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Originally Posted by Tractorfan
Hi,
Possibly not for this forum, but sort of connected with vintage TV technology.
I watched a video on YouTube last night about a 1987 Aston Martin Lagonda luxury car.
The presenter was showing us around its features and gadgets. Some of them were ahead of their time, including not having mechanical instruments on the dash. However, instead of the LCD screens, as used today, it had three CRT displays giving the usual information; speed, fuel level, water temp, etc.
I'm surprised nobody thought to use one as a reversing monitor, but there y'go.
Cheers, Pete.
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The CRT instruments actually came along in the second generation of the wedge-shaped Lagonda (confusingly known as the Series 3!). The first generation (Series 2) had all-LED readouts for the instruments and touch-sensitive switches for all the controls.
The final Series 4 cars had VFD displays similar to those used by Vauxhall on the Senator and Astra GTE at the time.
I'd love a Series 2...*sigh*