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verrece · 02-10-2017, 08:21 PM

Is anybody familiar with this Instrument panel? It's the first time I see one like this.
I don’t know if it was an original part, is evident that the Ammeter and the ignition switch are not originals. I found this panel in an 1929 Phaeton assembled in Argentina.

WTSHNN · 02-10-2017, 08:22 PM

Looks homemade as it is not symmetrical.

-Tim

Synchro909 · 02-10-2017, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by WTSHNN

Looks homemade as it is not symmetrical.

-Tim

What's not symmetrical about it? The picture was taken at an angle.
I've never seen one like it but that doesn't mean much. I'd say it is clearly factory made. Have a look at the flat border around the instruments and what ever - and the grooves in the face.

2manycars · 02-10-2017, 09:31 PM

Perhaps an early Argentina repro, sort of a mix of early and late.

denniskliesen · 02-10-2017, 10:18 PM

Are those knobs at the top on both sides of the gas gauge? What are they there for?

DougVieyra · 02-10-2017, 11:34 PM

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Those are the two screws that attach the top of the instrument panel to the gas tank. They are normal and belong there. There are two more mounting screws on the bottom of the panel, but they do not show in this photo.

I really like the ribbed design (like the '31 panels) on this panel. I wish the original panels for the USA models had it.

rocket1 · 02-11-2017, 10:00 AM

I believe it is aftermarket,I remember seeing them available in the 60's,possibly J.C. whitney,they carried many A parts.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 02-11-2017, 10:09 AM

Sometimes, slightly altered, Old Re-Pro parts, become "collectibles", in their own right.
It's all a part of Model A's MOST FASCNATING HISTORY!
Bill Old

Bob-A · 02-11-2017, 11:21 AM

Classy panel! I collect aftermarket "A" accessories and would love to have one like this

. I do have a new nickle plated repop 28-E30 panel that I'm going to 'machine-turn' the face of someday

.

Bob-A

Bob Bidonde · 02-12-2017, 09:53 AM

In my opinion, a talented person engraved a 1928-'29 vintage instrument panel. I guess that person liked the look of the ribs in the 1930-'31 panel.

todd3131 · 02-12-2017, 10:43 AM

It has to be an after market piece you can tell it was machine stamped by looking at the embossing
It has not been engraved and an original dash is much too heavy a gauge to emboss by hand.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 02-13-2017, 08:06 AM

I'd love to see a dash panel or dash rail, carved from WOOD!
Bill Bleeding

rocket1 · 02-13-2017, 11:13 AM

I have been thinking about that dash,I think it was called the Aristocrat,aftermarket item.

CarlG · 02-13-2017, 11:32 AM

The Aristocrat had space for 2 extra gauges.

George Miller · 02-13-2017, 12:16 PM

Some one has put a over size amp gauge in that panel.

DougVieyra · 02-13-2017, 02:10 PM

rocket1, Post # 13: ". . . Aristocrat,aftermarket item"
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The old run of reproduction "Aristocrat" panels has been exhausted for the round speedo hole (L'30-'31) - and there are no more available except as a resale item (eBay, etc). I recently saw one advertised on CraigsList for the 'Inland Empire' of Southern California.

However the reproduction with the Oval ('28-E'30) is still available if you search. I think Sacramento Vintage Ford still carries the last of the reproductions. $100 the last time I looked (10 years ago).

The reproductions do not have the 'crispness' of the originals, and are plain aluminum - no etching, etc.

02-10-2017, 08:22 PM	#2
WTSHNN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,413	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel Looks homemade as it is not symmetrical. -Tim __________________ No one wants advice - only corroboration. -John Steinbeck

02-10-2017, 09:31 PM	#4
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel Perhaps an early Argentina repro, sort of a mix of early and late. __________________ Bill www.brauchauto.com

02-10-2017, 10:18 PM	#5
denniskliesen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: SoCal Posts: 877	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel Are those knobs at the top on both sides of the gas gauge? What are they there for?

02-10-2017, 11:34 PM	#6
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Those are the two screws that attach the top of the instrument panel to the gas tank. They are normal and belong there. There are two more mounting screws on the bottom of the panel, but they do not show in this photo. I really like the ribbed design (like the '31 panels) on this panel. I wish the original panels for the USA models had it.

02-11-2017, 10:00 AM	#7
rocket1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Midland Park,N.J. Posts: 1,108	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel I believe it is aftermarket,I remember seeing them available in the 60's,possibly J.C. whitney,they carried many A parts.

02-11-2017, 10:09 AM	#8
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel Sometimes, slightly altered, Old Re-Pro parts, become "collectibles", in their own right. It's all a part of Model A's MOST FASCNATING HISTORY! Bill Old __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

02-11-2017, 11:21 AM	#9
Bob-A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,137	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel Classy panel! I collect aftermarket "A" accessories and would love to have one like this. I do have a new nickle plated repop 28-E30 panel that I'm going to 'machine-turn' the face of someday. Bob-A

02-12-2017, 09:53 AM	#10
Bob Bidonde Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,464	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel In my opinion, a talented person engraved a 1928-'29 vintage instrument panel. I guess that person liked the look of the ribs in the 1930-'31 panel. __________________ Bob Bidonde

02-12-2017, 10:43 AM	#11
todd3131 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: cedar rapids iowa Posts: 527	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel It has to be an after market piece you can tell it was machine stamped by looking at the embossing It has not been engraved and an original dash is much too heavy a gauge to emboss by hand.

02-13-2017, 08:06 AM	#12
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel I'd love to see a dash panel or dash rail, carved from WOOD! Bill Bleeding __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

02-13-2017, 11:13 AM	#13
rocket1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Midland Park,N.J. Posts: 1,108	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel I have been thinking about that dash,I think it was called the Aristocrat,aftermarket item.

02-13-2017, 12:16 PM	#15
George Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 2,975	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel Some one has put a over size amp gauge in that panel.

02-13-2017, 02:10 PM	#16
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: A rare/strange Instrument panel rocket1, Post # 13: ". . . Aristocrat,aftermarket item" -------------------- The old run of reproduction "Aristocrat" panels has been exhausted for the round speedo hole (L'30-'31) - and there are no more available except as a resale item (eBay, etc). I recently saw one advertised on CraigsList for the 'Inland Empire' of Southern California. However the reproduction with the Oval ('28-E'30) is still available if you search. I think Sacramento Vintage Ford still carries the last of the reproductions. $100 the last time I looked (10 years ago). The reproductions do not have the 'crispness' of the originals, and are plain aluminum - no etching, etc.