1956 Buick Centurion Concept Car Dashboard Detail | Limited Edition of 10
Aircraft-Inspired Dashboard from Buick’s 1956 Concept Masterpiece
This isn’t just a dashboard—it’s a time capsule from the future that never was. The 1956 Buick Centurion Concept Car was GM’s wild-eyed vision of what postwar optimism could look like behind the wheel. And in this fine art photograph, I’ve captured its heart: the driver’s seat. Gauges like cockpit instruments. Brushed aluminum glinting in soft light. A steering wheel so sculptural it might as well be kinetic art.
I shot this from the driver’s side, keeping the curve of the windshield in frame to anchor the image in motion. It’s easy to forget this was a car—the kind with ideas far beyond its era. No production vehicle in 1956 looked like this. The Centurion wasn’t just ahead of its time—it skipped a few decades.
The interior design is audacious. Sweeping horizontal lines, aircraft-style dials, and a dashboard that seems to hover. There’s no room for clutter—only intention. In monochrome, the contrasts pop: the dark grip of the wheel, the gleam of polished aluminum, the subtle shadows cast by a row of round gauges.
Like all my work, this is real photography. No AI, no stitching or digital trickery. Just a one-of-a-kind car, captured on-site, printed and signed by hand. Honest. Intentional. Lived.
See more rolling visions of American design in the Classic Car Photography Collection—where innovation, history, and beauty still live in steel and chrome.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2015
Limited Edition of 10
This photograph is released as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 10 prints in total across all available sizes combined—not 10 prints in each size.
Every size is drawn from the same edition. Whether the photograph is purchased as a small print or at the largest available size, it uses one of the 10 edition numbers.
I personally sign and number each print on the reverse, and every print is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity recording its title, dimensions, medium, edition number, and date of issue.
Once all 10 prints have been sold, the edition will be permanently closed. No additional numbered editions of the photograph will be produced in another size or format.
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Every print is personally produced, inspected, signed, numbered, and carefully packaged by me at my studio in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Worldwide delivery is included in the listed price, so there is no additional shipping charge added during checkout. I select an appropriate tracked delivery service based on the destination, print size, and current shipping requirements.
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