Register now to get rid of these ads!

Stumped the experts so far, name this instrument cluster

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by 55chevy, Sep 16, 2007.

  1. 55chevy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2006
    Posts: 280

    55chevy
    Member

    What is this? I asked AACA and got-I think this is pre-1931... the design reminds me of Beaux-Arts or Art Nouveau; not Moderne ("Art Deco"), which would probably be 1930 & later. Whatever it is, it's gorgeous.
    Says Stewart Warner in middle of speedo. From left to right, TEMP, OIL, SPEED/TOTAL/TRIP, AMPS, GAS. On very bottom of speedo is small cap letters: Stewart Warner Speedometer Cor'n, Chicago Made In USA Patented. On back of gas guage says IGN SW., has on back of speedo, Stewart Warner P33433 Whole panel is under one pane of glass. No numbers on any guage, just 4 sections on each one, Temp has "DANGER" under the 4th section, AMPS have discharge and charge, oil and gas have no numbers/words. On either side of lower center "hole" is what looks like provision for a cable pull, throttle and choke maybe.
     

    Attached Files:

  2. brewsir
    Joined: Mar 4, 2001
    Posts: 3,278

    brewsir
    Member

    I don't know but damn that is one beautiful guage cluster/panel. I wish todays automobile manufacturers would study stuff like that (hint to chrysler and their crappy plastic cheapie looking dashes)
     
  3. Notorious
    Joined: Jul 18, 2007
    Posts: 393

    Notorious
    Member

    I have no idea. But feel free to send it to me for a closer look! :D
    That thing is friggin' gorgeous. :cool:
     
  4. WOW!!!!!!! That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!

    Now we know how pinstriping on dashboards became popular.:D
     

  5. tfeverfred
    Joined: Nov 11, 2006
    Posts: 15,791

    tfeverfred
    Member Emeritus

  6. Levis Classic
    Joined: Oct 7, 2003
    Posts: 4,066

    Levis Classic
    Member

    Desotos had pinstriping on them in the early days...not sure if thats a Desoto, but could be.
     
  7. dbradley
    Joined: Jan 6, 2007
    Posts: 1,036

    dbradley
    Member

    Are the gauges marked for the US market?
     
  8. 55chevy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2006
    Posts: 280

    55chevy
    Member

    No numbers on any guage, just 4 sections on each one, Temp has "DANGER" under the 4th section, AMPS have discharge and charge, oil and gas have no numbers/words, I would guess American or English market, I got it from a former boss that was in Africa, no idea where he got it, they had an antique shop. It is a beautiful guage set. It's on Ebay as wife is out of work and we have bills to pay or wouldn't sell it, user name chucksusie, thanks for spreading the word.
     
  9. Destralo Roach
    Joined: Mar 27, 2006
    Posts: 521

    Destralo Roach
    Member

    Could be willys knight/overland?
     
  10. JohnnyP.
    Joined: Aug 3, 2005
    Posts: 1,301

    JohnnyP.
    Member

    i would name it charlie.
     
  11. retroridesbyrich
    Joined: Dec 2, 2004
    Posts: 1,872

    retroridesbyrich
    Member
    from Central NC

    Is it from Captain Nemo's submarine?
     
  12. 55chevy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2006
    Posts: 280

    55chevy
    Member

    I go by Chuck, but my wife loves the name Charlie, too funny.
    I have been looking at cars on Ebay to find a matching guage cluster, no luck, this sucker is in a class by itself huh? Maybe it was from Wild Wild West with James West, designed by Artimous Gordon
     
  13. 55chevy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2006
    Posts: 280

    55chevy
    Member

  14. belair
    Joined: Jul 10, 2006
    Posts: 9,015

    belair
    Member

    I wouldn't sell that thing till I knew what it came out of.
     
  15. cruzr
    Joined: Jan 19, 2006
    Posts: 3,127

    cruzr
    Member

    f.... Egay if ya got a buy it now price PM me
     
  16. GrantH
    Joined: Aug 10, 2006
    Posts: 523

    GrantH
    Member

    i wouldnt sell it til you know where it came from and just how much you should get for it. it could be VERY saught after.......or hardly saught after. I'd doubt the latter. I'd love to have something like that!
     
  17. 72sst
    Joined: Nov 24, 2006
    Posts: 429

    72sst
    Member

    Squirrel!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  18. See if you can scare up photos of 1928-29-30 Chrysler and DeSoto dashboards. It reminds me a bit of the one I have for '29 Dodge (I think, I need to pull the number off the coil and check in a 1934 catalog I have), but with a much fancier face on it.
     

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.