Interiors and Dashboards (interesting and awful!)

[NewcastleFalcon]

Not that clear a view through the rear windscreen

Jaguar XK150

Neil

[Zelandeth]

I thought they were buttons to press and was thinking how does sausage fingers push them. Then I realized there just lights....looks like a bowling ball was on the design desk.

The two rows nearest the driver are buttons. The further away ones are the various lights. The most important lights are attached to their respective gauges in the actual instrument cluster.

It always struck me as something I'd have expected to see on a concept car, but on a production model was a definite surprise.

Admittedly not half as much as a surprise as how well it actually does work was.

[CitroJim]

looks like a bowling ball was on the design desk.

Or a Swiss cheese!

[NewcastleFalcon]

There is something about Lancia which I just like, even on a grey boxy berlina...and its going in the lights interesting and awful thread too!





Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

There's not much of an interior, or a dashboard on a BSA Sport Star from the early 60's, and today speedo visibility was pretty poor...

Neil

[myglaren]

It is way back in the dim and distant past but I don't recall mine being especially difficult to see.
Or perhaps I didn't bother looking at it.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Without the raindrops its not too bad


C15 clox
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Neil

[CitroJim]

On a proper motorbike, it's all you need!

[NewcastleFalcon]

On a proper motorbike, it's all you need!

Should a rev counter be desired an abacus and a stopwatch would suffice

Neil

[CitroJim]

On a proper motorbike, it's all you need!

Should a rev counter be desired an abacus and a stopwatch would suffice

Neil

On those bikes Neil, you simply use your ears as a rev counter Time each time it fires and multiply by 20...

The speedo can be dispensed with too by counting how many lampposts pass between each firing and multiplying by 60...

And being a BSA you'll also get a lot a feedback through the seat of your pants...

[mickthemaverick]

On a proper motorbike, it's all you need!

Should a rev counter be desired an abacus and a stopwatch would suffice

Neil

Even that wasn't necessary on my Honda 50, just this engine status panel:

Spoiler: show

[CitroJim]

That'll be right Mick

[NewcastleFalcon]

Has the bottom dropped out of the HY van market yet

Plenty of fresh air flowing into the cabin on this interior and dashboard pic



Note how you can right through the interior and out through the grill




Neil

[CitroJim]

It'll be a coffee wagon in no time!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Some have, some havent.

Ever been behind the wheel of one of these



Neil