Maxwell Smart

[Des]

I think Maxwell smart would have loved this:

Dial and drive in your 6.9!

Or these

 

[Martin280s]

Is that second one an early preheater?

 

[Des]

Is that second one an early preheater?

The little orange buttons are for seat warmers, some cars just have them for the fronts, or in this car's case, rears as well.

 

[Martin280s]

The little orange buttons are for seat warmers, some cars just have them for the fronts, or in this car's case, rears as well.

I was actually referring to the dial at the end of the console. I seem to remember reading about a fuel preheater for extremely low temperatures.

 

[Des]

you mean the one just under the armrest?

That is for some 1970's German traffic radio reporting system.
Obsolete now.

 

[Martin280s]

you mean the one just under the armrest?

That is for some 1970's German traffic radio reporting system.
Obsolete now.

And what are the two dials for?

 

[Des]

I am guessing one would be an outside temp gauge, no idea about a second one though.........

 

[116Benz]

Maybe 1 is a line out, and 1 is a line in (1 answers, 1 disconnects), I know in the 80's the mobile network was still calling an opperator to connect a call, the phone cradle is only sitting on a rest on the console.

 

[Michel]

Maybe 1 is a line out, and 1 is a line in (1 answers, 1 disconnects), I know in the 80's the mobile network was still calling an opperator to connect a call, the phone cradle is only sitting on a rest on the console.

I like that set-up...

I recall back in the 70s "Street Machiners" (modifyers) were trying different things and one of them was fake telephones....

But I don't recall anyone putting a round dial alone...

 

[Des]

If we are talking about the first picture, looks pretty real to me.
No doubt there is a big box in the boot for all the phone electronics...

 

[Des]

Some different vintage car phones

There is a few other things of interest in the photo for the keen observer.

 

[Des]

More:

 

[Des]

This page shows the A Netz (1950-1974) models

http://www.oebl.de/A-Netz/Geraete/Geraete.html

This one shows specific Mercedes installations.

http://www.oebl.de/Benz/index.html

If you start clicking around you'll find that the site is pretty big. Not much use as gear today, but still pretty cool if you ask me. Personally, I think it would be wild to have a nixie tube readout in my dash.

 

[Michel]

More:

I like the practicality of this set up...
Armrest Down: driver's use....
Armrest Up: Rear passenger use..