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This is NOT a Benz. Care to guess what it is?

An easy one I know.

I heard that classic tune of teenage lust gone bad “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” (sung by Meatloaf) last week and thought of a new theme for the CPOTD: Dashboards. Can you name a car with just a view of the dash? Let’s give it a try!

Sorry for the dearth of posts this week.. been busy!

Here is a great shot taken on the 2004 Colorado Grand. Intrepid car spotters are welcome to have a guess at the red machines screaming through the desert morning.

(I just noticed this is the 600th post I’ve made on this particular iteration of my website)

A favorite pre-1940 car. Have a guess.

I think this one will be a stumper. It looks like a lot of other things, but then some detail doesn’t match up. Know what it is?

This particular sort of car came up in discussion on the Jag-Lovers.org E-type group, and I commented on the way cool dashboard with the Dome-a-rama gauges. I knew I had a photo of it to share but could not find it at the time. Today I’m looking for more Bugatti pics and tripped right over it! I’ve abandoned the Bugatti theme for this one guys. Once I find the Bugatti pics I’ll post them to yesterday’s CPOTD. Since the discussion of Jag-Lovers named this car in today’s CPOTD any participants in that group are not eligible for guessing, sorry guys. Anyone else know what sort of car this is?

Hard to see from this angle, but that gauge cluster above the wheel is fully encased in a plexiglass dome that extends up along the steering column. Very Gemini-Capsule, Jetson-o-rama, retro-o-futurism! Makes me want to go watch “The Right Stuff” at the Cinerama.

Hard-core “name that car” people can have a go at all the stuff in the background too - though given that this was taken at a local car show at the NAPA store in my little town, the variety is not exactly on par with Amelia Island or Pebble Beach!

(BTW Tomorrow’s CPOTD is a real stumper from Amelia so gird your loins!)