In the 30's, Packard gave the Italians and Germans a run for their money on attractive interiors. 38 Packard Twelve
Also in a Model A with a stock tank, it's hard to beat the fancy Aristocrat dash (I have an aluminum version) with vintage gauges.
A 51 Dash in a 32 3w. My Dad flew in a B17 and his favorite car was his 51 ford. In my parents best wedding photo, they're sitting in the old ford you could see clearly the 51 dash. I think the cockpit style reminded a lot of hot rodders of their WWII days.
1960 Plymouth Fury, identical to Mom's old black on red 2dr hardtop that I drove to high school. All the Buck Rogers stuff, and the "type-flite". More than once, while in some parking lot, some kid would approach her with a, "WOW, is that the Batmobile?", to which Mom would immediately reply, "Yes it is, and I'm the Old Bat that drives it".
Easily the very best of the '50s Ford dashes. The downside was the radio knobs were too easy to break off...
Never happened with our original 56 we bought new or this one. In fact I’ve heard this ever said until here. I must have lead a sheltered 56 life.
I never thought about it either until I tried to find one for a '56 wagon I bought that didn't have one and most I found in the yards had one or both shafts broke off.
I had a '54 DeSoto about 20 years ago and really liked the instrument panel. It was clean, simple and covered all the bases. Plus it was pretty cool driving down the road with Hernando staring at me.
Chevy Advance Design trucks float my boat. They are somewhat of a throwback to an earlier decade style, which suits me just fine. New "vintage" gauge options are easy to find with the correct look(s). The chrome gingerbread is there in spades but there's still room for subtle personal touches.
I gotta go with 1949 Buick. Unfortunately, I don't have mine finished yet. Here is one I found on Google.
The Jalopy Journal
