What's the most minimalistic gauge cluster on a car ever?

"Bullitt Ride" (yesterdayknight) 08/07/2014 at 12:07 • Filed to: QOTD, minimalist, gauge clusters

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I think this would be a good QOTD candidate. I was just browsing the local classifieds and saw a mighty 1986 Toyota Tercel. When I got to the picture of the gauge cluster (every proper car for sale ad should have a picture of the cluster) I had a small chuckle at how stark and minimalist it was....

I don't think you can get much more minimal than that from the factory. Let's see some other good examples of some gauge clusters designed with the mantra of "the less you know the better..."

EL_ULY > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:08

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no red line? SWEEEEET!!! woooop wop woooooop!

Nibby > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:09

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I dig the squares

HammerheadFistpunch > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:09

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its like pick and pull foam, where you pull out chucks so you can put various dash bits in.

BKRM3 > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:12

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1911 Regal 20

crowmolly > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:13

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'69 Camaro.

Speed and fuel.

dogisbadob > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:15

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The Echo doesn't have a temperature gauge. Just a speedometer and fuel gauge.

jariten1781 > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:19

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These are pretty minimal when they're busted...which is about 80% of the time.

Bullitt Ride > crowmolly 08/07/2014 at 12:24

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It must have had a tach if it was manual?

crowmolly > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:25

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

Wait, are you serious? :)

Mercedes Streeter > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:26

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The smart fortwo. It only has the bare essentials (or in my case, faces)...

McMike > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:33

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Early Mini 850 was simple, but it has a fuel gauge.

I believe early Beetle will win this.

cabarne4 > Mercedes Streeter 08/07/2014 at 12:33

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Came to post the same thing.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > crowmolly 08/07/2014 at 12:37

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My dad's van has the same setup. Except the speedo quit working a long time ago, so we installed a knee knocker style tach, so he at least has an idea of how fast he is going.

dinobot666 > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:37

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Had a '97 Corolla with about the same cluster at that Tercel.

Speaking of Tercels, I have an '85 Tercel SR5 wagon with the inclineomter. Pretty much the best anything ever. Here's a similar picture:

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:39

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For an even close to modern car, I may be winning. Panhard Dyna Z. Speedo, a couple warning lights. Made up to '59.

T5Killer > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 12:52

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Nope I have driven Manual cars and trucks without a tach. Weird right?

mazda616 > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 13:00

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My first car, a '92 Beretta base model, didn't have much info to give me.

n54 & s38 > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 13:30

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Any Aston Martin Lagonda. Because you KNOW that by now, the whole digital dash is dead or just a few random illuminated pixels...

JGrabowMSt > crowmolly 08/07/2014 at 13:45

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First gen Neon coupes were manual with no tach. Hell, Im pretty sure my sisters 05 Civic 5spd has no tach either.

ranwhenparked > JGrabowMSt 08/07/2014 at 13:57

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Beetles didn't have one either, just hash marks on the speedometer that approximated when you might need to shift, if you somehow couldn't tell otherwise.

ranwhenparked > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 13:59

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The Nano is pretty basic.

mcbenz > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 15:11

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^This, its from mid 90's Toyota Corolla, the car I passed my driving test in almost a decade ago.

mcbenz > JGrabowMSt 08/07/2014 at 15:12

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Yep, mid ninties Corollas too, my grandparents had a late 80's Corolla in the homeland and our driver would shift based on speed and engine noise lol.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 15:39

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Geo Metro. Tach optional.

sellphones2493 > Bullitt Ride 08/07/2014 at 23:11

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV!

Cé hé sin > dogisbadob 08/08/2014 at 13:59

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Looks like a Yaris but with conventional gauges?

thebigbossyboss > Bullitt Ride 08/08/2014 at 14:26

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Dodge Colts didnt have a tach and were manual.

dogisbadob > Cé hé sin 08/08/2014 at 15:07

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Yes. The first-gen Yaris was sold under the name Echo in the US.