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[clarification needed] On the right side is the choke lever. In the earlier model years the clock is integrated into the glove compartment door and is of a manual-wind seven-day type. In the 1949 and 1950 models the clock is next to the glove box and with the redesigned dash board, the clock is on the top of the dash, in a center pod.
The standard motometer came in three sizes: for small cars, medium cars, and large cars and trucks. There were also slight changes to each of the original models and new designs, and accessories such as hood ornaments, toppers, illuminating devices or locks were added to the line of meters while some others were discontinued.
The VAM car had woodgrain overlays over the front dashboard surfaces instead of brushed aluminum, a digital tachometer, a Hurst T-shaped shifter, a VAM logo over the horn button, a "Rally" emblem over the glove box door, reclining front bucket seats with a round border pattern on the fabric as well as on the side and door panels.
The transmission was operated by a Flite-Control lever located on the dashboard. The car weighed 4,070 lb (1850 kg) and cost US$3,544 ($40,309 in 2023 dollars [3]). AM radio was a $110 option ($1,251 in 2023 dollars [3]). [2] The 1956 model car was best known for its long, tapering tail fins, often accentuated by a two-tone exterior finish.
Dashboard instruments displaying various car and engine conditions. Where the dashboard originally included an array of simple controls (e.g., the steering wheel) and instrumentation to show speed, fuel level and oil pressure, the modern dashboard may accommodate a broad array of gauges, and controls as well as information, climate control and entertainment systems.
A group of tell-tales showing lights for "brake fluid", "stop lamp" and "check engine" Graphical tell-talesA tell-tale, sometimes called an idiot light [1] or warning light, is an indicator of malfunction or operation of a system, indicated by a binary (on/off) illuminated light, symbol or text legend.
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The car weighed 850 lb (390 kg) and used Concord springs. [12] It had a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h). [13] The car's success was partially by accident; in 1901, a fire destroyed a number of other prototypes before they could be approved for production, leaving the Curved Dash as the only one intact.