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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.
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.
They also had a unique dashboard and matching door capping's in elm rather than the walnut which featured on the factory car, and three signed ivory auxiliary dials were added, clock, voltmeter and oil pressure, rather than just a clock on the standard car.
The International Series included the emblem with the flags of various countries in a circular pattern on the front header panel and b pillars with the name "International Series" written across a black and chrome globe in the center. The International Series was available in coupe and sedan body styles.
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. As workers were attempting to move the prototypes out of the burning building, they were only successful at rescuing one prototype, the Model R Curved Dash.
The left cluster contained the odometer and a speedometer that went to 150 mph (241.4 km/h), while the right side contained an ammeter, fuel gauge, oil pressure indicator, and water temperature gauges. [20] A clock with a sweeping second hand is installed between the two directly centered to the steering column.
By the latter half of the 1970s, they expanded into other car-related accessories such as digital dashboard clocks and CB radios. A few years later they attempted a foray into high-end car audio, branded as Amplidyne. By the latter half of the 1980s, their automobile accessories were folded into a new brand called “Kenco”, and by the early ...
Limited - The Limited trim level additionally included shirred (gathered) leather heated seats, two-position memory driver's seat and mirrors, four-way power passenger seat with manual lumbar, cream-colored gauges, analog clock, up-level sound system (marketed under Ford's Audiophile brand) with a subwoofer and an AM/FM stereo with 6-disc in ...