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Originally Posted by paul2748
56 Birds used the same dash as the 55 Bird. In 57, the Birds went to the 56 sedan type . I have the astra-dial dash in my 54 Victoria and 56 Bird and I love them.
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I am just so happy for you ...
When you say 'dash', are you referring to the instrument cluster or the complete instrument dash panel?
Below (ATTACHED) is a 1955 BIRD ASTRA-DIAL (FORD) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. It is not the same as a 1956 or 1957 BIRD - (
- EDIT - WRONG AGAIN
ASTRA-DIAL - HEMMINGS -
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1955-ford
It would be nice if everyone could get on the same level describing something as a simple as a car.
The first one I saw was in a friends 1954 FORD (this was about 1963). I could not get over how archaic the damn thing looked then. But I recovered, I survived.
Then it really happened, I saw for the first time an H4000 carbetrator. I was blind for a week. And then (when sober) I actually bought a damn 55 BIRD. What a piece of mechanical crap that was. Between the no run, hemorrhoid burning 6V nightmare that it was, I finally took a couple booster shots of penicillin and ridded myself of that nightmare.
I understand their worth, but I would never want another one of them. The damn engine is held upright with ski-poles.