1956 Buick Centurion Concept Car Dashboard Detail | Wall Art
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
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