Interiors -- planning for the future

I went through some of our photos from the car shows, and pulled some pictures that show some different options for the interiors. Check out all the little details:

--bench or bucket seats?

--fabricate some type of center console to house radio, A/C, etc?

--floor or column shifter?

--location of A/C vents, radio/speakers, etc?

--dashboard controls and instruments?

--color schemes?

--etc etc etc.

We'll need to figure out what we like/don't like, and begin making plans for how the interior of our truck is going to look. Feel free to post comments below if you have any thoughts/opinions!

This yellow one is a '53, like ours. Note the painted column, original window wings and ashtray, etc. A/C and stereo mounted under the dash, floor shifter... I don't like that too much, makes it look cluttered.

This is a '54-'56. These have bigger dashes, with more room for gauges. This one looks pretty stock.

This next one is hard to see b/c of the glare, but it's also a '53. Nice, but looks a little cluttered.

Another '53. This one is my favorite so far--very clean, color-coordinated, etc. He fabricated a center console to go with his bucket seats. Nice, but we want a bench seat so we can seat three people. Still, the center console is an option--we could mount both our A/C and the radio in it. Notice also the stereo speakers in the kicker panels. I really like the blue with chrome, including the billeted instrument panel and Classic Instruments gauges (in white). Would've looked nice if he painted the steering column to match the blue. Very, very clean interior! Notice the minimal amount of knobs in the dash. He also has the window wings and the original ashtry. I like this steering wheel, too.