It's been a while since we've had one of these dashboard (or more correctly, instrument panel) group puzzles.
For one point: Identify the vehicle in which each dash can be found.
Only complete and specific answers will earn a point!
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Group 1:
Group 2:
Points will be awarded when the puzzle is complete. Correct answers will be tracked here:
Dash #1 = 1959 Mercury Park Lane ID'd by: targhediferro
Dash #2 = 1953 Pontiac Pathfinder ID'd by: targhediferro
Dash #3 = Lincoln Dash in a RHD Ford Galaxie ID'd by: targhediferro
Dash #4 = 1948 Willys Jeepster. ID'd by: RayTheRat
Dash #5 = 1951 Oldsmobile ID'd by: RayTheRat
Dash #6 = Thunderbird Italien ID'd by: bubenator
Dash #7 = Leston Special ID'd by: bubenator
Dash #8 = 1960 Chevrolet Impala RHD ID'd by: sixtee5cuda
Dash #9 = Ghia Selene ID'd by: Hiawatha
Dash #10 = 58 Ford Fairlane Skyliner ID'd by: RayTheRat
Dash #11 = Lawrence Grayson's 50-Instrument Dash ID'd by: bubenator
Dash #12 = Bill Cushenbery Silhouette ID'd by: bubenator
Dash #13 = Davis Divan - 1948 ID'd by: targhediferro
Dash #14 = 1965 Mercury Comet Station Wagon Dashboard ID'd by: sixtee5cuda
For now:
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Edit:Ray - have you forgotten you're an Expert now and not able to answer Rookie puzzles?!
Carnut
D'oh! :doh:
:bag:
I can't bleeve I did it again! Just take me out and shoot me, k?
Sincere apologies.
No worries - you'll note I miss-numbered the pictures.
I'll fix that shortly. ;)
Fixed and ready to dash ahead once more!
Golly - most of these are not difficult. :o
Dash # 9 Ghia Selene 1959
Quote from: Hiawatha on January 01, 2013, 09:37:30 AM
Dash # 9 Ghia Selene 1959
That's it! Your 20th point, which means a promotion to "Expert" for you - and no more guessing on Rookie puzzles. :)
Up it goes
#8 is a RHD 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible
#8 is a RHD 1960 Chevrolet Impala 4-door hardtop in the UK, exported from Canada
#14 is a 1965 Mercury Comet Station Wagon
Well, let's see what kind of trouble I can get into this time.
4: 1948 Willys Jeep Overland
5: 1953 Ford Customline
8: 1959 Chevy Impala (Australian)
10: 1957 Ford Fairlane
That's it for now, I gotta run.
#10 is a 1958 Ford Fairlane
#3 Triumph Vitesse
#11 Morgan Plus Four
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on January 05, 2013, 01:56:13 PM
#8 is a RHD 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible
#8 is a RHD 1960 Chevrolet Impala 4-door hardtop in the UK, exported from Canada
Yep
Quote from: RayTheRat on January 05, 2013, 02:14:40 PM
4: 1948 Willys Jeep Overland
Jeepster, but OK
Quote from: RayTheRat on January 05, 2013, 02:14:40 PM
5: 1953 Ford Customline
No
Quote from: RayTheRat on January 05, 2013, 02:14:40 PM
8: 1959 Chevy Impala (Australian)
Yep, but already ID'd
Quote from: RayTheRat on January 05, 2013, 02:14:40 PM
10: 1957 Ford Fairlane
Off by one year, but OK, as they are the same
#13 Davis 1948
Yes - it's a Davis Divan
#1 is a Mercury Park Lane 1959, I suppose.
#2 is a Pontiac Pathfinder De Luxe 1953 if I'm not in mistake.
#3 seems to be a Ford Galaxie XL 500 from 1965 (from door panel) with a Lincoln Dash from 1962-3
#6 looks like a 1963 (1962 or 1961) Ford Thunderbird Convertible.
Further edit on #6... the seats have pleats in the opposite direction as regular-production thunderbirds of this era.
I might need more time to figure this one out!
...later edit...
This is the 1963 Ford Thunderbird 'Italien' Concept.
#12 is the most famous Silhouette custom by Bill Cushenberry - stolen in 1983 and never seen since!
Quote from: targhediferro on January 07, 2013, 10:18:35 AM
#2 is a Pontiac Pathfinder De Luxe 1953 if I'm not in mistake.
I completely concur with targhediferro. I happened across the same picture that you've posted, and he nailed it.
Canadian Pontiacs were the only ones with the particular vent labelling shown here. US Pontiacs had a simpler vent system. That's the only difference I could find that indicates this is a Canadian Pontiac rather than a more common 1953-1954 US Pontiac.
Also interesting is that all 1953-1954 Pontiacs - US or Canadian - had 'Chieftain' script on the radios (obscured here by the #2 marker) whether they were Chieftains, Star Chiefs, Pathfinders, or any other non-Chieftain model.
Quote from: targhediferro on January 07, 2013, 06:35:24 AM
#1 is a Mercury Park Lane 1959, I suppose.
You suppose correctly.
Quote from: targhediferro on January 07, 2013, 10:18:35 AM
#2 is a Pontiac Pathfinder De Luxe 1953 if I'm not in mistake.
Yep
Quote from: targhediferro on January 07, 2013, 11:14:53 AM
#3 seems to be a Ford Galaxie XL 500 from 1965 (from door panel) with a Lincoln Dash from 1962-3
Amazing
Quote from: bubenator on January 07, 2013, 03:44:28 PM
Further edit on #6... the seats have pleats in the opposite direction as regular-production thunderbirds of this era.
I might need more time to figure this one out!
...later edit...
This is the 1963 Ford Thunderbird 'Italien' Concept.
That's it.
Quote from: bubenator on January 07, 2013, 04:06:37 PM
#12 is the most famous Silhouette custom by Bill Cushenberry - stolen in 1983 and never seen since!
Yep
I can't believe it! I absolutely stumbled over this one while researching one of grob's streamliners!
#7 is the Leston Special reported on in the April, 1950 issue of Autocar. Apparently Mr. Leston built the car on an early Jaguar platform using airplane bits.
Quote from: bubenator on January 08, 2013, 05:17:01 PM
I can't believe it! I absolutely stumbled over this one while researching one of grob's streamliners!
#7 is the Leston Special reported on in the April, 1950 issue of Autocar. Apparently Mr. Leston built the car on an early Jaguar platform using airplane bits.
A happy coincidence indeed.
Ok...next...
#5 is a 1952 Oldsmobile 98
Well, if it isn't a 1952, it has to be a 1951. 1950 and 1953 both had different gauge clusters.
I'm still trying to figure out the difference between the '51 and '52.
Pardon me for jumping in here, but I just ran across a photo of a 1950 Olds Futuramic 88 steering wheel and dash and it sure looks like the #11 puzzle picture.
Never mind. I just proved myself wrong.
Let's try this again. This one's a 1951 Olds 88 with a self-winding watch/clock mounted on it. Kinda clever. I remember when self-winding wristwatches were "the in thing." Then there was the red LED watch that would last about 2 weeks before the battery died. I just found out (thru "empirical testing") that a Citizen watch's battery lasts 5 years, almost to the day. A bit of improvement in 40 years or so.
Back to the puzzle, I'm talking about #11.
I just re-read bubenator's last reply. It appears he already suggested 1951. Just pretend my post is an "example" photo. ::)
...and the last one.
numero once!
I belive the car is a thoroughly-modified 1932 Auburn Speedster. A Californian by name of Lawrence Grayson had a hobby of attaching as many instruments to his dashboard as possible. One of them was a 32,000-volt anti-theft device. How comforting!
The car was detailed in a 1933 issue of Popular Science magazine.
Quote from: RayTheRat on January 10, 2013, 04:42:24 PM
Let's try this again. This one's a 1951 Olds 88 with a self-winding watch/clock mounted on it. Kinda clever. I remember when self-winding wristwatches were "the in thing." Then there was the red LED watch that would last about 2 weeks before the battery died. I just found out (thru "empirical testing") that a Citizen watch's battery lasts 5 years, almost to the day. A bit of improvement in 40 years or so.
Back to the puzzle, I'm talking about #11.
I just re-read bubenator's last reply. It appears he already suggested 1951. Just pretend my post is an "example" photo. ::)
#11? :scratch:
Quote from: bubenator on January 10, 2013, 07:47:18 PM
...and the last one.
numero once!
I belive the car is a thoroughly-modified 1932 Auburn Speedster. A Californian by name of Lawrence Grayson had a hobby of attaching as many instruments to his dashboard as possible. One of them was a 32,000-volt anti-theft device. How comforting!
The car was detailed in a 1933 issue of Popular Science magazine.
#1 was identified earlier. ;)
Ok, I'm sorry, I was mixing languages. I wasn't sure who would pick up on that.
Numero once is Spanish for 'number eleven'.
also, I'm pretty sure Señor RtR meant item #5 in his previous post - concerning the 1951 Oldsmobile 98.
Si, numero cinco.
And a hostile Las Vegas to you both.
The points:
targhediferro 4
bubenator 4
RayTheRat 3
sixtee5cuda 2
Hiawatha 1