quality repo of them. They are a very clean and simple style.

 

1940 Ford knobs look good. HRP

 

and these knobs are available as re-pops from Macs. Cool.

 

49 deluxe chrome knobs are the ****
50's are plastic and no where near as cool

 

49 Lincoln knob looks good.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1949-LINCOLN-DASH-SWITCH-KNOB-VERY-NICE-ORIGINAL-/231676141014

 

I haven't found anywhere that repops them ... '50/'51 yes , '49 nope .

 

Early Volkswagwen knobs are pretty cool and easily found. 40 Fords through are about the coolest!

 

Looks like that's what he used here. Nice.

 

Check out so cal they have an ***ortment of kool knobs.

 

I think I will machine some up out of stainless. I have to decide on the style, that is why I asked for ideas.

 

In the early fifties some Barris customs used dash knobs made out of laminated plexigl***

http://www.customcarchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CCC_dash_knob-Hirohata.jpg

A specialty of Bob Hirohata who made them for his own Mercury and other Barris customs.

How he did it

http://images54.fotki.com/v451/photos/2/223020/2547299/P8140185-vi.jpg

 

Have a look at your local guitar/musical instrument shop-especially one that does repairs on site-they will have some cool knurled knobs in different shapes and finishes that look right at home on an early hot rod dash board-no kiddin'

 

Try searching for vintage bakelite knobs on ebay. Some pretty neat knobs were used on vintage radios and electronics.

 

I like the 55-6 Chevrolet. 150 are the ones. Not repoped

 

Back in the day, you could get heavy, round chrome knobs that had several protrusions around the cir***ference. They had a set screw to secre it to the shaft. I know they were in the Whitney catalogs.