Name That Car Clock: Brightly Colored Clock/Tach Combo
Yesterday’s Name That Car Clock challenger came from a ’74 Fiat 124 Spider. That clock was very dignified, in a cool Italian sort of way. Today’s NTCC contestant is much more festive, though it’s not from a Ford Festiva. Decide what year/make/model vehicle produced this clock, then make the jump to see if you were right.
1987 Saab 900 Turbo
If you saw the “VDO” molded into the white plastic, you probably figured out that this unit was of European origin. The “ECON” label for the low end of the tachometer suggests a sensible Swedish outlook, and the bright colors suggests Saab lunacy. What did you think it was?
Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Autoblog, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars and Capital One.
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Great use of Helvetica. Is there any other automaker who used Helvetica in its gauges?
I had an 86 900 turbo 3 door. Loved that car! And thanks Pete for reminding me of the manual SUNROOF!!! I loved scaring my passengers by slamming that thing shut quick. Hahahahhaa.